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Azamara Journey® features more balconies than many cruise ships and butler service in each suite. Like it's sister ship, Quest, it's a mid-sized beauty with a deck plan well-suited to the needs of modern voyagers.

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The ultimate guide to Azamara cruise ships and itineraries

Azamara Cruises is interesting. Although it includes more in its fares -- gratuities, basic alcohol and some shore excursions -- than most cruise lines, it's not full-on luxury . However it's not mainstream, like Carnival or Royal Caribbean, either.

It has carved out an industry niche that caters to affluent, well-traveled cruisers who enjoy smaller vessels, a country house ambiance and itineraries that focus on destination immersion.

The ships in its four-vessel fleet are nearly identical, all belonging to the R Class, which was originally developed for now-defunct line Renaissance Cruises. Azamara prides itself on bringing its passengers familiarity and onboard experiences that are similar from ship to ship. You won't find waterslides or roller coasters, and that's exactly how the line's demographic likes it.

One of the line's most notable hallmarks is its focus on longer, later stays in port. Coupled with its AzAmazing Evenings program, which takes cruisers ashore to experience cultural performances in jaw-dropping locations, the experience is a little less superficial-feeling than other cruise excursions.

Here, you'll find a rundown of all the crucial information you'll need to decide if an Azamara sailing is right for you.

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3 things TPG loves about Azamara Cruises

• Its ships' smaller size and rich history.
• Later port calls that allow passengers to experience nightlife in several destinations.
• Its upscale yet homey onboard ambiance.

What we could do without

• Its lack of accommodations for solo cruisers.

The Azamara Cruises fleet

Azamara Cruises is one of the cruise industry's smallest lines, with just four ships -- Azamara Quest, Azamara Journey, Azamara Pursuit and Azamara Onward -- at the time of publication. All of Azamara's vessels are R-Class ships, originally built for now-defunct Renaissance Cruises, which folded in 2001, just a couple of years after the vessels debuted.

Azamara has rounded up the ships -- including the most recent, which it acquired from Princess Cruises during the pandemic -- over the years and refurbished them to add the line's signature upscale furnishings. In fact, it did such an impressive job that you'd hardly be able to guess that the vessels are more than 20 years old.

Each of the ships has the capacity for about 700 passengers, which places them in the midsize range -- large enough to provide a laundry list of amenities, but small enough that passengers can still enjoy calls on a number of ports that larger ships can't access.

At just a little more than 30,000 gross registered tons apiece, the ships are about an eighth of the size of Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas, which is the largest cruise ship in the world.

During 2020's industrywide pandemic shutdown, Royal Caribbean Group, which previously owned Azamara, sold the line to private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Azamara's president, Carol Cabezas, told TPG that the firm has plans for expansion. Although Cabezas didn't elaborate, Azamara fans anticipate that new hardware could be in the line's future .

Destinations and itineraries

Azamara's ships sail in several regions, including Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean, Baltic Sea, Western Europe, British Isles and Greece.

"They cannot get enough of Croatia, Italy, Greece," Cabezas said. "Those are the kinds of places that people want to sail in, so we've dedicated a lot of the deployment into those country-intensives. That and Black Sea."

Azamara prides itself on being destination-immersive, which includes staying late in port -- often until 10 p.m. or even overnight -- to allow passengers more time to soak in the heritage. On most sailings, the line also offers its signature AzAmazing Evenings, which take cruisers ashore to iconic venues where they can experience local cultural performances. (At the time of publication, the line was offering cultural performances onboard , rather than ashore, due to COVID-19.)

Most itineraries range from a week to two weeks in length, but the line has also offered itineraries lasting more than 100 days, calling on more than 60 ports in more than two dozen countries.

Who sails Azamara Cruises?

Due to its price point, popularity in Europe and lack of short voyages, Azamara appeals to older, more affluent travelers with a surplus of vacation time. The average age can fluctuate from sailing to sailing, but it's common to find most passengers in their 60s and 70s.

The line's demographic is largely well traveled and port savvy, with many passengers forgoing shore excursions in favor of independent exploration.

Azamara also draws a large number of repeat cruisers, many having sailed with the line numerous times.

Cabins and suites

All of Azamara's staterooms , regardless of type or category, include at least one queen bed that can convert to two twins, a desk/vanity with a phone, nightstands with reading lamps, at least one TV that's a minimum of 40 inches, outlets and USB charging ports, a minibar, individual climate controls, closets, a safe, a hair dryer, robes, slippers, umbrellas and fresh flowers.

Each cabin has its own bathroom with towels, bath products, a shower, sink/vanity, storage shelves and a toilet. Additionally, all rooms include daily make-up and turndown services, as well as 24-hour room service, a tote bag, a daily bulletin of activities and turndown treats.

All suites come with complimentary butler service for their occupants.

Accommodations on Azamara's ships come in four types: insides (no natural light, 158 square feet), outsides (windows that don't open, 143 square feet), balconies (small outdoor deck areas with sliding glass doors) and suites (like balcony cabins but larger and with more perks). There are several options within each category, including seven cabins on each ship that allow access for passengers in wheelchairs and scooters.

Options within the balcony and suite categories are:

Club Veranda: This basic balcony-style cabin offers 175 square feet, plus a 40-square-foot veranda with two upright chairs and a small table.

Club Veranda Plus: The same size and general layout as regular Club Verandas, these rooms factor in passengers' loyalty status to determine the level of benefits occupants will receive during their sailing. All passengers booked in Club Veranda Plus accommodations are entitled to complimentary Wi-Fi minutes, one free bag of laundry every seven days, one complimentary meal for two in a for-fee restaurant every seven days, priority embarkation and disembarkation and free in-cabin alcohol.

Club Continent Suites: The smallest of the line's suite accommodations, Club Continent Suites are 266 square feet with 60-square-foot balconies. They include all of the amenities mentioned above, as well as a large seating area with a 55-inch flat-screen TV. Besides the TV and the increased square footage, some Club Continent Suite bathrooms also have bathtubs instead of only a stand-up shower.

Club Spa Suites: These suites are located near the Sanctum Spa on each vessel. In addition to soothing decor, cruisers booked in these rooms can expect healthy snacks to be delivered daily. They can also enjoy in-cabin spa music and their own glass-enclosed soaking bathtub. Additionally, Club Spa Suites have rain showerheads and all of the amenities afforded to veranda cabins but with a larger (55-inch) TV and 414 square feet of space, plus a 60-square-foot balcony.

Club Ocean Suites: These 478-square-foot luxury digs come with 173-square-foot verandas, a separate living room and bedroom setup (each room with a 55-inch TV), marble shower-only bathrooms (except on Journey and Quest, which have bathtubs), dressing rooms with vanities and additional closet space. Further, passengers staying in these suites have access to all of the perks to which those in balcony cabins are entitled.

