Great cruise..horrible precruise package

Azamara Journey Cruise Review to Transpacific

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Azamara Journey

15 Night Tahiti & New Zealand (Papeete To Auckland)

Sail date: January 23, 2020

Ship: Azamara Journey

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7042

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

First time on Azamara which is much smaller than others we’ve been on. Laid back atmosphere. Easy to meet new friends. Enjoyed the fact that there we never any lines!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining room very good; buffet could improve; excellent specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pool, Trivia..not much else.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Didn’t like casino or piano bar location. Hardly anyone at piano bar.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Small bathroom & balcony. Could easily see neighbors through openings in panels.

Ship tip

Do not book precruise package!

Ports of call

Papeete, Tahiti

5 out of 5

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

5 out of 5
No excursion

Rarotonga, Cook Islands Did not visit port

Rough seas

Cross International Dateline

5 out of 5

Gisborne, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Visited pen pal of 20 years. She showed us Gisborne.

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Tours too expensive

Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Too expensive

Nelson, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Too expensive..did our own

New Plymouth, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Did our own

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Did our own

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Waited several minutes for Azamara bus transportation

Traveler Photos

View Captain Cook White party Nice touch View of port Our Garden view room at an unbelievable price we are disputing!
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