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Azamara Journey Cruise Review to Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Azamara Journey

Greek Isles & Adriatic

Sail date: August 29, 2016

Ship: Azamara Journey

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7088

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We have been on  several cruises over the years and when we saw the Azamara Journey advertisements with stops in a number of locations we wanted to visit we were intrigued.  We eventually booked the trip after much research and a lot of help from our cruise consultant.  We were offered a great deal and decided to go for it.  Are we ever glad we did.

 

The Journey is a small ship by cruise line standards.  It only hold about 600 passengers.  We didn't know how nice that would be until we got on board.  It was especially nice after just a day or so when the staff started having our drinks ready when they saw us walk in.  They knew our names and what we liked and didn't like.  It was more like being at a private club than being on a cruise ship.

 

When we booked the trip we didn't realize that all of our alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks would be included.  We did't know that the guest laundry was convenient and free.  We didn't know that we would be eating fresh fish caught that day or that we would have buffets that included lobster tails and tons of other fresh sea food.  We also didn't know that tips were included unless you wanted to contribute to the "crew welfare" account or make a special gift to someone who helped you.  

 

All in all it was billed as a great trip but we just kept finding more and more to love about it.  We are looking at going again next year and can't wait to be back on board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Specialty restaurants were worth the small extra fee. All food options were excellent.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Smaller ships don't have the big entertainment options. However, since the ship was often in port until 9 or 10 pm we didn't feel like we missed anything.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Not a children's cruise. That is why I give it the happy face!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Jason, Godsend, and Floody were great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean, well decorated and well kept by the staff.

Ship tip

Don't hesitate to see the ships medical staff if you have an issue. One of our friends slipped on the stairs and hurt her hand. She stopped in to see the doctor. They did a full exam including an xray. No charge, no hassle.

Ports of call

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Ephesus

5 out of 5
This was the highlight of the trip. Don't miss it.

Patmos

3 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

3 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Hvar, Croatia

5 out of 5

Optija, Croatia

3 out of 5

Venice, Italy

3 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise review.

cruisellama    5 years ago

Nice review

ahod68hotmailcouk    8 years ago

So looking forward to our cruise November 3rd we get on in Dubai. We will be doing the Golden triangle so looking forward to this celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary xxx❤️❤️❤️

Rashonda    8 years ago

That is wonderful I'm ready to try a new cruise line myself. Thank you for thus great review.

slinserro    8 years ago

Fantastic ship crew outstanding..Eric the cruise director hilarious. I love the ports they go to...we had an overnight in Sorrento. They are really an all inclusive for sure. My next cruise is on the Reflection. I'm going to try to enjoy it..lol. The Journey is hard to beat especially since the que in port are not crazy..

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