Club World Owner's Suites: The Club World Owner's Suites are Azamara's most lavish, offering everything afforded to those booked in Club Ocean Suites but with significantly more space — 603 square feet with 233-square-foot balconies. They have marble bathrooms (with bathtubs on Journey and Quest) and separate living room and bedroom areas, each with its own television (55 inches in the former and 40 inches in the latter).

At this time, the line does not offer any cabins for solo cruisers, which means the already pricey fares for Azamara's sailings double if you're traveling alone.

Restaurants and dining

Azamara's dining options, although few, are impressive. Steak and seafood are often in the spotlight, and the quality is outstanding.

The line's ships each have one main dining room, Discoveries Restaurant, that allows passengers to dine at any time during set hours for complimentary breakfast, lunch and dinner. The waiter-served menu there changes daily, and you should plan on spending at least 90 minutes for dinner, especially if you're having dessert.

Windows Cafe is the line's free buffet venue, which appears on all ships and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Previously a self-serve eatery, thanks to the pandemic passengers now simply point to what they would like and a crew member doles it out. For dinner, cruisers are seated and given menus -- which change nightly to highlight differing cuisines, such as Mexican, German and Greek -- and order from a waiter. Although it's sit-down table service, it's still faster than the main dining room. Outdoor seating at the ship's aft offers fantastic views, weather permitting.

Prime C is the fleet's for-fee steakhouse restaurant. Its menu includes several meaty options like steak, chicken, duck and lamb, plus soups and salads. Dining there costs $30 per person, and reservations are recommended.

Aqualina is where passengers will find extra-fee seafood, Italian and French cuisine in a light, airy atmosphere. The menu might feature items like lobster, seared tuna and the catch of the day. Reservations are recommended, and the cost is $30 per person. (Note: At the time of publication, the venue was temporarily closed due to COVID-19-related capacity restrictions, but diners can still order from Aqualina's menu while dining in Prime C.)

Azamara also offers themed Explorer's Dinners for $65 per person, focusing on a different cuisine -- think French and Italian -- each time. Chef's Table is another option. For $95 per person, cruisers can enjoy a seven-course meal paired with wines. During the experience, the chef explains each dish, and the ship's onboard sommeliers go over the wine selections.

The Patio, a gratis poolside venue, puts on a waiter-served spread during lunch hours each day. The menu stays the same throughout each sailing and might include items like spring rolls, nachos, burgers and chicken fingers.

Mosaic Cafe is the cafe found on each vessel in the fleet. It offers free finger sandwiches, cookies and pastries, as well as a variety of specialty coffees, most of which are complimentary. It's a nice place to go if you're feeling a little peckish between meals.

Those passengers who don't feel quite up to a full meal for dinner can head to The Living Room, a bar and lounge area that doubles as the nightclub on each ship. There, sandwiches and pastries are offered in the afternoons, and tapas are available during dinner hours.

For anyone who missed dinner or who finds themselves hungry in the middle of the night, room service is a free option, 24 hours a day. The menu is considerable, providing pizza, burgers, sandwiches, salads and a plethora of other options.

Entertainment and activities

Entertainment on Azamara is engaging and fun, but not nearly as extensive as what you'll find on ships in larger fleets. You're likely to encounter musicians in bars, lounges and nightclubs, and song-and-dance numbers in the theater, along with an occasional comedian or magician. What you won't find are huge LED screens, acrobatic performances or shows with high production value -- and that's exactly how the line's target audience likes it.

Theaters and shows

During the evenings, there's a piano player in The Den lounge, and the ship's band plays in The Living Room nightclub before a DJ starts spinning dance tunes there late into the night.

As far as theater happenings, you might spot a movie screening on the daily schedule or turn up after dinner to find that there's a boy band performing Justin Bieber hits while dressing like they're part of a doo-wop group. Overall, it's low-key but enjoyable.

Other interior attractions and activities

Hosted activities run the gamut from added-fee wine tastings, scavenger hunts and complimentary deck walks and water aerobics to destination enrichment lectures, dance classes and shore excursion presentations. Also spotted on some daily schedules are coloring, word search challenges and Q&A sessions with officers.

However, one of the most frequent and popular onboard pastimes is trivia. There are multiple rounds offered each day, and they focus on subjects that are often tied to the destinations the ships visit. (Think Greek gods and goddesses or ABBA on Greek Isles itineraries.) Each person receives a grid sheet for stamps, with one stamp given for simply participating and two stamps given to the members of the winning team for each round. At the end of the sailing, passengers tally their stamps to collect Azamara logo prizes.

There's also a number of unhosted activities, such as ping-pong, darts, crossword and sudoku puzzles, board games, book swaps, knitting get-togethers, shuffleboard and LGBTQ, singles and Friends of Bill W. (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetups.

Additionally, one of Azamara's signature activities is its White Night Party, usually found once on each voyage. Passengers are encouraged to dress in white for an evening of dining and entertainment under the stars.

Top-deck attractions

Apart from shuffleboard and a jogging track, there's not much on the outer decks of Azamara's vessels if you're not a sun-worshipper. There's ample deck space with loungers, and a main pool with two hot tubs where passengers can go to cool off -- or warm up. There's a second pool for thalassotherapy near the Sanctum Spa, but it's open only to cruisers staying in suites or those who book passes to use it.

Another one of Azamara's signature offerings is AzAmazing Evenings -- a series of complimentary nighttime shore excursions that take passengers to famous landmarks, such as Ephesus in Turkey or the Russian Ballet, for culturally immersive performances. Currently, due to COVID-19 restrictions, AzAmazing Evenings have been replaced by Destination Celebrations , which involve the ship staying late in port and bringing local talent onboard to perform outdoors.

Children's programs

Although children are welcome onboard, there are no kids clubs on Azamara's ships, and there is no special programming for young cruisers.

What to know before you go

Required documents

You will need a passport for most of Azamara Cruises' sailings. The only ones for which the combination of a birth certificate and photo ID (such as a driver's license) will suffice is on a closed-loop cruise -- one that leaves from and returns to the same U.S. port and visits places that include Alaska, Hawaii, Bermuda, Canada and the Caribbean.

Passports should be valid for at least six months after your travel concludes.

Gratuities are included in all of Azamara's fares. Passengers can choose to leave extra if they wish. Spa services will automatically have an 18% gratuity added.

Azamara's Wi-Fi is some of the worst we've experienced at sea. In addition to being pricey ($19.95 for 60 minutes, $29.95 for full-day access or $19.95 per day for unlimited access for the duration of the voyage), it's spotty at best, especially when the ships are at sea. Azamara officials say the line is planning tech upgrades in the coming years, which hopefully will include a stronger connection.

