Anybody onboard currently?

[lisiamc]

4 hours ago, marinaro44 said:

Wifi is good when it's on but long periods with "no internet."  And no explanation.

If you’re willing, I would like to meet up, since I’ve “seen” you on Cruise Critic for years. If you email lmzaffiro at gmail dot com, would you like to say where you have a drink before dinner on this cruise? We are normally at the Atlas Bar from 7pm, but also in the Living Room to get our backsides kicked at afternoon trivia from 4 pm.

[PAtravelbug]

Onward in port and soon will be ready for the next passengers.  Looks like we are in terminal c like that last few times.   It’s a lovely ship with a special crew.    Enjoy!

[KevintheIrishDJ]

Just off the Onward. Wifi was good for simple things; however, signle in cabin was spotty.

[aliaschief]

We just had an easy two o’clock embarkation on Onward. Really like the Continental Suite which we are booked for the 2024 World Cruise. This is our test run. Captain Gianmario Sanguineti is Master of the ship and Elizebeth Vogel boarded today as Hotel Director. New Star Link Wi Fi so far is good and we received a good deal of one user at a time Wi Fi for entire cruise. Room card holders(gray) one per couple so glad I brought my old one. Yes the room had a tote bag and the ship looks great. Most importantly is the crew is all smiles and accommodating.

Staff told us 600 passengers on board this cruise. Time to get ready for sail away and will drop in at say hi at M&G at 5:30 in Card Room.

Life is good🍾

 

 

[tgg]

Hi AliasChief:  Sorry we didn't get to sail with you again.  Happily, we have insurance. 

 

Just a word of caution:  watch out for the very sharp corners on the shower grab bar. It is very close to the shower head and packs quite a wallop when you're washing your hair and you lower your arms. That grab bar should have been place closer to the middle of the shower, closer to the door.

 

Have a great time.

[2ndsailing]

3 hours ago, aliaschief said:

We just had an easy two o’clock embarkation on Onward. Really like the Continental Suite which we are booked for the 2024 World Cruise. This is our test run. Captain Gianmario Sanguineti is Master of the ship and Elizebeth Vogel boarded today as Hotel Director. New Star Link Wi Fi so far is good and we received a good deal of one user at a time Wi Fi for entire cruise. Room card holders(gray) one per couple so glad I brought my old one. Yes the room had a tote bag and the ship looks great. Most importantly is the crew is all smiles and accommodating.

Staff told us 600 passengers on board this cruise. Time to get ready for sail away and will drop in at say hi at M&G at 5:30 in Card Room.

Life is good🍾

 

 

Sorry to see you still have those uncomfortable balcony chairs. I wad hoping the new ones would have arrived. Azamara has a year to get them!! Lol

[Host Jazzbeau]

1 hour ago, 2ndsailing said:

Sorry to see you still have those uncomfortable balcony chairs. I wad hoping the new ones would have arrived. Azamara has a year to get them!! Lol

It took Lands End over a year to get me new undershirts.  And they weren't any special design, just the same ones they have been selling for years.  Supply chain issues aren't over!

[aliaschief]

13 hours ago, tgg said:

Hi AliasChief:  Sorry we didn't get to sail with you again.  Happily, we have insurance. 

 

Just a word of caution:  watch out for the very sharp corners on the shower grab bar. It is very close to the shower head and packs quite a wallop when you're washing your hair and you lower your arms. That grab bar should have been place closer to the middle of the shower, closer to the door.

 

Have a great time.

Yikes! I checked the safety bar. The corners are super sharp. Might have to pad with wash cloths.

[marinaro44]

13 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

Yikes! I checked the safety bar. The corners are super sharp. Might have to pad with wash cloths.

Handle to open shower door has sharp corners, too.

[aliaschief]

It’s been a pretty sea day from the start. Lite choppy seas and a smooth ride on the Onward. Last night’s entertainment review showed we indeed have some talented entertainers on-board. We also have a couple of guest lecturers, water color artist teacher and classes along with a Bridge (card) instructor. A pianist guest entertainer tonight and a mentalist later on cruise.

Last night our CD stated we have 633 guest aboard and it does feel a little busier than our cruise on Quest last March.

Over thirty folks had signed up for M&G and four of us couples showed up. No staff from Onward. Just feel this is a bad time and maybe should be held on first sea day.

Little slow in MDR last night which seems a norm. Quite a few guest appear to be first time cruisers. Quite a few were denied entry into main dining room Discovery last night and told they could not eat there while wearing shorts. One tip to speed up dining is to kind of know what you want before you go. Some tables it appeared waiter took orders from undecided guest for ten minutes or so.

Ship looks great, staff seems eager to please and this new Star Link internet is fastest I have ever experienced.

Bottom line is we are having a great time and life is good aboard Azamara Onward.

Bruce

[Mackdogmolly]

26 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

Over thirty folks had signed up for M&G and four of us couples showed up. No staff from Onward. Just feel this is a bad time and maybe should be held on first sea day.

Is that under our control? How could this change be made? Of course not all cruises have a lot of sea days.

[Wondermouse]

Does the meet and greet come in an invitation?  We signed up, but never got the paper invitation unless it was just in the daily?

[Host Jazzbeau]

Just in the daily, and many people don't read it early enough for a 5pm first-day scheduling.

