Azamara Journey Reviews

A small ship with lots of dark wood. Sparkling clean everywhere and the dining room and speciality restaurants are all excellent. The buffet evening’white night’ on the pool deck was great fun Luckily we were treated to an evening concert in st. Michael’s cave in Gibraltar. Absolutely stunning Cruising up river to Seville was another highlight Not suitable for children

Excellent service from happy and friendly staff. Good food throughout the cruise.

Food was excellent, from breakfast to dinner, varied and full of flavour. Alcoholic drinks were good. Service was very good, sometimes too quick to remove plates from the table. Cabin service excellent. The gym was good but could do with some upgrading. Ports of call were not interesting, apart from Gibraltar, Seville (the best) and Lisbon.

We had excellent service from booking our cruise with Iglu right until we arrived in Cape Town. Our accommodation in Mauritius was comfortable and clean.

The ship needed updating Also only 1 laundry room for the ship

All excellent. We have been on Azamara Journey before and it didn’t disappoint. Great food, staff and facilities.

This was the fifth or sixth time we have been on an Azamara cruise, on various ships. We have always enjoyed them, we like the fact that the ship is a small size cruiseship, it is easy to find your way around, the atmosphere is informal and friendly, plus the ship has the great advantage of being able to access smaller ports. This is the second time we have sailed right up the river to Seville, and moored only 600 yards from the beautiful Plaza de España, very special. Getting on and off the ship is usually quick and efficient. The cabins are very comfortable, the only downside being the small shower cubicle. We had an excellent cabin steward, in fact the crew throughout the entire ship are so helpful, friendly and well-trained. The food in the Windows Café, the main buffet restaurant, is excellent and varied. The main à la carte Discoveries restaurant is an attractive venue, the service is of the usual high standard, but we found the food a bit variable, overall very good, but some dishes a little average, others delicious, and a very limited choice of wines offered in the standard included selection. The entertainment was very good overall, though some of the shows were a bit 'cheesy'. The White Night party on deck, with the barbecue and band, was great. The Azamazing Evening, which this cruise was a 'flamenco and horse show' was a disappointment. On previous cruises, we have been able to walk to the included show, often a concert or dance show, and it has been a very enjoyable evening. This time, the passengers were loaded onto 12 coaches, for a 40 minute trip in busy traffic to a hacienda, which was a lovely place, but getting into the bullring for the show, through one small entrance, took a long time. Then there were too few seats, unless everyone squashed up, and the steps between the rows of seats were so high that elderly or infirm passengers had to be helped up. There was very little flamenco, and the horse show was skilled and interesting, but unspectacular. In short, it was probably not worth all the effort, or the expense which Azamara undoubtedly occurred, to provide this free show for the guests. The return to the ship took about 30-40 minutes, and with everyone arriving back within a short time span, the queue to reboard was very long and slow. Overall, the cruise was very good indeed, with a varied and interesting itinerary, and we would certainly cruise with Azamara again.

We set sail from Cape Town. We loved Cape Town. The ship was comfortable and as our time sailing went on we warmed to the ship. Initially if I am honest I thought we had boarded a retirement home. But there were couples of all ages including one or two children. It is not really a ship for children there is nothing for them to do. However the food was lovely, the menu changed everyday apart from the stable basics which were always available. Breakfast could be served in your cabin every morning, the steward would lay the table with a white cloth in the cabin and lay breakfast out for you. So that was a lovely touch. Staff were all very helpful and pleasant and seemed to enjoy what they were doing. Excursions were ok although I think very pricy. The Journey is a small ship and for a small ship the entertainment was good. Costume budget a little small but overall the entertainment was good. New years eve was a party on deck and was lovely however it ended a bit abruptly and should have carried on for a little longer past midnight. Christmas Brunch and New Years day brunch were all wonderful. The spread of food was so much you really did not know what to choose. I would sail with Azamara again depending on destination.

Food was good and ship was very clean and and opulent in the public areas. We did a back to back cruise with a large crew rotation halfway through. We were on deck 8 in balcony stateroom for the first part of the cruise and apart from some black substance coming out of the shower all over me (washed off and reported) our stay in the stateroom was uneventful and we were looked after very well. The Ship had a nice buzz to it as a lot of the crew were looking forward to going home for Christmas. After the first part of the cruise the cruise was attracting close to top marks For the second part of the cruise to keep costs down we relocated to deck 4 which turned out to be a issue. We were surrounded on both sides by a very noisy family with young children. What were Azamara thinking of when they allowed that to happen We were subjected to screaming and banging late at night and eventually complained to reception who to be fair responded as best as they could. The doors have very poor closing mechanisms which allow the doors to be slammed and that,alongside air pressure differental made for a very noisy enviroment. The construction of the ship meant that the cabin shook every time this happened. This coupled with some other issues meant that our stay on deck 4 was not great. We were frankly, glad to get off the ship to the peace and quiet of the post cruise hotel. As always on cruises the staff were fabulous and worked really hard to make sure the guests were looked after. Although we are experienced cruisers We have not been on an American cruise company ship and we did notice the difference in culture when dealing with the guests. It felt very artificial considering the relatively small amount of guests onboard. Bottom line nice ship with issues Food was very good. The vast majority of staff were great. But the Itinary and experience did not live up to the Hype and cost.

The Azamara Journey is a much smaller ship than I am used to which many people like but for me it is very limited . For a one week trip it is fine but for me there was not enough to do on sea days especilly as the weather was not too good. Staff and Captain were excellent but I found the ship in need of a face lift and the cabins were dull with tiny shower rooms. The ship was able to go into smaller ports but they were not always interesting or had long transfer times to areas of interest.