Carry-on drinks policy

You can bring your own drinks -- including wine, beer and liquor -- on Azamara's ships for private consumption in your stateroom. If you wish to drink them in public areas or dining venues, you'll be charged a $10 corkage fee.

Smoking policy

Generally, Azamara's vessels are nonsmoking, except for clearly designated areas on the forward port ( left, when facing the front of the ship ) side of the pool deck. Passengers are not permitted to smoke in other public areas or in their cabins, including on their balconies.

All Azamara ships have self-service laundry rooms onboard. They're free to use and include complimentary detergent. The vessels also offer send-out wash-and-fold service, as well as dry cleaning and pressing, all for an added fee.

Electrical outlets

Outlets in each cabin consist of a mix of North American and U.K. options. Standard balcony cabins have two of each at the vanity, and two additional North American outlets can be found just above the minifridge (although one of them is used to plug it in).

Additionally, the line has added USB ports near the beds so you can charge your devices as you're curled up in bed scanning Instagram reels or catching up on the latest episode of "Stranger Things" (Wi-Fi permitting, of course).

The currency onboard is U.S. dollars. Passengers will each link a credit card to their onboard account (or put up a set amount of cash), as all onboard charges are cashless. The room key each cruiser is issued at embarkation serves as a room key, charge card and ID card when disembarking and reboarding the ship in port.

Drinking age

On all sailings -- except for those departing from North America, where the drinking age is 21 -- the legal minimum age for alcohol consumption is 18.

Azamara recommends a "resort casual" style of dress, which prohibits bare feet, baseball caps, tank tops, torn or distressed jeans, bathing suits and shorts in the main dining room and all specialty restaurants. More casual wear is allowed in the Windows Cafe buffet, but shoes are required, and cruisers must wear cover-ups over their bathing suits.

There are no scheduled formal nights onboard, but passengers are welcome to dress up. They are also advised to bring a white outfit for the line's signature White Night Party, held once per voyage.

Azamara Cruises' loyalty program

Azamara's loyalty program, Azamara Circle , has five tiers for passengers to reach, based on the number of points they earn each time they sail. With each new tier, they unlock additional benefits, such as free Wi-Fi minutes, complimentary laundry service and discounts on spa treatments and future cruise bookings.

• Adventurer (1-149 points).
• Explorer (150-299 points).
• Discoverer (300-749 points).
• Discoverer Plus (750-2,999).
• Discoverer Platinum (3,000-plus points).

How much does an Azamara Cruise cost?

Azamara sailings are on the pricier side, with fares for weeklong sailings stretching into the thousands per person, especially for higher-end accommodations. Fluctuations occur based on cruise length, cabin type, itinerary and time of year.

At the time of publication, the least-expensive booking we found was $1,459 per person (not including taxes and port fees), based on double occupancy, for an outside cabin on a seven-night Western Mediterranean voyage from Rome's Civitavecchia. The price for a suite on the same sailing was $3,349 per person.

However, you'll find less nickel-and-diming on Azamara voyages than you will with mainstream brands, as gratuities and basic beverages -- soda, bottled water, coffee, a couple of daily house wine selections, beer and standard liquor -- are included in the price of the cruise. AzAmazing Evenings are also rolled into the fares.

Passengers can expect to shell out extra for top-shelf spirits, spa treatments, shore excursions, professional photos, Wi-Fi and send-out laundry and dry cleaning services (assuming they don't receive them for free, based on loyalty status).

How to book

Cruisers can book Azamara voyages directly through Azamara, either on the line's website or by calling 833-292-2292; virtually through a third-party online travel agent; or by calling a travel advisor, who can help with all the details for a commission that's usually covered by the cruise line.

Most cruise lines have their own cobranded credit cards, but unfortunately, Azamara is no longer one of them. Passengers used to be able to use cobranded Celebrity Cruises or Royal Caribbean International credit cards to book Azamara voyages, but it's unclear whether that is still possible, given Azamara's split from Royal Caribbean Group.

To maximize your spending when you book, use a card -- like the The Platinum Card® from American Express -- that will earn you additional points on travel.

Bottom line

Azamara cruises are a good option if you're looking for an upscale line that offers excellent food and service at the lower end of the luxury price spectrum. You'll also receive a more destination-focused experience, with longer stays in port that allow you to take in the local nightlife.

The ships across the fleet will be familiar to you after just a sailing or two, and their elegant-but-relaxed vibe will leave you feeling like you're simply enjoying a drink in a friend's living room.

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We’ve got the latest Azamara cruise deals and offers for discerning travellers who long to reach out-of-the-ordinary destinations. Azamara’s ships – Azamara Journey , Azamara Onward , Azamara Quest & Azamara Pursuit – are smaller and sleeker than larger cruise ships. With Azamara, you can sail to ports that others simply cannot reach.

Azamara itineraries are designed to give you more time in port and include late-night stays and even overnights, so you can dive deeper into your destination and gain a greater sense of a place through its people, history, culture and cuisine. In addition, you’ll always enjoy inclusive amenities featuring included gratuities, exclusive cultural events, select beverages and more.

SUMMER SALE!

The holiday season starts now, book your sailing early and receive a complimentary Experience More Essentials Package , including:

• $300 onboard credit
• Unlimited WiFi for one device
• Premium Beverage Package for two guests

Take advantage of this offer when you book a Balcony stateroom or Suite on select voyages between 2nd April 2025 to 10th November 2025.

Inclusive Amenities for Azamara Guests!

• ️ Amazing Evening event (on most voyages over seven nights).
• ️ Select standard spirits, international beers and wines.
• ️ Gratuities.
• ️ Bottled water, soft drinks, specialty coffees and teas.
• ️ Self-service laundry.
• ️ Shuttle service to and from port communities, where available.
• ️ Concierge services for personal guidance and reservations.

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8. Promoter reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify this promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, a change in applicable law or any other factor beyond Promoter’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of this promotion, as determined by Promoter in its sole discretion.

9. Promoter’s standard booking terms and conditions will apply. For general booking information, ATOL protection, eligible sailings, terms and conditions, inclusions, cancellation charges & other information please refer to the Azamara website or contact your travel agent.

10. This promotion is sponsored by SP Cruises OpCo Limited (or its designee company as operator of the ‘Azamara’ brand, specifically, SP Cruises Ireland Limited). For more details please ask.

Fares shown are based on 2 adults sharing the lead grade of stateroom. Promotional details, fares and itineraries were correct at time of publish but are subject to availability, and can be changed/withdrawn at any time without notice. E&OE.

