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Azamara Journey Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Azamara Journey

11 Night Greece & Israel (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 17, 2017

Ship: Azamara Journey

Cabin number: 9002

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The ship and its crew were top notch! The weather was perfect and the ports were varied and beautiful. We have cruised over 30 times and this one ranks as one of the best.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No lines, smooth embarkation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Delicious choices. Nice presentations. đŸ˜„However, service can be very slow in the specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We didn’t participate in many of the onboard activities because we were not onboard most days.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Eric, the cruise director, was fabulous!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very friendly and helpful staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The SpaSuite was great. Very roomy. Only complaint was it was very smoky when we opened the door to the hallway because the smoking section was right there.

Ship tip

Be sure to sign up and attend the “AzAmazing Evening”.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Efficient staff.

Nafplion (Nauplion), Greece

5 out of 5
Quaint town you can do on your own with Hop On Hop Off

Mykonos, Greece

4 out of 5
Can be extremely crowded. We did an excursion to various parts of the island.

Patmos, Greece

5 out of 5
One of our favorites! We took a taxi to the grotto and monastery. Very picturesque.

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5
Ties with Patmos for our favorite port. Walked around and explored on our own. Very friendly townspeople.

Ashdod, Israel

4 out of 5
Took an excursion into Jerusalem. Very crowded, but interesting sites.

Haifa, Israel

5 out of 5
Masada is a must!! Our guide took us to the Gardens, Dead Sea, Masada, and an interesting village called Safat.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
What’s not to love!! We were the only ship in port! Took the ship’s excursion to the archeological site, then walked through a residential neighborhood, then back to Fira for lunch. I highly recommend this tour,

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation was a breeze!
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

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

GIL155    7 years ago

Outstanding recomendation of the Azamara and her crew. Thanks for sharing.