MaximusG

Hi and thanks for all the tips everyone. I don't see this exactly on the sheet so I'll add this even though I have never been on board (yet). Book excursions early because the prices can go up even months before the cruise departs (at least on an international cruise where the local currency at the destination is not the U.S. dollar?). I printed to PDF all the excursions for an April 2024 Japan cruise but didn't book them immediately. When I went to book recently, many of them had increased in price, which seems unfair to me, as I will be paying more than others who booked the same excursion. I have never seen excursions changing price once published but apparently this is a thing on Azamara. I booked a lot of them (10+) without any discount - actually a negative discount per the above unannounced price increases - but I see on the sheet post 653 mentions a potential 10% excursion discount for booking multiple excursions which may even be available post-booking. However, post 653 discusses another topic, rather than excursions, unless I'm understanding the sheet incorrectly or #653 refers to something else. Regardless, has anyone received a discount on these prior to cruising or by visiting the excursions desk once onboard? Sure would take the sting out of the price increases on what I have already booked. When I called in to pay - website not accepting online payment or allowing the application of OBC to excursions booked online - no one mentioned a discount and when I asked about the price increases on excursions, they didn't have a good answer - something about whatever the vendors charge (which should be known in advance, as it was already published, so that makes no sense). Thanks again.

These upgrade opportunities are coming through email? Or on the website? I don't have any upgrade email for an April sailing and don't see where to bid on the website. I assume it's email and there are no upgrade opportunities being offered on my cruise - safe assumption?

So is everyone getting $150 extra OBCs for all this hassle? Don't agree the communication is good - the website is very vague about problems and for example says if your future booking aren't showing, just fill out the contact form and they'll rectify - however, I did and no response, not even an autoreply acknowledgement. Website delay explanation was released on Facebook but for those who don't hover on FB daily, it only reached Az's website later and has never been emailed to me as a booked cruiser with a cruise that is admittedly a long ways off and not urgent for me or them to resolve any issues with at this point. Website shows our cabin/cruise as starting at $5,000, a click through proves that to be false and actual cabins cannot be booked in that category and cruise for less than in the $8000s. Fortunately, my cruise isn't for about a year but not a good impression so far for Az - I'm first time booking them and usually cruise Oceania. Choice of similar cruises was between Az and O, and I chose Az, but TA was gently nudging toward O. For those saying just have your TA solve all your problems, I think that neglects the fact that the TAs are having issues contacting Az and making changes with them, seeing cabins, etc. For example, change of cabin request cannot be completed by TA at this time on our cruise - she is unable to get them to address this at this point, given the cruise is a long way off and Az has other priorities currently.