markpc17

Thanks for the info. As long as there is a path to better speeds and not completely throttled, and the pricing is reasonable it seems like an o.k. concession. We shall see.

That's unfortunate. We had a fantastic experience with Onward but that was back in April/May. It will make me rethink my future bookings with them since unfortunately I do have to stay connected and do some work while traveling. I wish they'd just charge a little extra for those who want to stream and keep it free at slower speeds if you don't. At the very least rather than only allowing awful speeds.

Has anyone talked to someone on board about it? I know it's a small ship so doesn't necessarily have an IT department for passengers. I remember sailing on the Apex on their initial crossing and it was awful. They had two people who had to deal with a line of customers all day complaining. Not to say they had many answers, but they were in constant contact with corporate. It finally improved marginally the second half of the voyage. Anyway, just curious what the corporate/onboard explanation is.

Just an FYI, and it seems like it has been mentioned previously. Just off an 11-day in Portugal & Spain on the Onward with Starlink and the internet, there was incredible. Easily the best I've ever had on a cruise. I work remotely, and it has been nightmarish at times on so many sailings. It's the only way I can travel often - I need to stay up on work. And the experience was virtually perfect. Which makes it bizarre the difference between the ships & speed. I've got some future sailings on other Azamara ships so hoping it gets resolved and replicates the Onwards experience. In ports, we used Airalo (e-sims) with great success.

We are on this sailing with you. Agree with the details and feedback. ship is in great shape and the crew couldn’t be kinder. We did another Azamara April 2022. I was curious if the food would change now fully under new ownership. So far I feel it has improved. On occasion you can see where there might be a small effort to control costs (mostly limiting waist) but quality we believe is higher. And the internet is night and day improved. We work remotely and have to stay checked in. The Starlink addition is dramatically better. So much so it convinced us to book another.