excitedofharpenden

That's great to hear. The Loyalty Manager on Quest last was tearing his hair out in July. I've just checked on the Azamara site to see if my past cruises are listed and they aren't there, although my level and total points are correct. Maybe that will folliw soon. The only way I can see my past Azamara cruises is by logging into Celebrity and sifting through both cruiselines. Phil

My own view? If you are getting "special" treatment not available to the general populous it's probably better not to say anything at all about it here. Phil

I got one too. I did do a South America cruise a few years ago though, but not during Carnival and I have no other booked to there. Perhaps the Carnival is touring to Japan 😄. Really though it's so unprofessional. Phil

It's really bad and extremely embarrassing for the Loyalty Managers on the ship who whilst knowing what level individual cruisers are, have no idea how many days they've accrued. This is how they assess the top cruiser who is asked to attend the PR event for Azamara Circle toward the end of the cruise. The Loyalty Managers should be getting involved in helping people with their "free" days on the ship and booking cruises for them in this regard, but can't. I was prepared to cut Azamara some slack in sorting the IT issues out, but increasingly feel the delays are unacceptable and getting to be beyond a joke. Phil

You won't get them as you need at least 50% of your sailings to have been on Azamara. Phil

That's right. They are the only booking benefits that can be applied. Phil

Just to manage your expectations the nights aren't free. You'd think you'd book a cruise and they would pro-rata it down by two nights, but in reality all the special offers are stripped out leaving a higher price. Then the free nights are applied. No single supplement deals either. Just the normal 200% So in most cases unless you have a few free nights and are considering a cruise without offers attached it's cheaper to book without using the free nights. Have a read of the terms and conditions carefully. I had 10 free nights and I could make that work well. I've used 6 on a 7 day cruise and that was pretty good, but the taxes and port fees are still applied and I ended up paying near £1000 (I was able to stay in a CW suite though). I'm sitting with 3 at the moment and doubt I'll use them. The free nights are an over complicated Azamara Circle benefit in my opinion and are anything but free. Phil

Yes, me too. Totally. As I have said previously, it's a bad decision and hopefully has been sorted. Anyone who has been on Onward recently able to comment? If it's still restricted as uktog reported I'm prepared to message someone up the line on the ship. I have no desire to live with this restriction if I book Onward. Phil

I'm probably a bit of a heathen, but will drink my white wine with ice to keep it a bit more chilled. Not too much. Just a cube or two. Phil

I was on the Ultimate on Quest recently and the Nicolas Feuillatte was the one that was I served all the time and I really liked it. A nice biscuity champagne taste. Phil

Don't ponder over the negative. Just go and enjoy and decide for yourself I'm not long back from Quest and have done many cruises on Azamara since 2011. I loved it and noticed no degradation in the on onboard experience. Just the same service and atmosphere Have fun! Phil

Uktog has indicated that Onward had the door to the locker rooms closed except for spa pass holders. I can't confirm as I've not been on Onward, but all the other ships have free access to them and the showers. It seems a bit stoopid because the stream room is in there too and that's always been available for everyone. Hopefully they have changed this policy. Phil

The showers in the locker room I really like. There are two. One is larger and has 7 shower heads that come out from the top and side, although being a ship they aren't that powerful. The second one is smaller and has a standard shower head and an overhead waterfall head. I actually prefer this one. The product in the showers are Elemis Revitalise Me which I really like. The standard room shower is just not an issue for me when compared to the rest of the experience. I've stayed in a variety of cabins with all sorts of shower stalls, but it's the rsst of it that counts. Phil

I love some of the gluten free items and I'm ok with gluten. The financiers are delicious. Phil

I found a photo! Lol Phil

Mid-July on Journey it was back to the normal muster meeting for everyone in Main Dining Room/Cabaret Phil

Yes, my speedtest showed Starlink too when I did it. Phil

I'd agree with everything you say. Phil

I was on Quest last month and the wifi was awful. Not sure if they had particular issues on the Greek Intensive we were on. I read so much positivity about Starlink so was very hopeful, but was really disappointed at the number of times it dropped out and we had no internet. I'd agree with others though. The reciprocal perks if you do get them aren't worth getting too excited about. The onboard experience for me is the biggest perk. Phil

I have to say that I'm not really a room service person either and half or more of eating in the Specialty Restaurant is actually going, but if I'm not feeling up to it there are a couple of dishes I really like. And of course the large suites have a proper dining table which makes it more attractive if one wants a quiet/romantic meal with a balcony view. We had a table set up on the balcony going through the Suez. It was special as there were a few us. The soup? Try it. It's really good. Has a little pile of baked potato in the bottom of the bowl that the soup is poured over 🙂 Phil

I don't think it's actually written anywhere, but specialty room service is normally for the COs and CWs only. Having said that I was in a Club Continent Suite last month and asked for the soup from Prime C. I asked very nicely and my butler was more than happy to oblige. I hadn't been feeling well and it was what I fancied. The baked potato soup duly arrived and served properly being poured from the "teapot". My butler knew what he was doing as he used to serve in the specialties. He was probably taken back to his last job! Lol Phil

The longest walk (if there are any long walks on an Azamara ship!) is from the cabin to the elevator bank and that's regardless of deck so I think it's a none issue. I'd also mention that being in one of the big suites you can order off the Specialty Restaurant menus for room service. Phil

You are talking CO suites at the front not the CW suites aft that's being discussed here. Phil

Go for deck 6. The balconies get deeper as you go down. 6 is deeper than 7 is deeper than 8. The difference between 6 and 8 is noticeable. Aqualina is a great option for breakfast. We never had it anywhere else on Quest and it's a very nice suite perk. Partly because of the food (they consistently did a "Masterchef" poached egg) and partly because of the service, ambience and nice chinaware. Phil

I'm looking to him for next promotion to assistant chief housekeeper. I think he'd be excellent. Phil