The Pick Your Perk Offer applies to new, individual bookings in all stateroom categories (guarantee staterooms excluded) made from 22nd March 2024 to 30th May 2024 (“Offer Period”), on selected voyages departing 1st July 2024 to 5th June 2025 (the “Sailing Window” or “Range”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Sailing Window start date and end date does not indicate that a sailing will commence and conclude on those precise dates, rather, that a sailing will occur within the Range and may vary. Group bookings are not eligible, but if an individual booking is made and transferred to a group, booking will retain promotion. The Offer allows guests to choose between two perks: (i) up to $1000 USD Onboard Credit (OBC) or (ii) an Air Discount up to the amounts listed below, for select 2024 and 2025 sailings.

Currency Rate/Credit GBP 800 EUR 900 AUD 1,500 NOK 10,500 SEK 10,500 DKK 7,000 USD 1,000 MXN 17,100 BRL 5,000 CHF 900 CAD 1,400 NZD 1650

The Air Discount can only be applied when purchasing airfare through Azamara Air. If guests book their own air independently, they will only have the option to choose the OBC. Until Azamara Air is purchased and is added to the booking, guests will only see the option to choose the OBC. After Azamara Air is purchased and is added to the booking, guests can then choose between the OBC and Air Discount. Guests can either book their airfare at the time of making the reservation or choose to book it later. If the guest decides to utilize the Air Discount, they must do so via Azamara Air with an Azamara representative. The Air Discount will be deducted from each individual’s cruise fare, excluding taxes and fees. The airfare purchased by the guest via Azamara Air must be the same value or greater than the air discount available on the cruise, the guest may choose to upgrade their airfare to meet the minimum requirement at that moment. If the guest is not ready to book their airfare at the time of making the reservation, the reservation will automatically be assigned the Onboard Credit perk. Limit one offer per stateroom.

Summer Sale

The Summer Sale (the “Offer”) applies to new, individual bookings in all stateroom categories (guarantee staterooms excluded) made from 31st May 2024 to 21st August 2024 (“Offer Period”), on selected voyages departing 1st July 2024 to 5th June 2025 (the “Sailing Window” or “Range”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Sailing Window start date and end date does not indicate that a sailing will commence and conclude on those precise dates, rather, that a sailing will occur within the Range and may vary. Group bookings are not eligible, but if an individual booking is made and transferred to a group, booking will retain promotion. 2. Eligible Bookings will receive 1 free “Essentials” package per booking. “Essentials” package includes; $300 Shore Excursion Onboard Credit, Unlimited Wi-Fi for one device, and Premium Beverage Package for two. All guests must be named, and a full deposit must be made prior to the end of the Offer Period. 3. $300 Shore Excursion onboard credit shall be redeemable by either named stateroom guest in the eligible booking and shall not be applied as a discount or credit against the applicable bookings fare. $300 Shore Excursion onboard credit will be applied to the booking as an individual component, with the option to spend pre-cruise. The balance of any pre-cruise spend of Shore Excursion onboard credit will be reconciled once onboard and can only be spent up until 10pm on the final evening of the cruise. It has no cash value, is non-transferable, and cannot be used in an onboard casino. Any remaining credit after this time will be removed from the applicable account. Unlimited Wi-Fi for one device includes unlimited Internet minutes for use on-board and is non-transferrable. Internet connectivity and speed is subject to location of ship, availability of satellite signal, and is not guaranteed 100% of the time. See https://www.azamara.com/gb/booked-guests/onboard-packages#link-internet for full details. See https://www.azamara.com/gb/booked-guests/onboard-packages#link- beverages for full details on the Premium Beverage package.

4. The Offer is combinable with applicable Travel Partner promotions, Back to Back Benefits, onboard booking savings, Azamara Circle Quarterly Savings, and certain Net Rates. Unless stated otherwise, offer is not combinable with, Last Minute Voyages, Closed User Rates, Employee Rates, Interline Rates, and Travel Agent Rates. 5. The Offer is not applicable to 3rd and 4th guests in a stateroom or applicable to incentive or contracted groups. After the Offer Period, the offer will be removed from the booking if the guest cancels and reinstates the booking, applies a fare change, or changes the ship or sail date of the booking; certain other changes to the booking may also result in removal of the offer.

6. The Offer is subject to availability and change without notice and may be withdrawn at any time. Single occupancy guests paying 200% cruise fare are eligible for the full amount of the offer; single occupancy guests paying less than 200% cruise fare are eligible for a prorated amount of the offer. 7. Bookings created prior to this promotion that wish to access the new benefits will have to cancel existing booking & make a new booking. Bookings that are cancelled shall be subject to prevailing cancellation charges. 8. Azamara Cruises reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify this promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, a change in applicable law or any other factor beyond Promoter’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of this promotion, as determined by Promoter in its sole discretion.

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Azamara's new 2022-23 itineraries revealed

By SummmerInKefalonia , August 15, 2021 in Azamara

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Azamara Quest 2023 Itineraries

17 Nights - Asia And Asia Pacific (18/04/23)

From Tokyo, Japan To Singapore, Singapore

Tokyo - Japan, At Sea, Osaka - Japan, Kochi - Japan, Kagoshima - Japan, Kagoshima - Japan, At Sea, Taipei (Keelung) - Taiwan - China, At Sea, Hong Kong - China, Hong Kong - China, At Sea, Hue (Danang) - Vietnam, At Sea, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam, At Sea, Singapore - Singapore

23 Nights - Asia And Asia Pacific (05/05/23)

From Singapore, Singapore To Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Singapore - Singapore, At Sea, At Sea, At Sea, Hambantota - Sri Lanka, Colombo - Sri Lanka, At Sea, Cochin - India, At Sea, At Sea, At Sea, At Sea, At Sea, At Sea, At Sea, Safaga - Egypt, Safaga - Egypt, Aqaba - Jordan, Suez Canal (Passage), Suez Canal ( Passage), Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, At Sea, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

12 Nights - Europe (28/05/23)

From Athens (Piraeus), Greece To Istanbul, Turkey

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Bosphorus Strait (Cruising), Varna - Bulgaria, Constanta - Romania, Odessa - Ukraine, At Sea, Sochi - Russia, Batumi - Georgia, Sinop - Turkey, At Sea, Istanbul - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey

10 Nights - Europe (09/06/23)

From Istanbul, Turkey To Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Istanbul - Turkey, At Sea, Chios - Greece, Mykonos - Greece, Patmos - Greece, Rhodes - Greece, Kos - Greece, Santorini - Greece, Agios Nikolaos - Crete, Chania - Crete - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

12 Nights - Europe (19/06/23)

7 Nights - Europe (01/07/23)

Istanbul - Turkey, Canakkale (Kepez) - Turkey, Kavala - Greece, Thessaloniki - Greece, Volos - Greece, Mykonos - Greece, Nafplio - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

