Well done Azamara!

Azamara Onward Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Azamara Onward

10 Night Greece Intensive (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 24, 2023

Ship: Azamara Onward

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4045

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Azamara was first rate for food, entertainment and smooth operations. There were no complications and their effort shows. The 10-day Greece-intensive trip was full of sights with only one day at see.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth embarkation with cabin available immediately.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Quite happy with the Windows Cafe buffet experience. Good selections and service including beer and wine at no added cost.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Cabaret Lounge entertainment was first-rate, best experience we've had compared to Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Holland America.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was in very good shape despite its 20+ years of age. Everything well maintained. Only issue was that shower water temperature could fluctuate too much.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Good value, well maintained.

Ship tip

Take advantage of Cabaret Lounge entertainment. It was much much better than we were expecting.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5
Start and finished here. Athens is great, but a 30 minute distance by cab from the port.

Kavala, Greece

4 out of 5
Good historical tours and a few good walks around town.

Thessaloniki, Greece

5 out of 5
Outstanding place to see Greek and Roman ruins. Good museums. Good restaurants. Great waterfront walking.

Volos, Greece

4 out of 5
Tour to nearby mountain towns was a little disappointing, but still interesting.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
Great walking and shopping.

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5
Great walking around harbors and inside walled town. Excursion to Filerimos & Ancient Kamiros was worthwhile.

Marmaris, Turkey

4 out of 5
Beautiful harbor. Some good walking and shopping.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
Great fun if there are not too many tourists in town. Azamara rescheduled our visit to Santorini in order to avoid other ships. Shop keepers reported that the line for the cable car was hours long at times that day. Our day went very smoothly.

Souda (Chania), Crete

4 out of 5
Nice harbor area in Chania, with good walking, shopping, restaurants.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy.
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