Rare cavaaller Posted July 13 Author #26 Share Posted July 13 (edited) @java spot, @roberts2005 @aliaschief @Grandma Cruisingthanks for replying! Rooms were ready at a quarter to two. But then... Did this ever happen to you: You get into your room and start your usual wipe-down only to realize that both of the toilets have very obviously (I spare you the details) not been cleaned AT ALL. While I do understand that this can absolutely happen, I also know that on turnaround day, they have a huge amount of work and that sometimes, there is a cleaning team so that it was probably someone other than my cabin steward that neglected to flush but ... I egoistically (!) hate that this happens to me, the biggest living germaphobe. This is my definition of an ICK moment. Needless to say that I used up all my alcohol wipes on the whole suite it somehow leaves me to wonder – if they don’t clean the toilets on turnover day… what else… So kind of a bad start. Also: no slippers in room, bubbly not on ice (but maybe they wait for me to give the go?)… I know, I am cranky now… Otherwise – stunning suite! Edited July 13 by cavaaller typos and space 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatnix Posted July 13 #27 Share Posted July 13 Thank you, @cavaaller, sharing your experience. Looks like we will meet at Azamazing Evening in Koper. We will embark Journey on 22 in Chioggia and for us Azamazing Evening is also announced in Koper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cayman09 Posted July 13 #28 Share Posted July 13 Did you book specialty restaurants once you boarded? How was the line and how long did it take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 13 Author #29 Share Posted July 13 9 minutes ago, cayman09 said: Did you book specialty restaurants once you boarded? How was the line and how long did it take? yes we did. there was only one person before us (we boarded in group 2) so no lines. the booking process was really quick (I had chosen the dates beforehand) maybe 3 minites? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 13 Author #30 Share Posted July 13 34 minutes ago, beatnix said: Thank you, @cavaaller, sharing your experience. Looks like we will meet at Azamazing Evening in Koper. We will embark Journey on 22 in Chioggia and for us Azamazing Evening is also announced in Koper. What a coincidence Bea, you also have the Horse-Show? Have a great cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santrah Posted July 13 #31 Share Posted July 13 You mentioned upgrading to the Ultimate beverage package. Are you charged 21% Spanish Tax on this at the point of upgrade? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatnix Posted July 13 #32 Share Posted July 13 37 minutes ago, cavaaller said: What a coincidence Bea, you also have the Horse-Show? Have a great cruise! We thought, we would, but a few days ago an email told us it would be "Choir performace at Tito Square", an exclusive evening of music with the Sasa Avsenik Band. As far as I know this is "Oberkrainer" music with mainy brass instruments. We do have something similar in the south of Austria, but it is not my kind of music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatnix Posted July 13 #33 Share Posted July 13 7 minutes ago, santrah said: You mentioned upgrading to the Ultimate beverage package. Are you charged 21% Spanish Tax on this at the point of upgrade? Thank you We sailed out of Barcelona several times. The tax is only as long as you are in port and it is also announced by information signs. If you book about one our after sail away - no tax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riocca Posted July 13 #34 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, santrah said: You mentioned upgrading to the Ultimate beverage package. Are you charged 21% Spanish Tax on this at the point of upgrade? Thank you Last time we sailed out of Barcelona they held back on processing any upgrades until we had left Spanish territorial waters, but we were able to benefit from the upgrade before then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted July 13 #35 Share Posted July 13 6 hours ago, cavaaller said: This seems to confirm how I expected the Atlas Bar to evolve in time. These drinks were previously included, from memory, with the Signature Drinks package....no longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyR Posted July 13 #36 Share Posted July 13 5 minutes ago, hamrag said: This seems to confirm how I expected the Atlas Bar to evolve in time. These drinks were previously included, from memory, with the Signature Drinks package....no longer! There is a footnote at the bottom that these drinks are included in the Ultimate package, just as it has been. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted July 13 #37 Share Posted July 13 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BuddyR said: There is a footnote at the bottom that these drinks are included in the Ultimate package, just as it has been. I see that now, thanks for pointing out my error. There seems no consistency in pricing regards what is included or not. There is a 17.95 cognac that isn't included and also some others less than that! Edited July 13 by hamrag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #38 Share Posted July 14 (edited) Marseille - Vive la France (National Holiday 14.07.) Marseille welcomes us with sun, heat and excited security/police officers and many, many expectant French people and tourists. We dock right in the middle - at Vieux Port - only 2 steps away from the Cathedral. The cathedral reminds me of the Duomo in Florence - it was built around 1850 and it is rather beautiful. We walk through "Le Panier" (a lovely part of Marseille) and stroll through the Old Harbour. There are so many people busy making preparations for the parade tonight - so many security guards sealing off all the streets. Everybody is busy but no body really seams stressed - just excited. It is a nice vibe. Shops are closed (except for supermarket and tourist traps). It is extremely hot but walking through the lille streets you always find shadow. The French flag is at every corner. We step into the Galeries Lafayette to buy some Savon de Marseille (famous soap) and some French wine, we marvel at the yachts in the harbor and soak in the southern atmosphere. This morning we had breakfast in Windows Café and were a little overwhelmed (that is negatively surprised) by the amount of people at 7 in the morning. The ship is fully booked and it is a striking contrast to our experience last year in April when it sailed at around 40%. Once you adjust though, it is still the Azamara experience: Yes, every table is occupied but somehow the buffet does still not have "lines" like on the big ships. Getting off (and on) at port still was like walking out of the door (no line, no sweat, just noooo comparison to MSC/Celebrity). The only place where we wait to be served is at Mosaïc café. The wait is worth it though. The barista are amazing, the coffee is wonderful. Edited July 14 by cavaaller 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #39 Share Posted July 14 For Lunch we wanted to order Room service and eat on our terrace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #41 Share Posted July 14 So I looked at the menus (above). But perusing the menus made me want to go to the Patio Grill instead - we had the most amazing Azamara Burgers (no pics. looked like burgers though) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #42 Share Posted July 14 On our way to the Patio we went by the "drawing room" which is such a wonderful retreat. There are tons of books that you can borrow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #43 Share Posted July 14 We then walked through the bar .... through the photo shop... to the shore excursion center - you can obviously read (or borrow?) travel guides there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #44 Share Posted July 14 The shops are closed while at port but I took the liberty to take a couple of pics to see if I could maybe spend a little OBC here - they do say, they accept it 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #45 Share Posted July 14 Maybe someone is interested in the menus. This is the breakfast menu (RoomService): 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #46 Share Posted July 14 And finally Aqualina: and Prime C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotsahoy Posted July 14 #47 Share Posted July 14 Enjoying read your blog - thanks. I hope you got some slippers! I had to ask on Journey 2 weeks ago and they arrived promptly - they are not providing them now as evidently been a lot of wastage, but they must have a stock. No flowers either in cabin as had problems when in Australia, so stopped that too! Enjoy your cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted July 14 #48 Share Posted July 14 Your toilet issue sounds like a system back up which happens from time to time. I suspect from other things said your room hadn’t been signed off by the supervisor. Maybe it should have been but you should address the issue with the supervisor so they monitor for the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laganlady02 Posted July 14 #49 Share Posted July 14 I hope by now your butler has told you about your champagne. Yes he will have it chilled waiting for you, when you want it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cavaaller Posted July 14 Author #50 Share Posted July 14 (edited) The view is so stunning, I could stare at it all day... IMG_4628.MOV Edited July 14 by cavaaller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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