7 Nights - Europe   (08/07/23)

Round Trip Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Mykonos - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Rhodes - Greece, Patmos - Greece, Santorini - Greece, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

11 Nights - Europe (15/07/23)

From Athens (Piraeus), Greece To Venice, Italy

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Syros - Greece, Volos - Greece, Thessaloniki - Greece, Kavala - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Santorini - Greece, Monemvasia - Greece, Argostoli - Greece, At Sea, Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy

9 Nights - Europe (26/07/23)

From Venice, Italy To Venice, Italy

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15 Nights - Europe (04/08/23)

From Venice, Italy To Istanbul, Turkey

Venice - Italy, Koper - Slovenia, Zadar - Croatia, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Kotor - Montenegro, Corfu - Greece, At Sea, Santorini - Greece, Rhodes - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey

11 Nights - Europe (15/08/23)

Istanbul - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey, Varna - Bulgaria, Constanta - Romania, Odessa - Ukraine, Odessa - Ukraine, Bosphorus Strait (Cruising), Canakkale (Kepez) - Turkey, Kavala - Greece, Thessaloniki - Greece, Mykonos - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

7 Nights - Europe (26/08/23)

From Athens (Piraeus), Greece To Athens (Piraeus), Greece

11 Nights - Europe (02/09/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Santorini - Greece, (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Bosphorus Strait (Cruising), Burgas - Bulgaria, Varna - Bulgaria, Constanta - Romania, Odessa - Ukraine, Odessa - Ukraine, At Sea, Istanbul - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey

10 Nights - Europe (13/09/23)

Istanbul - Turkey, Canakkale (Kepez) - Turkey, Kavala - Greece, Thessaloniki - Greece, Volos - Greece, At Sea, Rhodes - Greece, Amorgos - Greece, Paros - Greece, Mykonos - Greece, Mykonos - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

11 Nights - Europe (23/09/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Syros - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Patmos - Greece, Santorini - Greece, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, Monemvasia - Greece, Zakynthos - Greece, Corfu - Greece, At Sea, Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy

8 Nights - Europe (04/10/23)

Venice - Italy, Koper - Slovenia, Opatija - Croatia, Zadar - Croatia, Split - Croatia, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Kotor - Montenegro, Sibenik - Croatia, Venice - Italy

10 Nights - Europe (12/10/23)

From Venice, Italy To Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy, Bologna (Ravenna) - Italy, Ancona - Italy, Kotor - Montenegro, At Sea, Siracusa - Sicily, Trapani - Sicily, Amalfi - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

9 Nights - Europe (22/10/23)

From Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy To Barcelona, Spain

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Florence/Pisa (Livorno) - Italy, Florence/Pisa (Livorno) - Italy, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Provence (Marseille) - France, Mahon - Menorca - Spain, Palma De Mallorca - Spain, Barcelona - Spain, Barcelona - Spain

9 Nights - Europe (31/10/23)

From Barcelona, Spain To Lisbon, Portugal

Barcelona - Spain, Valencia - Spain Cartagena - Spain, Malaga - Spain, Gibraltar - United Kingdom, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Portimao - Portugal, Lisbon - Portugal

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I will post Pursuit's next, but the site decided to make it difficult now for me as they hide them in the coding. So I have to search it one by one 😛

Thank you SummmerKnKefalonia, much appreciate your efforts here!

Thanks for your hard work.  Do you know when booking will open up? 

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I believe open for booking to Azamara Circle members on Tuesday and generally on Wednesday

Azamara Onward 2022/23 Itineraries

11 Nights - Europe (19/11/22)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, At Sea, Limassol - Cyprus, Haifa - Israel, Haifa - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, At Sea, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Canakkale (Kepez) - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey

11 Nights - Europe (30/11/22)

Istanbul - Turkey, Canakkale (Kepez) - Turkey, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, At Sea, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Haifa - Israel, Haifa - Israel, Limassol - Cyprus, At Sea, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

7 Nights - Europe (11/12/22)

From Athens (Piraeus), Greece To Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

16 Nights - Europe (18/12/22)

From Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy To Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Naples - Italy, Sicily (Messina) - Italy, At Sea, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, At Sea, Haifa - Israel, Haifa - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, At Sea, Alexandria - Egypt, Alexandria - Egypt, At Sea, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

12 Nights - Europe (03/01/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, At Sea, Limassol - Cyprus, Haifa - Israel, Haifa - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, At Sea, Alexandria - Egypt, Alexandria - Egypt, At Sea, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

12 Nights - Europe (15/01/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, At Sea, Limassol - Cyprus, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Haifa - Israel, Haifa - Israel, At Sea, Alexandria - Egypt, Alexandria - Egypt, At Sea, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

12 Nights - Europe (27/01/23)

12 Nights - Europe (08/02/23)

9 Nights - Europe (20/02/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, Olympia (Katakolon) - Greece, At Sea, Valletta - Malta, Sicily (Messina) - Italy, Naples - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

10 Nights - Europe (01/03/23)

From Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy To Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, At Sea, Barcelona - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Cartagena - Spain, Malaga - Spain, Gibraltar - United Kingdom, At Sea, Lanzarote - Canary Islands, Tenerife - Canary Islands, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands

7 Nights - Europe (11/03/23)

Round Trip Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Gran Canaria - Canary Islands, Madeira (Funchal) - Portugal, Madeira (Funchal) - Portugal, La Palma - Canary Islands, La Gomera Island - Canary Islands, Tenerife - Canary Islands, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands

7 Nights - Europe (18/03/23)

10 Nights - Europe (25/03/23)

From Gran Canaria, Canary Islands To Lisbon, Portugal

Gran Canaria - Canary Islands, La Palma - Canary Islands, La Gomera Island - Canary Isl., Lanzarote - Canary Islands, At Sea, Gibraltar - United Kingdom, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Cadiz - Spain, Lisbon - Portugal, Lisbon - Portugal

11 Nights - Europe (04/04/23)

From Lisbon, Portugal To Barcelona, Spain

Lisbon - Portugal, Portimao - Portugal, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Cadiz - Spain, Gibraltar - United Kingdom, Malaga - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Palma De Mallorca - Spain, Barcelona - Spain, Barcelona - Spain

7 Nights - Europe (15/04/23)

From Barcelona, Spain To Monte Carlo, Monaco

Barcelona - Spain, Port Vendres - France, Provence(Marseille) - France, Sanary Sur Mer - France, Nice - France, Nice - France, Antibes - France, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Monte Carlo - Monaco

