LuAnn Posted July 28, 2022 #51 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Would love an AZ ship in and out of San Diego..at least for a winter/spring season. MX and HI, Panama Canal transit, Pacific Coastal and then up to Alaska. Or a T/P to end in HI and/or Australia. San Diego is a much easier port to fly into than LA and most people seem to prefer the opportunity to spend time in SD pre or post cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS Posted July 29, 2022 #52 Share Posted July 29, 2022 As with many others who have posted, we prefer longer cruises / back-to backs ( to backs...), if only to limit air travel. For this reason, we do not like repeated 'COUNTRY intensives". For example at one point we had an Alaska to Japan curise, followed by Japan to Hong Kong. The second cruise was replaced by a Japan intensive ( and then another Japan intensive!). We cancelled ( and then the whole thing was cancelled, if I recall, by COVID). Another example.... repeated Med trips between Athens, Rome, Barcelona, etc. ( with slightly modified itineraries to be sure, but much overlap), while another ship does repeated Northern Europe trips, Great Britian, Norway, Baltic. Why not have one ship make the "grand voyage" from Athens or where ever all the way to Northen Europe, while the other does the reverse itinerary? People who are interested in a particular place can book accordingly; people who are interested in a longer, non repeative cruse can also be accommidated. So, please come up with some itineraries that allow a 20 or 30 or 40 day cruise without multiple stops at the same port (s). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 29, 2022 #53 Share Posted July 29, 2022 11 hours ago, DS said: As with many others who have posted, we prefer longer cruises / back-to backs ( to backs...), if only to limit air travel. For this reason, we do not like repeated 'COUNTRY intensives". For example at one point we had an Alaska to Japan curise, followed by Japan to Hong Kong. The second cruise was replaced by a Japan intensive ( and then another Japan intensive!). We cancelled ( and then the whole thing was cancelled, if I recall, by COVID). Another example.... repeated Med trips between Athens, Rome, Barcelona, etc. ( with slightly modified itineraries to be sure, but much overlap), while another ship does repeated Northern Europe trips, Great Britian, Norway, Baltic. Why not have one ship make the "grand voyage" from Athens or where ever all the way to Northen Europe, while the other does the reverse itinerary? People who are interested in a particular place can book accordingly; people who are interested in a longer, non repeative cruse can also be accommidated. So, please come up with some itineraries that allow a 20 or 30 or 40 day cruise without multiple stops at the same port (s). What you said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosroz Posted July 29, 2022 #54 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I would love all the cruise lines with smaller ships doing the Greek Islands not just the same old ones Santorini, Mykonos Crete etc…. More of Croatia, and Turkey once again not the same old places they always visit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara01 Posted July 29, 2022 #55 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Totally agree! There are SO MANY beautiful Greek islands they could visit. It seems Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Rhodes etc are always included on any Greece itinerary. Some of the lesser known islands would make a lovely change. On our recent Journey cruise it was too windy to call at Mykonos so we were diverted to Syros instead - what a lovely surprise that was! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montythecat Posted July 29, 2022 #56 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Agree with the suggestions for South Pacific and the Madagascar, Seychelles, Reunion etc, trip perhaps starting or ending in Durban or Cape Town. I also like the idea of an extended Alaska cruise taking in The Aleutian Islands. Spitsbergen please along with Alesund and The Lofoten Islands. Final thought, Chile (Santiago/San Antonio) to Buenos Aires which would include The Falklands (and maybe Antarctica). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy The Wanderer Posted July 29, 2022 #57 Share Posted July 29, 2022 South Pacific Islands, for sure! Our beloved Paul Gauguin has changed ownership, so another small ship in this area would be welcome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted July 30, 2022 #58 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Winter Norway Northern lights I’d love that 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullaRaffaello Posted July 31, 2022 #59 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 6:34 AM, mara01 said: I’d love a Hawaiian Island Intensive from Papeete, to see more islands and avoid the several sea days involved when sailing from LA. LA to Honolulu, 2221 nautical miles. Papeete to Honolulu, 2373 nautical miles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkystheLimit Posted July 31, 2022 #60 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Funchal in the height of summer to see the "blue" island and hydrangeas in all their glory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy The Wanderer Posted July 31, 2022 #61 Share Posted July 31, 2022 18 hours ago, sullaRaffaello said: LA to Honolulu, 2221 nautical miles. Papeete to Honolulu, 2373 nautical miles. Interesting, not surprising really. So absolutely no reason to add flight to and from Hawaii--I'd much rather sail from LAX! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Norwaylady Posted July 31, 2022 #62 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Our 2 booked cruises on AZ went down the drain…. Thanks to Covid😤 Both longer cruises. 