Great cruise..horrible precruise package

Item: Azamara Journey
Rating: 4.7
Author: donnadee77

Azamara Journey Cruise Review to Transpacific

donnadee77

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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!

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Ports of call

Papeete, Tahiti

5 out of 5

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

5 out of 5

No excursion

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Rarotonga, Cook Islands Did not visit port

Rough seas

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Cross International Dateline

5 out of 5

Gisborne, New Zealand

5 out of 5

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

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Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Tours too expensive

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Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Too expensive

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Nelson, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Too expensive..did our own

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New Plymouth, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Did our own

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Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Did our own

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Waited several minutes for Azamara bus transportation

Traveler Photos

Our Garden view room at an unbelievable price we are disputing!

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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GerryBCruisin 2 years ago

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

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javawoody 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise thanks for sharing

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cruisellama 3 years ago

Thanks

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Sounds like a wonderful cruise.

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