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The previous cruise which was sailing through the Suez Canal to get to your cruise from Athens had to be cancelled because of the conflict in the Suez area. The ship is now sailing around Africa to get to the Mediterranean for the summer schedules. Sadly it will not get to Athens by 29 May so it is cancelled also. On some other online forums there has been information regarding all your options and reimbursement of flights. If you used a travel agent they will have further information for you.

There is some obstruction in these balconies with the angled ironwork. But otherwise all balconies are equal, its just location, if you’re fine with that.

We did ! April 2022 on Quest. Hope you get sorted out. Adding those two cruises together will make a great trip.

I just did a dummy booking in a balcony V3. ( its a quiet night on the TV!!) Both cruises come up with $500 obc per cabin which is from the ‘up to $1000’ promotion currently running. The 4 nighter will have $150 per cabin for a b2b making it $650 but the 7 nighter has $300 per cabin for the b2b making it $800. Which ties in with the figures you mentioned in your first post of £800 not £850 as above. These are the figures I would be expecting not £650 for both cruises as per your TA. You may also be eligible for the ‘pay in full now and receive 10% of price less port taxes in obc’

Is it the 4 nighter and 7 nighter ? The b2b obc is less for the 4 nighter and it could well be less for this $1000 obc promotion. It says up to that amount but isn’t explained in the t&c s

Ok thanks Denise. Ive just looked online and it does say 2 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m hoping that the 4 choices are there for a while!

Last year we had choices of 4 reds and 4 whites in the included wines, plus a rose and a sparkling. I know you have travelled recently, have the red and white changed to 2 now?

Explanation to above. I also have some US $$ obc but the new 5% £sterling obc amount has been added to this amount without using an exchange rate, which as @CavershamCruiser says, devalues the discount. If all goes to plan the £ sterling will be converted to US$ in those preceding few days prior to embarkation when any outstanding unused obc in any other currency is converted to US$$ and will show up as such when we get onboard. 🙏

It’s been added in $ which is incorrect , but I have assurance by email from Azamara that it shows as two separate amounts (£&$) at their end. They are unable to show it seperate at the moment. All will be revealed in June when we board and the £ should be converted to $ 🙏

We’ve just taken up the 5% obc offer and we are fine with it. Paid by credit card and have travel insurance. Many guests will have booked and paid in full for their long haul flights nearly a year in advance (BA is I believe 350 days out ). In the past we have committed a fair few £s to airlines a long time in advance with no financial or gift incentive offered.

Loyalty benefits depending on your category level within the Le Club programme. https://www.azamara.com/gb/azamara-circle

Here in UK , the discount is 5% of the cost of the cruise less taxes. Random example ….cost of cruise is say £5000 of which £500 is taxes so 5% discount is £225.

They know there is a problem. I also had the 5% added as US$ without exchange rate to £ calculation. Myself and my TA have been assured that whilst I see it as added to my US$ obc, at their end they see two amounts, one in US$ and one in £ sterling. I am not going to touch the £ and will await its exchange to $ in those few days prior to boarding as per usual. That’s when any unused obc in any other currency other than US$ is exchanged into $ for use on board. Its never a good exchange rate but does the job,

Wow Michelle is back! 👏 When did that happen?

Likely it arrives Dubai on 26 April as originally scheduled and then arrives Venice on 30th May to start the cruise from Venice, that fits in with about 34/35 days mentioned.