7 Nights - Europe (22/04/23)

From Monte Carlo, Monaco To Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

Monte Carlo - Monaco, Genoa - Italy, Santa Margherita - Italy, Portovenere - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Elba (Portoferraio) - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

7 Nights - Europe (29/04/23)

From Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy To Venice, Italy

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, At Sea, Kotor - Montenegro, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Sibenik - Croatia, Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy

7 Nights - Europe (06/05/23)

Round Trip Venice, Italy

Venice - Italy, Zadar - Croatia, Split - Croatia, Kotor - Montenegro, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Hvar - Croatia, Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy

11 Nights - Europe (13/05/23)

From Venice, Italy To Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Venice - Italy, At Sea, Corfu - Greece, Argostoli - Greece, Zakynthos - Greece, Gythion - Greece, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, Santorini - Greece, Rhodes - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Mykonos - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

10 Nights - Europe (24/05/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, At Sea, Kavala - Greece, Thessaloniki - Greece, Volos - Greece, Mykonos - Greece, Rhodes - Greece, Marmaris - Turkey, Santorini - Greece, Chania - Crete - Greece, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

7 Nights - Europe (03/06/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Santorini - Greece, At Sea, Kotor - Montenegro, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Pula - Croatia, Koper - Slovenia, Venice - Italy

7 Nights - Europe (10/06/23)

Venice - Italy, Rovinj (Istria) - Croatia, Zadar - Croatia, Split - Croatia, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Kotor - Montenegro, Sibenik - Croatia, Venice - Italy

11 Nights - Europe (17/06/23)

From Venice, Italy To Rome (Civitavecchia)

Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy, Bologna (Ravenna) - Italy, Ancona - Italy, Kotor - Montenegro, At Sea, Amalfi - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Elba (Portoferraio) - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

10 Nights - Europe (28/06/23)

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Portovenere - Italy, Santa Margherita - Italy, Monte Carlo - Monaco, St.Tropez - France, Provence(Marseille) - France, Sanary Sur Mer - France, Sete - France, Palamos - Spain, Barcelona - Spain, Barcelona - Spain

12 Nights - Europe (08/07/23)

From Barcelona, Spain To Venice, Italy

Barcelona - Spain, Provence (Toulon) - France, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, At Sea, Kotor - Montenegro, Sibenik - Croatia, Koper - Slovenia, Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy

11 Nights - Europe (20/07/23)

Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy, Zadar - Croatia, Dubrovnik - Croatia, At Sea, Argostoli - Greece, Chania - Crete - Greece, Santorini - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Cesme - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey

11 Nights - Europe (31/07/23)

11 Nights - Europe (11/08/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Spetses - Greece, Patmos - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Rhodes - Greece, Agios Nikolaos - Crete, Santorini - Greece, Chania - Crete - Greece, Argostoli - Greece, Corfu - Greece, At Sea, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

12 Nights - Europe (22/08/23)

Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy, Bologna (Ravenna) - Italy, Ancona - Italy, Kotor - Montenegro, At Sea, Siracusa - Sicily, Amalfi - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Elba (Portoferraio) - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

7 Nights - Europe (03/09/23)

8 Nights - Europe (10/09/23)

Venice - Italy, Zadar - Croatia, Sibenik - Croatia, Split - Croatia, Hvar - Croatia, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Kotor - Montenegro, At Sea, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

9 Nights - Europe (18/09/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, Ephesus (Kusadasi) - Turkey, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, At Sea, Valletta - Malta, Giardini Naxos Taormina - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, Olbia - Sardinia - Italy, Porto Vecchio - Corsica - France, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

7 Nights - Europe (27/09/23)

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, At Sea, Kotor - Montenegro, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Sibenik - Croatia, Trieste - Italy, Venice - Italy

10 Nights - Europe (04/10/23)

Venice - Italy, Koper - Slovenia, Pula - Croatia, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Corfu - Greece, Argostoli - Greece, Gythion - Greece, Santorini - Greece, Cesme - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey, Istanbul - Turkey

Azamara Journey 2023 Itineraries

9 Nights - Europe (25/03/23)

Lisbon - Portugal, Portimao - Portugal, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Gibraltar - United Kingdom, Malaga - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Barcelona - Spain

12 Nights - Europe (03/04/23)

Barcelona - Spain, Provence(Marseille) - France, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, Amalfi - Italy, At Sea, Kotor - Montenegro, Sibenik - Croatia, Koper - Slovenia, Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy

Venice - Italy, Opatija - Croatia, Zadar - Croatia, Split - Croatia, Kotor - Montenegro, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Sibenik - Croatia, Venice - Italy

Venice - Italy, Bologna (Ravenna) - Italy, Ancona - Italy, Kotor - Montenegro, At Sea, Amalfi - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Monte Carlo - Monaco, St.Tropez - France, Provence(Marseille) - France, Mahon - Menorca - Spain, Barcelona – Spain

12 Nights - Europe (06/05/23)

7 Nights - Europe (18/05/23)

9 Nights - Europe (25/05/23)

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Provence (Toulon) - France, Mahon - Menorca - Spain, Palma De Mallorca - Spain, Ibiza - Spain, Barcelona - Spain, Barcelona - Spain

14 Nights - Europe (03/06/23)

From Barcelona, Spain To Bordeaux, France

Barcelona - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Cartagena - Spain, Malaga - Spain, Gibraltar - United Kingdom, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Seville - Spain, Lisbon - Portugal, Lisbon - Portugal, Vigo - Spain, La Coruna - Spain, Bilbao - Spain, Bordeaux - France, Bordeaux - France

From Bordeaux, France To Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bordeaux - France, Bordeaux - France, Nantes - Loire Valley - France, Nantes - Loire Valley - France, Brest - France, St. Peter Port - Channel Isl, St. Malo - France, Cherbourg - France, Honfleur - France, Bruges - (Zeebrugge) - Belgium, Amsterdam - Netherlands, Amsterdam - Netherlands

11 Nights - Europe (28/06/23)

From Amsterdam, Netherlands To Reykjavik, Iceland

Amsterdam - Netherlands, At Sea, Lerwick/Shetland - Scotland, Torshavn - Faroe Islands, At Sea, Seydisfjordur - Iceland, Husavik - Iceland, Akureyri - Iceland, Akureyri - Iceland, Skagafjordur - Iceland, Isafjordur - Iceland, Reykjavik - Iceland, Reykjavik - Iceland

11 Nights - Europe (09/07/23)

From Reykjavik, Iceland To Dublin, Ireland

Reykjavik - Iceland, Reykjavik - Iceland, Isafjordur - Iceland, Skagafjordur - Iceland, Akureyri - Iceland, Akureyri - Iceland, Husavik - Iceland, Seydisfjordur - Iceland, Torshavn - Faroe Islands, At Sea, Isle Of Skye(Portree)Scotlnd, Belfast - Northern Ireland, Dublin - Ireland

