Northern Cities - Great Trip

Azamara Onward Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

ckschwoyer

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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12 Night Northern Cities (Stockholm To Southampton)

Sail date: August 22, 2024

Ship: Azamara Onward

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8020

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

We enjoyed this cruise very much, ports of call were mostly right in the cities visited. Excursions were very good - but we did learn that others booked though Viator and other sites and got to see different other activities in smaller group settings. Large bus tours got to be a bit overbearing as guides sometimes spent time with smaller groupings or individuals. Overall great cruise line - - already booked another trip on Azamara Onward for 2025.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We booked a Suite and received Preferred Boarding - - limited waiting

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All restaurants were good - - specialty restaurants attended were not crowded and the meals very very fine.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Nice fitness center - - -crazy activities like Trivia, etc - - but only did those when not exploring the cities visited.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Virtually the same troupe of individuals (and they were talented) - performed a variety of musical (singing) programs with staggered individual nights - only the last night did they bring in a separate talent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room Steward in the Suites area were excellent -- could not have received better service unless they lived with us (haha)

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Smaller number of passengers - approximately 600 cruising

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Visby, Sweden

4 out of 5

Gdansk (Danzig), Poland

5 out of 5

Bornholm, Denmark

3 out of 5

Did not like the winery excursion

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Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

4 out of 5

Kiel Canal Transit

4 out of 5

Hamburg, Germany

5 out of 5

Ijmuiden (Amsterdam), Netherlands

5 out of 5

Antwerp, Belgium

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

a last minute tour was added for the transfer to airport but was poorly communicated and we were denied access - so we just went to the airport. Original excursion was cancelled due to lack of interest by other passengers