[Baynanno1]

On 1/6/2023 at 8:41 AM, aliaschief said:

We just had an easy two o’clock embarkation on Onward. Really like the Continental Suite which we are booked for the 2024 World Cruise. This is our test run. Captain Gianmario Sanguineti is Master of the ship and Elizebeth Vogel boarded today as Hotel Director. New Star Link Wi Fi so far is good and we received a good deal of one user at a time Wi Fi for entire cruise. Room card holders(gray) one per couple so glad I brought my old one. Yes the room had a tote bag and the ship looks great. Most importantly is the crew is all smiles and accommodating.

Staff told us 600 passengers on board this cruise. Time to get ready for sail away and will drop in at say hi at M&G at 5:30 in Card Room.

Life is good🍾

 

 

 

Enjoy your cruise!

Thanks for the information on Captain & Hotel Director.

Perhaps you might find time to post all current senior officers on this thread :

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2872255-senior-officers-at-the-moment-post-what-you-know/page/2/#comment-64583663

 

[aliaschief]

38 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Just in the daily, and many people don't read it early enough for a 5pm first-day scheduling.

We did announce on Roll Call the previous cruise time and venue location. No problem as we met some nice people and even a couple that will be joining us on World Cruise.

Life is good on Onward and yes elevators look like they have been freshly repainted and rails. Progress in motion. 
We are happy cruisers.

[aliaschief]

3 hours ago, Baynanno1 said:

 

Enjoy your cruise!

Thanks for the information on Captain & Hotel Director.

Perhaps you might find time to post all current senior officers on this thread :

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2872255-senior-officers-at-the-moment-post-what-you-know/page/2/#comment-64583663

 

 

Azamara Onward People Of Azamara Jan 5, 2023
Captain Sanguineti

Staff Captain- Daniela Epuras

Chief Engineer-Stanko Rajic

Hotel Director- Elisabeth Vogel

Food & Beverage Manager- Iwan Pennings

Executive Chef- JP Keane

Human Resource Manager-Samir Majgaonkar

Cruise Director Martin Lawson

Assistant Cruise Director-Rob Ryan

Guest Relations Manager- Aelred Almeida

Cruise Sale Manager- Jennifer Vandewiele

Bar Manager-Rick Leal De Sousa

Bandmaster- Tina Marie Lorusso

Plus a very dedicated, accommodating and wonderful crew. Team Onward thank you.🛳❤️

[aliaschief]

Another beautiful sea day as we sail past Haiti on our Starboard side. We enjoyed yesterday’s sea day with some sunning, attended some guest lectures, cocktails in Atlas Bar followed by a very nice dining experience in Aqualina. After dinner we went to Cabaret Lounge and enjoyed our guest pianist. Older gentlemen who used to open for Liberace in Las Vegas. Fantastic pianist and he had the place rocking especially with his version of Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire.

Today a little more sunning, reading and have plans to attend guest lectures.

Ship is featuring a large brunch extravaganza but we just savored a lighter breakfast enjoyed outdoors at Windows.

Tonight we will dine at Prime C and attend our CD’s Matt’s show in Cabaret Lounge.

We are thoroughly enjoying our second Azamara experience and looking forward to more. We feel our Continental Suite 8033 will definitely meet our needs for the 2024 World Cruise.

Happy and very satisfied cruisers here.

Bruce & Sue

[Rosroz]

All sounds good , can’t wait til the 17th  when my husband and I will be boarding.

Enjoy your holiday 

[aliaschief]

It was a pretty sail into St Thomas this morning and as we arrived  those  of us enjoying breakfast on the aft terrace were treated to a vivid rainbow.

Last night we enjoyed cocktails in Atlas Bar followed by dinner in Prime C. Wonderful service and the chauteaubriand was perfect. Chef’s special dessert of rum raisin soufflé was delicious.

After dinner we enjoyed the ships band playing big band popular tunes followed by our CD Matt who put on a great show.

Met a couple who were on the inaugural cruise. They showed pictures of what it was like! Happy to say I haven’t seen anything that even resembles those pictures. They have done an excellent job of bringing Onward up to standard.

We are enjoying our day be the pool.

Life is good on the beautiful Onward. 
 

Edited January 8, 2023 by aliaschief

[barneyboy]

We were on the inaugural cruise and we will be back onboard in March so glad to hear that things have improved!

[aliaschief]

We are in Saint Lucia today and it’s a pretty nice day but we have had a couple of lite showers. Hopefully it will clear off so we enjoy White Night by the pool.

We really enjoyed our dining experience last night at the Chef’s Table. It was the Stateside Theme menu. There was a typo on menu. They did not offer white wine with beef or Red with fish!

Here are some pics for foodies!

Edited January 10, 2023 by aliaschief

[Mackdogmolly]

7 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

We are in Saint Lucia today and it’s a pretty nice day but we have had a couple of lite showers. Hopefully it will clear off so we enjoy White Night by the pool.

We really enjoyed our dining experience last night at the Chef’s Table. It was the Stateside Theme menu.

Here are some pics for foodies!

Thanks. Looks good! I’ve never had that particular Chef’s Table.

[aliaschief]

We have been enjoying trying the different cocktail selections offered at Atlas Bar. Some tasty concoctions.

 

Wi Fi has been so good that we have been able to watch long video streams.

 

[Host Jazzbeau]

That's a great addition to the Chef's Table rotation!  If they had offered it on our recent cruise we would certainly have signed up for the 3-Table special.

[uktog]

18 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

That's a great addition to the Chef's Table rotation!  If they had offered it on our recent cruise we would certainly have signed up for the 3-Table special.

We had it on Quest earlier in the year, it was lovely