Grandma Cruising

Wow, that food looks amazing

In 13 cruises with Azamara we’ve never had anything other than a glass or two of wine or a cocktail plus canapés or small snacks in our Azamazing evenings ashore. We’ve had one truly memorable evening in Bangkok, one in a lovely setting (theatre in Ravenna where we had no food or drink), one in Wadi Rum (lovely setting but very repetitive performance) & one in a beautiful mountain village (had to be finished early as it got very cold after sunset). The rest were OK, but mostly in tents at the back of hotels. One of the best shows we’ve had was the recent onboard event in Walvis Bay where the show was outstanding!

It’s still sweet, just sweetened with sugar substitute.

I just emailed Dondra suggesting they reinstate this role.

My guess is that even if they do have Royal Club, they’ll have Schweppes sugar free tonic as well, just make sure you ask for it.

Our fairly large hard shell suitcases go under the bed easily.

Our September Onward cruise has the Gibraltar Azamazing evening ashore in the main square there.

Azamara used to have a Chief Blogging Officer. Just before COVID this was Bonnie McLaird who was terrific.

Too early to know for anyone who’s posted here.

Thanks Amy h photo, all added - good luck & let us know how it goes.

Thank you so much for your great posts, I’m really sorry the world cruise is winding down because I’ve really looked forwards to reading all about it.

Thanks tonyl1956 - all added.

You have to make a booking using the free nights within a year of reaching a level - here’s the quote from the website FAQs. Complimentary nights must be used on a new booking made within 12 months following the sailing when the new level was reached.

We were able to in February

Thanks Hi-Ho-silver, I’ve added the information, good luck and do come back & tell us how you got on. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pEoojQ5-EPmD4cI3gw1dVcYfYTXfZePdDXxU09l0H3M/edit

But not if you live in the UK

Yes we also got the booking onboard OBC of $300 and another $700 that was part of the promotion when we booked

They ask you to use their detergent, not your own. You can also hang clothes on the line that is in the shower. I wash some delicate things by hand and hang them in there to drip as well as our swimming things.

Not sure how ours was worked out. Perhaps the price with discounts & free nights was calculated on a Verandah, then the difference between a veranda and. CC Suite added. We were certainly able to book a CCSuite and use our 6 free nights, even though we usually book an OV or a Veranda.

You can use them on any booking. We got them plus the prevailing promotion when we booked in February. We booked an 11 night cruise. The discounts, including the free nights, the current promotion and the onboard booking discount all came off the price without port fees, taxes etc. In all our 11 night cruise ended up about half price when the port fees and taxes were added back in. On the basis of that we opted for a CCSuite which we have never had before.

Make sure you tell Guest Relations as soon as you board, and don’t put your luggage out, take it off yourself.

I received it because I signed in to watch the webinar, I think. , On behalf of Dondra and the Azamara Cruises leadership team, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for joining our recent CEO Q&A webinar. Your questions and insights are extremely valuable to us, and we thoroughly enjoyed the discussion. For those who couldn’t make it to the webinar, you can catch up on all the conversation by accessing the recording at the link below. WATCH RECORDING There will be more updates soon, but we want to address your feedback regarding email or form inquiries that have gone unanswered. If you have an inquiry that has not received an initial reply within 24 business hours, or has not been resolved to your satisfaction, please call your local contact center so that we can make this right for you. We love hearing from you! For any additional feedback you’d like to share with webinar participants, please contact us below: Dondra Ritzenthaler, CEO Erin O’Donnell, Head of Loyalty Michael Stutts, Chief Marketing Officer Michael Pawlus, Head of Itinerary Planning We’re excited to extend an exclusive invitation to all our Azamara Circle Members. Join Dondra on the CEO Loyalty Panama Canal Cruise in December for a unique opportunity to meet her in person. This cruise will not only allow you to connect with her but also enjoy exclusive onboard savings on future cruise bookings, CEO hosted shore excursion, special onboard activities, and much more.

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Thanks - just checking, do you both get a key card holder?

Does the tote bag have a zip or is it the usual open top bag. We also wondered whether you each get a card holder for your key card. Thanks.