12 Nights - Europe (20/07/23)

From Dublin, Ireland To Edinburgh (Leith), Scotland

Dublin - Ireland, Dublin - Ireland, Liverpool - England, Liverpool - England, Douglas - Isle Of Man, Belfast - Northern Ireland, Glasgow (Greenock) - Scotland, At Sea, Invergordon - Scotland, Dundee - Scotland - Uk, Edinburgh (Leith) - Scotland, Edinburgh (Leith) - Scotland, Edinburgh (Leith) - Scotland

16 Nights - Europe (01/08/23)

From Edinburgh (Leith), Scotland To Amsterdam, Netherlands

Edinburgh (Leith) - Scotland, At Sea, Stavanger - Norway, Haugesund - Norway, Olden - Norway, Alesund - Norway, At Sea, Svolvaer - (Lofoten) - Norway, Trollfjord - Norway, Tromso - Norway, Honningsvag - Norway, North Cape (Cruising), Alta - Norway, Harstad - Norway, Bodo - Norway, Trondheim - Norway, At Sea, At Sea, Amsterdam - Netherlands

12 Nights - Europe (17/08/23)

From Amsterdam, Netherlands To Dublin, Ireland

Amsterdam - Netherlands, At Sea, Edinburgh (Leith) - Scotland, Edinburgh (Leith) - Scotland, Aberdeen - Scotland, Invergordon - Scotland, Lerwick/Shetland - Scotland, Kirkwall - Scotland, Stornoway (Isle Lewis) - Scot, Oban - Scotland, Glasgow (Greenock) - Scotland, Glasgow (Greenock) - Scotland, Dublin - Ireland

10 Nights - Europe (29/08/23)

From Dublin, Ireland To Southampton, England

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11 Nights - Europe (08/09/23)

From Southampton, England To Lisbon, Portugal

Southampton - England, St. Peter Port - Channel Island, At Sea, Bordeaux - France, Bordeaux - France, St. Jean De Luz - France, Bilbao - Spain, Gijon - Spain, La Coruna - Spain, Porto (Leixoes) - Portugal, Lisbon - Portugal, Lisbon - Portugal

9 Nights - Europe (19/09/23)

From Lisbon, Portugal To Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

Lisbon - Portugal, Gibraltar - United Kingdom, Malaga - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Valencia - Spain, Barcelona - Spain, Barcelona - Spain, Monte Carlo - Monaco, Florence/Pisa(Livorno) - Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy

9 Nights - Europe (28/09/23)

Rome (Civitavecchia) - Italy, Sorrento - Italy, Amalfi - Italy, At Sea, Kotor - Montenegro, Dubrovnik - Croatia, Zadar - Croatia, Koper - Slovenia, Venice - Italy, Venice - Italy

10 Nights - Europe (07/10/23)

10 Nights - Europe (17/10/23)

Athens (Piraeus) - Greece, At Sea, Limassol - Cyprus, Haifa - Israel, Haifa - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, Jerusalem (Ashdod) - Israel, At Sea, Heraklion (Iraklion) - Crete, Athens (Piraeus) - Greece

We REALLY APPRECIATE all the work you put into posting these itineraries!

Quest's, Onward's and Journey's were easy to copy.

After the Quest's itineraries I posted they decided to hide the cruises, but thankfully they brought them back later today. Only Pursuit was difficult to post because it conceded with the time they were hidden in the coding of the site and I didn't know if they are going to brought them back to the public view.

Vineyard View

That took a lot of time and effort! Thank you!

As of this morning, all of the itineraries are on Azamara.com (and I assume the international sites), at least for Azamara Circle members. 

Yes all up and running, just booked Onward for October 2023 promotion included an Experience More Essential package but surprisingly got a better price using our free nights that seem to have been hanging round for ages.

Azamara Quest   :   7 Nights - Europe (26/08/23) From Athens (Piraeus), Greece To Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Azamara Onward   :   7 Nights - Europe (03/09/23) From Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy To Venice, Italy

Azamara Journey   :   7 Nights - Europe (18/05/23) From Venice, Italy To Rome (Civitavecchia)

These cruises are still missing though. If anyone find more info, post it here please.

When sent the email advertising these itineraries, I was surprised to see that my Azamara Circle account has been updated with the correct number, as per the addition of my Power Up Points on 15/08/21.

Does this mean that Azamara & Celebrity are still linked ?

They are still for loyalty 

A question concerning the North American market:

 There seems to be a 20% reduction for 2023 bookings completed before Aug. 31. Is that reduction reflected in the listed price?

3 hours ago, upwarduk said: When sent the email advertising these itineraries, I was surprised to see that my Azamara Circle account has been updated with the correct number, as per the addition of my Power Up Points on 15/08/21.   Does this mean that Azamara & Celebrity are still linked ?

Yes for the time being anyway.

On 8/16/2021 at 1:47 AM, excitedofharpenden said: I believe open for booking to Azamara Circle members on Tuesday and generally on Wednesday   Phil 

I received the email overnight . . . in UK pounds.

Several itineraries with ports we have not previously visited.

After making the change to AU$, I went in to do a dummy booking on one of interest and found most of the staterooms we usually book are all blocked out, quite apart from the price being well over and above what we are used to paying.

Not going anywhere yet though with our borders closed . . . but we can dream . . .

Mackdogmolly

51 minutes ago, Baynanno1 said: I received the email overnight . . . in UK pounds. Several itineraries with ports we have not previously visited.   After making the change to AU$, I went in to do a dummy booking on one of interest and found most of the staterooms we usually book are all blocked out, quite apart from the price being well over and above what we are used to paying.   Not going anywhere yet though with our borders closed . . . but we can dream . . .

Mine came in UK pounds too. After conversion, most seemed pretty pricey 

Thanks to the person who posted the itineraries.  I am a bit disappointed that with the exception of two cruises (Tokyo-Singapore & Singapore to Athens), nothing is outside of Europe.  

The cruises are pricey in US dollars, too. However, the cost of everything has gone up.

1 hour ago, pirokp said: Thanks to the person who posted the itineraries.  I am a bit disappointed that with the exception of two cruises (Tokyo-Singapore & Singapore to Athens), nothing is outside of Europe.    

I too am disappointed in the itineraries.   Only a few (Norway, Black Sea) are of any interest.   Seems like a lot of repetition, with 4 ships in Europe from spring through fall. We are booked on Oceania Tokyo-Singapore at same time as Azamara's cruise and I prefer our itinerary.   Not rushing to book anything here.  

A lot of us are excited to see the Singapore to Athens being offered again.  I do agree the prices have gone up a lot.  However, that is explained by the absence of the 60% off second passenger. sale.  Maybe they'll offer it later if the interest is less than they hope.

