Travels with Lisa

thanks for the info!

I've been looking at cruises leaving later in 2021.  I notice that once the Quest arrives in Miami on 11/26, there are no cruises scheduled for her until January.  Is she going in for refit?  Is she chartered?  Both?

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Liz

A few of the obstructed views on deck 6 actually are not that obstructed.  Besides missing the sofa and table (which makes getting around the cabin so much easier!), they are also short one shelf since the tv can not be mounted to the wall.  

18 hours ago, oceandream said:

Do they have sauna at the GYM?

Yes, in spa restrooms.

It's been many years since I have been on the Quest.  What time does the gym open and do they have kettle bells?

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Liz

On 1/17/2020 at 5:15 PM, Phxazzcruisers said:

Thanks Bonnie.  That kind of kills the incentive to book a very expensive land package with Azamara when it can be done cheaper with another travel company.  I really hope that Azamara Management would think about this.  We just might have to cancel our land portions and book them elsewhere.

Double check what will happen with your original booking if you cancel the land portion.  We lost the incentives of our original booking and our TA had to fight to keep the price at the amount we were to pay instead of current rates.  Essentially, they were treating it as a new booking.  I was told this changed just after we did it, but better safe than sorry.

My guess is no, but I would be interested in a more definitive answer!

I was hoping, but that would be my guess as well.  

thanks!

If I were to purchase the "essentials" package, could I upgrade to the ultimate beverage package by paying the difference less my LCV discount?  My guess is no, but thought it was worth a query.

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The Amazing Evening should be listed under the shore excursions.  The only way I've discovered the ship embarkation address is to go to "booked", then "directions for embarkation".  Click on your port!

We always go through the frig on the first day and put aside anything we will not drink.  We then tell our attendant what we would like, he takes away the things we don't and keeps replenishing what we do.

Here's an odd question - is the laundry open on embarkation day?  We are doing a B2B and we're thinking of doing a few loads on the in between day.

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Several years ago, we had a problem with Choice Air.  I'll try to make a long story short - we booked our flights and we needed a connection.  After we booked, the airline decided that it was an "illegal flight"- our connection time was too short.  So, they rebooked us connected through a different airport.  My TA notified us and we decided we didn't want to connect in the Midwest in the middle of winter, so we rebooked again.  Turns out flight A and flight B now have different confirmation numbers.  Despite all the assurances from Delta and Choice Air that we could check our bags all the way through to Rome, that was not the case. We had to pick them up in JFK, recheck in and go through security again.  Needless to say this was extremely stressful.   Choice Air was no help and held no responsibility.  We were on a Delta flight, operated by someone else with another airlines seats.  It was a nightmare and no one wanted to claim responsibility for us...My TA could do nothing on her end after I woke her up at 5 am.

But, we decided to give them another try and  we got an amazing deal on a business class flight in October.  I hope we have better luck.

Everything is a crap shoot...

I'm curious is anyone knows who the DJ will be on the Pursuit in September/October.

thanks!

Liz

We did our online check in before the new system was in place and we not giving a boarding time nor the option to chose one. Just rechecked our boarding passes and no time is indicated.  We sail on the 25th and haven't received anything notification about when to show up.

I'm not new to Azamara but I'm wondering if they have started including stevia packs with the assortment of sweeteners.  Several cruise lines are.

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thanks Phil

good to hear, thanks all!

The last time we were on the Journey, the entertainment was going through a rather significant change.  Besides Eric what can we expect?  What is the status of the casino?  I don't use it (getting out of bed in the morning is a big enough gamble for me), but it was in flux as well.  Will we have a piano player?

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Liz

We got our cabin yesterday - obstructed view.  We'll see how it goes!  Am I correct to assume, that it has all the same storage as a regular oceanview - especially concerned about the bathroom.

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Does anyone know how much a taxi for 4 to/from the port to the Tropicana will be?  Is there a surcharge for traveling after midnight?

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Does the fitness center still open at 7?

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good morning

We will be cruising to Cuba at the end of the month.  My husband has read that the custom officials will not allow you to bring Cuban currency back onboard the ship.  Has anyone heard this or had experience with it?

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14 hours ago, Animalgirl27 said:

Wow that's awesome you were upgraded to a balcony on the second leg! You are right about the obstructed layouts from what I read. How obstructed was the view?

Not at all when the lifeboats were down!  When they were up, you could see out the window through the plastic window of the boat.  It was pretty obstructed.  I have not experienced the end obstructed view cabins, but they definitely have better visibility!

I still haven't been assigned a cabin - we are 3 weeks out.  We went with a interior guarantee - we could wind up anywhere.  I did guarantee OV on a b2b a few years ago - the first leg I was in an obstructed view, the second a balcony.   I've never been in an interior, but I think I would probably prefer that to the obstructed view- the layout is odd and they are smallest cabins on the ship.