Maybe it is port to airport no sightseeing along the way
I would ask on the Azamara forum maybe recent cruisers will comment on how the transfer work now
We did ship's transfer from Dover to LHR several years ago
on the bus early arrived at LHR where the driver dropped pax at the different terminals
Easy peasy
You could try just before dinner
Go put your stuff in the washer check the time then go to tea
Go back when the time is up put stuff in dryer check the time go get ready for dinner then go get your things when the time is up on the dryer
I have done this as well as during lunch hours
The trick is to make sure you are there when the machine stops
House select is just wine by the glass/beer at lunch & dinner
If you drink spirits you would need the Prestige package which is the same wine by the glass/beer/ spirits anytime
If you drink more than 4-5 drinks a day the Prestige package would probably work for you
If you pay as you drink then remember to add 20% gratuity on to the menu price
Anyone can request any sodas that might be different that the normal Coke eg if you want Coke Zero or Mountan Dew type drinks you should ask well in advance
Considered BUF once we lived north of TO
checked out flights... all with connections
NOPE
We will be trying YXU this fall now we have moved to Southern Ontario
We have a connection in YYZ on the way home from MIA not ideal but might be a one & done with YXU
Time will tell
People have to choose what works best for them
Maybe you just have to tell them to call when they are on the way 😄
We have not been in a suite but they did call when we ordered for a B category cabin
Sorry
Ok I will rephrase
There may have been a group onboard that would be wearing name tags so maybe not staff being noisy
@sunlover12 We did have one group of "adults" that were in the grand hall near Martinis
they were having a VERY good time so much so one man could not walk they had to get a wheelchair to take him to his cabin he bypassed the GDR
in some of the photos posted by Carmen (steamboats) it looks like in some spots they have little seating areas
look at photos 125 127
https://www.cruisediary.de/auf-taufreise-mit-der-vista/#
Unusual for the staff to be acting like that in the public areas
Are you sure they were not an alumni group ..we have had some onboard that were pretty bad some nights
On the O class ships they never told us until the day of the class what you would be preparing
maybe you can corner the Chef in the Culinary centre before hand to see what they will be preparing for those classes
I guess they are a little less intimate but not so large that it feels crowded like I remember some main stream lines
JMO
We like both sizes of O ships
Pre covid they would give independent pax a tender ticket for those that were there early & if room on the tender your ticket would be called
They only allow so many pax on a tender so of course ship's tour take priority
Very unfortunate situation
Just because people have money to cruise does not mean they have good manners
I would have asked the staff to speak to them
Maybe they should have stayed in their cabin if they cannot drink / behave responsibly 🙄
We liked the Hyatt place 10th Ave near Harbour Shops
A taxi is a quick trip to the port or they do have a shuttle for a fee but you go to other piers depending on where the pax are going at the time
Not sure the prices now seems the hotels are making up for losses due to the pandemic years