The ultimate in luxury, country-club style cruising, Azamara Journey hosts just 710 guests. Small and sleek in design, this vessel sails to a wide range of exotic, off-the-beaten-track destinations other larger cruise ships simply cannot go. When you arrive in these exclusive ports, Azamara will offer more intimate, truly immersive excursions and activities, creating once-in-a-lifetime experiences in far-flung corners of the globe. However, it's not just about your time ashore, as with Azamara Journey each moment onboard will be extra special. From delicious dining options to hours spent relaxing and taking in the views on deck, you'll never forget your voyage on this spectacular ship.
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What's onboard
Dining
Whether you’re looking to enjoy something delicious in the complimentary dining venues, or splash out on a specialty restaurant for a special occasion, the cuisine available aboard Azamara Journey is spectacular; throughout the ship, you’ll find a variety of dining options available and foods that suit every taste or preference.
Of the options onboard, the highlights include:
- Discoveries Restaurant - this is the main dining room onboard; here, you’ll find open seating and a sensational menu filled with familiar flavours, classic dishes with a twist, and new favourites to indulge in
- The Patio and Swirl & Top - a casual pool grill during the daytime, this area transforms into an incredible al fresco dining experience during dinner; you’ll also find a fantastic self-serve frozen yoghurt station here
- Windows Café - this casual buffet-style dining venue will whisk you away on a culinary adventure, with dishes from around the world available throughout the day
- Prime C Restaurant - this stunning surf-and-turf restaurant is home to succulent seafood, fantastic meats, and a delectable dining experience an elegant environment
- Aqualina Restaurant - the Italian restaurant onboard, you’ll enjoy a sumptuous selection of fantastic food here with a chic atmosphere complimenting the incredible cuisine
In the future, you’ll also be able to enjoy an enhanced Chef’s Table experience on Azamara Journey, with improvements coming to the Discoveries Restaurant, as part of Azamara Cruises’ Azamara Forward enhancement programme. More specifics will be available at a later date.
Entertainment
With a wide range of enriching activities to enjoy throughout your voyage aboard Azamara Journey, from wine tastings and informative seminars to culinary demonstrations and live stage productions, every day spent sailing with Azamara Cruises is sure to be stimulating.
Alongside live music in a variety of venues onboard, you’ll find some of the best shows at sea performed in the Cabaret Lounge. Azamara Cruises also focuses much more on live entertainment during its iconic White Night Party – an onboard event that you’ll find scheduled during your sailing.
Beyond this, when it comes to the venues on Azamara Journey, entertainment highlights include:
- Discoveries Bar - just outside Azamara Journey’s main restaurant, this busy bar is the perfect place for a pre-dinner drink or a post-dinner catch-up ahead of the evening’s entertainment
- Sunset Bar - this outdoor patio area is the perfect place to enjoy a refreshing drink in the sunshine, or – as the name suggests – to watch the sunset when the evening rolls around
- Pool Bar - a stone’s throw from the pool area onboard, you won’t have to travel far from your sun lounger to grab refreshments if you’re enjoying a day poolside
- The Living Room - a casual space where you can catch up over a drink, take in interesting speakers, play a game or two of cards, and soak up the lively atmosphere throughout the day and into the evening
In the future, Azamara Journey will also feature the Atlas Bar, alongside a renovated Cabaret Lounge, as part of Azamara Cruises’ Azamara Forward enhancement programme. More specifics will be available at a later date.
Family
While Azamara Cruises welcomes guests of all ages aboard Azamara Journey, this cruise ship primarily caters to adults. This means you won’t find any child-focused amenities or activities available onboard, including kids’ clubs and babysitting services.
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Spa and Fitness
If you want to relax and unwind after a busy day ashore, the impressive Sanctum Spa is well-equipped to offer a variety of sumptuous spa treatments – both spa classics and those inspired by rituals from exotic cultures around the world. Whichever you opt for when you visit, you’ll discover a state of total tranquility as you experience the most luxurious spa at sea.
Azamara Journey is also home to a well-equipped Fitness Center and an outdoor Jogging Track. So, if you have a workout routine you want to stick to while at sea, or you’re looking to burn some calories ahead of a delicious dinner in one of the onboard restaurants, you’ll find more than enough to help you do just that.
Recreation
If you want to make sure you’re making the most of your holiday with Azamara Cruises, you’ll have the chance to get involved with some incredible activities aboard Azamara Journey; with enrichment classes and programmes packed with interesting events, you’ll be able to learn new skills, find unexpected fun, and fill your days at sea with ease. Covering everything from marine wildlife to art and history, these programmes involve hands-on demonstrations, seminars, shore excursions, and more.
Or, if you’re looking for something a little different, Azamara Journey is home to a sizable swimming pool and plenty of sun loungers to take advantage of during a sunny day. You’ll also find a shuffleboard court on the top deck and a Card Room to enjoy – the perfect spot for a friendly game or two.
Useful Information
Azamara Forward, coming soon to Azamara Journey
Azamara Cruises’ transformational Azamara Forward programme is introducing an incredible selection of enhancements to Azamara Journey in the future. Through this, Azmara Journey will see a permanent Chef’s Table dining venue be introduced to a reimagined Drawing Room alongside the addition of Atlas Bar to an updated Discoveries Restaurant, renovations to the Cabaret Lounge, and refreshments to public spaces throughout the ship – including all public bathrooms.
With all of these improvements coming in the future, there’s a lot to look forward to when it comes to cruising with Azamara Journey. Specific details on when exactly these enhancements will be made will be available at a later date.
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Iglu Cruise customer reviews for Azamara Journey
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.
I loved the Journey. I took the cruise after a very traumatic couple of years. All I needed was rest and relaxation sunshine, good company and a comfortable space to assimilate. I was touched by the overall friendliness onboard from staff to fellow passengers. Everything ran like clockwork and life became easy. I would recommend Azamara