16+24 days. We prefer longer cruises 15-20days+ I wish for a cruise as said from several others: -Madagascar, Seyschellne, Reunion, Mauritius, Sri Lanka -Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and -the Azores , Canary Islands and Cabo Verde islands during winter season in Europe october-March 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulagirl Posted July 31, 2022 #63 Share Posted July 31, 2022 My wish for now is just to see the 2024 cruises be posted by Azamara. Susan 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CynthiaP Posted July 31, 2022 #64 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 5/23/2022 at 9:16 PM, Xcelsior said: Seychelles/Madagascar/Reunion Islands In March 2020 we were on a cruise out of Cape Town that after a couple of stops in South Africa, was scheduled to stop in Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, India and end in Dubai. We did the South Africa ports, Madagascar wouldn't let us dock, we made Reunion (hiked) and Mauritius (snorkeled). Sri Lanka let the ship dock so that it could take on fuel and provisions. They wouldn't let anyone, even the ship's crew, get off the ship. The supplies were put on board by Sri Lanka workers. We couldn't end the cruise in Dubai because the port was completely full of cruise ships. We ended up docking in Muscat, Oman and flying to Dubai. We were supposed to do a back-2-back around the Persian Gulf. A lot of disappointed passengers, and a big mess getting home for some folks, but generous FCC for the cruise and a refund for the second cruise. I'd like to see Azamara do both of those itineraries again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CynthiaP Posted July 31, 2022 #65 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 6:07 PM, montythecat said: Agree with the suggestions for South Pacific and the Madagascar, Seychelles, Reunion etc, trip perhaps starting or ending in Durban or Cape Town. I also like the idea of an extended Alaska cruise taking in The Aleutian Islands. Spitsbergen please along with Alesund and The Lofoten Islands. Final thought, Chile (Santiago/San Antonio) to Buenos Aires which would include The Falklands (and maybe Antarctica). AZ has trips out of Cape Town. There's at least 1 in 2023 and we're taking one in 2024. They go up the west coast of Africa, which is quite unusual. I wanted the one in 2024 because it stops at St. Helena and Ascension islands. My dad spent WWII on Ascension island. He was a watch maker and he was in the Army Air Corps maintaining the airplane instruments. The planes flew over the Atlantic looking for German boats and subs. I never thought I'd have a chance to go there, so I'm very excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndsailing Posted July 31, 2022 #66 Share Posted July 31, 2022 49 minutes ago, CynthiaP said: In March 2020 we were on a cruise out of Cape Town that after a couple of stops in South Africa, was scheduled to stop in Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, India and end in Dubai. We did the South Africa ports, Madagascar wouldn't let us dock, we made Reunion (hiked) and Mauritius (snorkeled). Sri Lanka let the ship dock so that it could take on fuel and provisions. They wouldn't let anyone, even the ship's crew, get off the ship. The supplies were put on board by Sri Lanka workers. We couldn't end the cruise in Dubai because the port was completely full of cruise ships. We ended up docking in Muscat, Oman and flying to Dubai. We were supposed to do a back-2-back around the Persian Gulf. A lot of disappointed passengers, and a big mess getting home for some folks, but generous FCC for the cruise and a refund for the second cruise. I'd like to see Azamara do both of those itineraries again. We were on that cruise and were booked to stay on for the next one. Some of those ports wi be covered on the Worls Cruise in 2024. Segments can be booked separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie.1008 Posted August 5, 2022 #67 Share Posted August 5, 2022 We did the Alaska cruise on AZ and loved it. We would love to see anything on the US west coast. For some reason HAL is the only cruise line that uses San Diego departures often . 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acruisergirl Posted August 5, 2022 #68 Share Posted August 5, 2022 A Northern Atlantic crossing from Southampton visiting Iceland, Greenland, Nova Scotia and down the US east coast. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sovilav01 Posted August 5, 2022 #69 Share Posted August 5, 2022 I would love to leave from Montreal, going down St-Laurence River, making few stops and cruising the Atlantic Ocean up to Iceland 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenoirm Posted August 7, 2022 #70 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Intensive Madagascar Intensive India :: Mumbai to Chennai intensive Vietnam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1970 Posted August 7, 2022 #71 Share Posted August 7, 2022 They seem very slow releasing the bulk of 2024. It seems silly to allow the competition to snap up the cruisers that like to book early and already have 2023 planned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemewithyou Posted August 7, 2022 Author #72 Share Posted August 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, john1970 said: They seem very slow releasing the bulk of 2024. It seems silly to allow the competition to snap up the cruisers that like to book early and already have 2023 planned. Yes, it does seem very slow to get 2024 released! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audobon_tx Posted August 7, 2022 #73 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) East coast of Africa southbound after visits to Maldives and Seychelles but do it in the southern hemisphere winter/spring so we could do safaris in the high season instead of the low/hot/wet season. Edited August 7, 2022 by audobon_tx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted August 7, 2022 #74 Share Posted August 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, audobon_tx said: East coast of Africa southbound after visits to Maldives and Seychelles but do it in the southern hemisphere winter/spring so we could do safaris in the high season instead of the low/hot/wet season. Sounds very ungrateful, but having been to both the Seychelles and Maldives on Azamara I have no wish to return to either. Now that Kuda Bandos in the Maldives is (another) private resort one is faced with docking in Mali which is far from picturesque. I was shocked at how little respect the Seychelles people have for their islands. The attitude and friendliness of the place I found to be poor. Very pretty place, but took ages to get to and the seas are rough with big swells being so far from land. Phil 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted August 7, 2022 #75 Share Posted August 7, 2022 To appreciate the Maldives you either need to stay on an island with a good house reef, or do a very very small boat trip like on the Yasawa Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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