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We are booked on this cruise also, as the 2nd trip for a B2B. We are hoping for nice weather but we can deal with whatever we are given. It is our first B2B and our first Trans-Atlantic crossing. I did pack sea-bands and herbal patches just in case. Here is hoping to a wonderful trip!

Thank you Susan...I appreciate your help!!

Hello all, We set sail today and did not receive an offer to upgrade even though I did follow the much appreciated advice of tiggertom. FYI we are first time Azamara cruisers we bid $1300pp via website to upgrade from Verandah to CC. This works out to $110pp per night. 12 night cruise in the Mediterranean. We booked through a third party with TA. And did later add the following Trans-Atlantic so that we do not have to fly back home. But I have two separate booking numbers. So I doubt that is a B2B problem that I have seen some people run into. Our first itinerary seems very popular and I think it will be a full ship. My husband had me checking email everyday to see if we got the bid. We mostly liked the idea of specialty dining and WIFI being included, which we will buy anyway. We are happy with the cabin we originally booked but I wanted to thank everone who frequents this thread for all of the tips and tricks. Special shout out to tiggertom and Grandma Cruising who have answed questions that I posted. If I forgot to include any info that is needed to update the thread, please let me know. Most of all this was the first time I have ever tried to bid for an upgrade and I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for this thread and the spreadsheet. Thank you all!

We are scheduled to board the Journey today for a B2B. I know that our taxi driver can find it. Because I have read as much, but if someone could please let me know which cruise port the Azamara Journey is currently located. It would be so helpful and give my husband peace of mind. He really appreciates being completely prepared. Screenshot is attached. TIA

Dr H....Thank you for your answering my question. We are arriving 6 days before our cruise begins in Athens Greece so we will definitely make the ship. My husband and I definitely appreciate and remember the cruise members who make our cruise special. They are such an amazing part of a cruise. I am looking forward to our 21 day B2B onboard the Journey but we will look into the Quest as per your reccomendation.

My husband and were onboard Regent Mariner in December 2023 and had the most amazing waiter Dennis. He really went above and beyond to make our trip extra special. We board Azamara Journey on September 21, 2024 for a B2B and I was hoping that someone to reccomend a waitstaff member who added a special experience to their trip. We like to have the same waitstaff throughout our cruise. Thank you.

Kailyn...Thanks for pointing this out ...It really helped us. ExArkie...We board the Azamara Journey on September 21st and do a B2B until October 12th so we are onboard with you. If you are a fan of trivia, we will be playing everyday possible. It is our favorite activity except for exploring the ports. This will be our first Trans-Oceanic voyage. We are looking forward to it.

Thank you tiggertom I followed your link and I tried my luck getting an upgrade.

We set sail in 5 weeks in a V1 I was planning to try upgrading to a suite but I never recieved an upgrade offer in my email. Does anyone have any advice?

If you need extra bags last I heard it is $40 for a bag. What you choose squeeze in the bag is another topic. They offer 3/5/8 bag specials, I was told recently 5 bags for $100, 8 bags for $110. I dont remember the price for 3 bags but it didn't seem like a worthwhile choice to me. We have a B2B coming up in September. I don't mind the self service laundry but if they let us use the purchased laundry through our B2B total of 21 days..I would go for 8 bags. But IMHO we are lucky on Azamara to have any laundry included. Most lines do not include this perk.

Thank you zipcruise, we will certainly benefit from your great advice. We love cannoli and I enjoy trying new perfumes. Aqua di Taormina even sounds like vacation. I can't wait to try it. We will be sure to visit the ancient theatre!!

Thank you Mackdogmolly. It does sound like a great way to see most cities. I have heard Taomina is very beautiful.

We go to Taormina in September. What is the Hoho? We are looking forward to seeing Taormina for the first time.

I guess you are on the Journey Athens Sept cruise to arrive 1pm Lisbon then overnight with us our paperwork has no departure time on it either. I would think you could get off the ship earlier than most would want to begin departure, and wheeling off your own luggage would certainly save you time. There are quite a few people doing a B2B to Boston including us. This will probably make for a less crowded departure for you. My husband and I usually wheel our own luggage on and off now, because we travel much lighter than in the past! Traveling lighter feels freeing to us. I hope you find this information helpful.

Dr H, Sorry to get slighly off topic here. We have a B2B coming up and we have to change rooms. My husband really wanted to keep the same room but it was already booked. If we want to go to port in Lisbon, where would we leave our bags?