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Two votes here FOR O's shower doors, we found them better than AZ's shower curtains. Also, O's R class cabin re-fit has been superbly done, more storage space and lighter décor. However, this does come at a price which we now consider does not represent value, so we'll stick with AZ as far as we can, desirability of itineraries to take into consideration. We wish they had fewer embarks and debarks in Istanbul and Athens.

Agree. Totally, utterly underwhelming.

Hello! Does anyone have an updated price for a pedicure please?

Grrrrr! Thanks (?) for the not so good news!

Thank you so much. I called Azamara and got on to a super helpful agent in the US. It took 45 minutes but she confirmed our shore excursions, paid for with our OBC. It’s ridiculous that some of us can’t do this through Azamara’s website (I don’t have that button either). Yet another failure of the still utterly rubbish website, I dread having anything to do with it.

Thank you!

I booked two shorex through the website on16 January, for our 01 March departure. On checking today, there is no record of any excursions being booked, so I've booked them again. Does Azamara send an email confirmation? Other cruise lines, Celebrity for example, do. I've taken screen shots but because of the limitations of their website I can't get all the details. We have OBC that we want to use for payment.

Thanks for posting. Bon voyage!

Thanks for the heads up. The cost of excursions is/was already ridiculous. Looks like I'll be going home with yet another handbag to spend my OBC (and probably DH's as well 😅). Would you be so kind as to confirm the price of speciality dining? Chef's Table? Thank you.

Thanks, I’ll also check it out.

Thank you Anne! DH will hope they’ll be able to closely follow his recipe for the Cosmo. Fingers crossed that a different rose is available, otherwise sadly shall have to avoid.

Thanks for all the very useful information. We board Onward on 01 March. Sorry bit of a thread creep. I recall that its possible to have a bartender create a Cosmopolitan by using ingredients available in the included drinks. Anyone know about this? UKtog, you mentioned the undrinkable Rose. Do you remember where it was from? We had some on board last year and it was indeed not good, from the Languedoc. We lived there for years and there is some good Rose available from that region. Hope that Az have latched on to something better. And definite thread creep, is Schweppes tonic water available? If not we’ll have to schlep our own on board.

Wow you hit the jackpot there! What a great experience, glad you enjoyed it so much.

On 2/9/2024 at 12:45 PM, 2Long2NxtCrz said: As long as Celebrity doesn't get rid of the S and M class ships, there's something for everyone. And Australia. We’re stuck with the Edge out of Sydney and that’s it. We don’t care for that ship, nor the rooms with a window that opens. Not prepared to spend on a SV which we did last year including Christmas. X has lost our business for Aus/NZ cruising, including our annual Christmas/NY cruise. Much better deal on Princess with a Reserve Mini Suite. Edit. Sorry messed up order of quotes. Obviously RichYak replied to 2Long and I meant to reply to both. 🤪

Thanks alwayscruisetime, very interesting.

Thanks so much I’ll take a look at their website.

Is anyone able to recommend a transfer service from the cruise terminal to a hotel near the airport? For four people. Thanks for any info.

Can anyone recommend a transfer service from the cruise terminal to a hotel near the airport? For four people. Thanks for any info.

Again, thank you so much, you've helped four of us with your posts. Do hope you're in calmer waters now. We're counting down the days until we embark in Sydney on 01 March. Take care and thanks again.

Hi again. First of all, do hope you're feeling OK, so sorry you're getting rough weather and will soon be out of it. I just re-read your post, plus a friend who is also on the 01 March segment with us just rang Azamara in Aus, who are now saying they contacted the Admin Documentation Officer on board the ship, and he said we do not need to get a visa. And this agrees with what the Documentation Officer told you. Has to be the same person? This is getting more complicated than an Indian visa, which is saying a lot! At least, the Indian one was a nightmare a few years ago, maybe it got easier. Hoping for smooth seas for you soon 🤞

Hope it's not that bad!

Great news! We're on the 01 March Sydney-HKG segment and are looking forward to joining a trivia team. It's always good to have some mixed nationalities!

That sounds right to me.

I think we do. I've been Googling and some of the advice from the govt pages is dated as far back as 2014 once you dig down. There's a lot of conflicting and out of date info. Having lived in PNG years ago for work, I can fully understand this! Shall endeavour to call the Sydney Consulate again on Monday. On Friday no departments were answering the phone. I really do appreciate your keeping in touch with any info you have.

Thanks, guess we'll have to get on with organising our own. Such a pity Azamara don't do as other cruise lines and get a blanket visa.