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India Eyes Energy Deals With Rosneft and Other Russian Companies

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Kremlin via REUTERS

By Nidhi Verma and Krishn Kaushik

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India wants to strengthen its energy ties with Russia and could seek deals with Rosneft and other leading Russian oil firms as part of a broader push to boost bilateral trade, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Tuesday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have set a target of increasing bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 from about $65 billion at present, Kwatra told a news conference after the two leaders met in Moscow.

"The two leaders when they spoke of cooperation in the (energy) sector, they did focus on how exactly to strengthen that partnership," Kwatra said.

"(And) in the similar vein, how exactly India in particular through the government-to-government route could also build partnerships with Rosneft and other energy entities," he added.

India has emerged as the biggest buyer of Russian seaborne oil sold at a discount as Western entities shun purchases due to a raft of sanctions imposed on Russian over its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Russia is the top oil supplier to India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer.

After Putin and Modi's meeting, the two countries in a joint statement outlined nine key areas of cooperation for the $100-billion trade target. India is keen to boost its exports to Russia to fix its trade balance, tilted in favour of Moscow.

The two nations want the elimination of non-tariff trade barriers and will continue to work for a Free Trade Agreement between Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union and India, the joint statement said.

Energy cooperation included areas such as nuclear energy, oil refining and petrochemicals, partnership in energy infrastructure, technologies and equipment.

Russian entities including Roneft have a majority stake in private refiner Nayara Energy, while Indian companies hold stakes in Russian oil exploration and production projects in the far east.

India's ONGC Videsh is seeking a formal approval from the Russian authorities to retain its stake of 20% in the Sakhalin 1 oil project in Russia.

Beyond energy, Kwatra said India is a key buyer of Russian fertilisers and want to "consolidate and build" its relations with Moscow for security of crop nutrients.

Modi and Putin also agreed to develop a bilateral settlement system using national currencies, the statement said

(Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Helen Popper and Angus MacSwan)

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When announcing the talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that in addition to working together on global and regional security issues, there was "mutual political will" to boost trade and economic cooperation.

India, on the other hand, must tread a delicate path as it aims to maintain strong links with the West, seek new trade links with Moscow and retain a neutral position over the conflict.

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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and India built a strategic partnership for defense and trade that continued after the end of communism. In 2000, Putin, then Russia's prime minister, signed a new declaration of cooperation with New Delhi.

India is a major market for the Russian defense industry — until recently its largest. During the past two decades, Moscow supplied 65% of India's weapons purchases, totaling more than $60 billion (€55.8 billion), according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

After Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Moscow sought to deepen its relations with India and China as a counterweight to the West. The Kremlin offered New Delhi huge discounts on oil, coal and fertilizer deliveries to boost the country's finances to fight the war.

As a result, India emerged as a major export market for Russian fossil fuels in search of new destinations in the wake of Western sanctions. In April, for example, Russian crude oil deliveries to India surged to a new record of 2.1 million barrels per day (b/d), according to the financial analytics firm S&P Global.

Bilateral trade between the two countries reached a record high of nearly $65.7 billion last year, figures from India's Department of Commerce showed. Trade is, however, massively stacked in Russia's favor, with India importing $61.4 billion worth of goods, including oil, fertilizers, precious stones and metals.

"For long, we have looked at Russia from a political or security perspective," Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said at an industry conference in May. "As that country turns eastwards, fresh economic opportunities are presenting themselves ... the spike in our trade and new areas of cooperation should not be regarded as a temporary phenomenon."

What are New Delhi's concerns about ties with Moscow?

While the West limited its criticism of India over the cheap oil deal with Russia, New Dehli's historic reliance on Moscow for weapons is a major concern for the US and Europe.

"New Delhi has demonstrated a nuanced approach to navigating the Russia-Ukraine conflict, staying on good terms with Moscow and the West," Aleksei Zakharov, a researcher on Indian foreign policy at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), wrote in a paper last month.

Zakharov wrote of "structural challenges" that he said "appear to still prevent the two sides from reinvigorating the economic ties, adding that the defense cooperation between Russia and India is currently "in a state of limbo," partly as the Ukraine war and Western sanctions have hobbled Russia's arms sector.

India had several negative experiences in earlier deals with Russia's arms industry. A 2004 deal to buy a Soviet-era aircraft carrier, upgraded and retrofitted by Russia, was criticized over long delays and a doubling of costs.

In 2013, the explosion and sinking of a Russian-built submarine, which killed 18 crew members, further pressured India's leaders on their defense cooperation with Moscow.

The Indian military is currently awaiting two of five S-400 air defense systems and Russian-made frigates that Russia agreed to supply as part of 2018 deals, local media reported in April.

While India remained the leading destination of arms transfers from Moscow between 2017 and 2022, Russia's share of defense exports to the South Asian country dropped from 65% to 36% during the same period, SIPRI data showed.

French and German arms suppliers have benefitted from New Delhi's change of strategy, amid reticence among Indian policymakers to break Western sanctions on Moscow by signing new deals with the Kremlin.

Is more trade between India and Russia in the cards?

Modi's visit to Moscow — his second overseas trip after reelection in June — is a sign of the importance India still places on relations with the Kremlin. As a growing world power, New Delhi is keen to prioritize its own strategic interests while balancing relations with the West, Russia and China.

While New Delhi has called for "dialogue and diplomacy" to end the Ukraine war, at the recent Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, India's representative did not sign a joint communique calling for Ukraine's territorial integrity to be respected in any peace agreement.

"On the surface, it may seem that India's neutrality [in the Ukraine war] has allowed the strengthening of bilateral ties with Moscow," said Zahkarov in his recent paper. "However, a closer look suggests that India has become more cautious in its interactions with Russia ... [so] maintaining dialogue and hedging bets will likely be more important for both sides than striking new deals."

Although new pacts to buy Russian weapons may be limited, Modi's "Made in India" initiative, which aims to promote the country as a manufacturing hub, could see Russia provide more raw materials and parts for domestic Indian arms production.

Russia is also keen to expand the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a road, sea and rail project that connects Russia to India via Iran. Russia shipped the first tranche of coal through the INSTC last month.

The project has been in the works for over two decades and due to the constraints that Russia is facing from Western sanctions, INSTC is now a key trade priority for the Kremlin.

Completion of another project that has taken on new urgency is the Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor. First proposed in 2019, the sea route stretching 10,300 kilometers (5,600 nautical miles) from Russia's easternmost region could help secure flows of Russian energy and other raw materials to India.

The proposed corridor is expected to reduce shipping times from 40 to 24 days, compared with the existing route through the Suez Canal.

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