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Oh, I see. Thanks, got it now.

Are you sure that after negative test one has to quarantine for another 5 days in Italy? Sounds rather unusual. Would you please refer to your source?

The cabin size is all relative. I recall touring former Russian imperial prison in St Petersburg's Peter and Paul fortress; when we entered the solitary confinement cell, someone in our group gasped:"Wow, this is twice the size of the bedroom I shared in Hong Kong with my three siblings!" Azamara cabins are not much less in size than some studio condos in downtown Toronto, and with current real estate prizes and enormous condo fees, it may be more economical to live on the ship:) if only they had good internet...

Thanks! Sounds like you've got the best!

Congrats, you made it! Appreciate your effort in disseminating your experience. Will be following your thread with great interest as my Pursuit cruise starts in less than 2 weeks. Do you know who are the lead officers on board? In particular, the chef as the way I understand, they are all new... Enjoy your cruise!

My impression is, discounts have already been offered: currently, prices are very attractive. As of the lack of training, my worry would be less about waiting staff but rather about deckhands, engineers and officers. Students around the world struggled with no on hands experience for two years, now they are graduating and joining the workforce, that is what horrifies me.

I can relate. With so many things in the world around me changing the way to make me feel uncomfortable, the last thing I want is to find out the same happened on my favorite cruise ship, and missing beverage brand could easily be the last straw. Luckily, this is gonna be my first AZ cruise, so glass half full so far)