Changes for Onward and Journey April/May Red Sea transit

[chatuga]

As has been discussed it seems that Azamara is only line that has not made a decision on their itinerary and shared it with their passengers. I thought I had read a rumor that March 1 might be the day we heard something. 
 

please post as soon as you receive authentic information on changes as the waiting is providing additional anxiety to all involved!!

[caymancouple]

My ulcer is in over drive because of this.   

[Di L]

We are booked on the Journey departing May 3, Singapore to Athens. This morning we cancelled & will be receiving a full refund. No more worries.

Edited March 4 by Di L

[souths]

3 hours ago, Di L said:

We are booked on the Journey departing May 3, Singapore to Athens. This morning we cancelled & will be receiving a full refund. No more worries.

We did the same

[benjoon]

We canceled our October transit and they charged us $200 Australian dollars. We were just glad to get out of it and start planning another cruise. Not sure we will book with Azamara again. We were also booked on a Black Sea cruise. We only got a FCC when they canceled it. 

[KevintheIrishDJ]

Have they posted the "replacement" cruises yet?

 

[KirkNC]

18 hours ago, KevintheIrishDJ said:

Have they posted the "replacement" cruises yet?

 

Not for the Onward.  We are still awaiting an update.  

[Riocca]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68490695
 

Very sad news but hopefully this will push Azamara into taking action as there’s surely no way they could put passengers and crew at risk transiting this area.

[Riocca]

Something is possibly about to happen as the April/May Red Sea transit cruises for both Onward and Journey have just been marked a “Pricing Unavailable”.

[darcori]

Today on the Onward World Journey we are meeting to learn the details of the options we are being offered

[chatuga]

I am really looking forward to hearing what the options are for the Onward and Journey which are supposed to transit the Red Sea and Suez Canal!

 

Information is long overdue!!

[KirkNC]

The ship is going around Africa to Venice.  34 days of which 29 are sea days.  Various comp offered.

[chatuga]

What ports in Asia are you skipping and what ports around Africa have been added?  

[Melissaghoti]

At what point will the itinerary change from the current one? 

Thanks,

Melissa

[combine]

11 minutes ago, Melissaghoti said:

At what point will the itinerary change from the current one? 

Thanks,

Melissa

Likely it arrives Dubai on 26 April as originally scheduled and then arrives Venice on 30th May to start the cruise from Venice, that fits in with about 34/35 days mentioned.

Edited March 6 by combine

[chatuga]

We are appreciative of any details you can share regarding the new itinerary and comps offered.

[KirkNC]

[chatuga]

Thanks for posting your information.  Please let us know how your meeting goes tomorrow when further clarification will be given on this complicated situation.

[IslandThyme]

No "ports" per se are being added, basically just fuel stops with a visit of about 6 hours in each of Mauritius, Walvis Bay Namibia, Gran Canaria, and a day in Valletta. I don't have the exact times at each stop here, but it was made clear that most likely there will be no excursions, these are just gas and go stops.

[KirkNC]

17 hours ago, IslandThyme said:

No "ports" per se are being added, basically just fuel stops with a visit of about 6 hours in each of Mauritius, Walvis Bay Namibia, Gran Canaria, and a day in Valletta. I don't have the exact times at each stop here, but it was made clear that most likely there will be no excursions, these are just gas and go stops.

Personally, I wish they had done more stops in East and South Africa and dropped segment 10 but either way they were in a terrible position.

[urlaub]

Does anybody know how they handle cruise bookings on one or two segments ( red Sea) and not for the whole world cruise?

 

[Riocca]

1 hour ago, urlaub said:

Does anybody know how they handle cruise bookings on one or two segments ( red Sea) and not for the whole world cruise?

 

Won’t know for definite until there’s more information but it looks like the individual cruises (segments) have been cancelled. So two cruises for Onward and one for Journey, this strategy will allow them to avoid the Red Sea with minimal disruption to ongoing itineraries .

The World cruisers were a problem in that they already onboard and destined for disembarkation in Barcelona.

We are booked on Pursuit Athens to Dubai in October but fully expect for that and the following Dubai round trip cruise to be cancelled to allow the ship to avoid the Red Sea. To be honest it makes the most sense if they cancel two cruises it affects probably 1300 passengers but re working itineraries will have an affect on many more.

[VickyMcG]

7 minutes ago, Riocca said:

Won’t know for definite until there’s more information but it looks like the individual cruises (segments) have been cancelled. So two cruises for Onward and one for Journey, this strategy will allow them to avoid the Red Sea with minimal disruption to ongoing itineraries .

The World cruisers were a problem in that they already onboard and destined for disembarkation in Barcelona.

We are booked on Pursuit Athens to Dubai in October but fully expect for that and the following Dubai round trip cruise to be cancelled to allow the ship to avoid the Red Sea. To be honest it makes the most sense if they cancel two cruises it affects probably 1300 passengers but re working itineraries will have an affect on many more.

Appreciate your response.  You're probably right.  So there is the definite possiblity that Journey would dead-head it to Athens, crew only, to arrive on time for the May 29 Med cruise.

[Riocca]

Just now, VickyMcG said:

Appreciate your response.  You're probably right.  So there is the definite possiblity that Journey would dead-head it to Athens, crew only, to arrive on time for the May 29 Med cruise.

That’s my guess, the 26 night Singapore to Athens cruise is showing as pricing unavailable the same as Onwards two segments. That presumes that Journey can travel the distance required with only essential stops to make Piraeus for the 29th May.

[oddjob16]

1 hour ago, Riocca said:

That’s my guess, the 26 night Singapore to Athens cruise is showing as pricing unavailable the same as Onwards two segments. That presumes that Journey can travel the distance required with only essential stops to make Piraeus for the 29th May.

Probably impossible to make that time for Piraeus. Rough calculation it would take 35 days at 17 knots