Azamara Onward offers a small-ship cruising experience unlike any other. Built to efficiently sail across oceans, comfortably cruise scenic waterways, and dock into smaller ports of call otherwise inaccessible to larger ships, this ship sails to top European destinations, around Australasia, and more with elegance and style. Boasting all of Azamara Cruises’ most popular features, including delicious dining venues like Discoveries and a variety of evening entertainment options, you’ll certainly enjoy memorable moments on a voyage aboard this remarkable vessel.
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Dining
On Azamara Onward, you’ll be treated to an immersive experience both onboard and ashore. When it comes to dining on this remarkable cruise ship, you’ll have the chance to enjoy a fantastic range of dining options at a variety of venues, many of which have menus featuring local dishes alongside familiar favourites – some made memorable with a unique twist on the ingredients used!
In any case, from light bites poolside to sumptuous steaks and seafood sides in fine dining restaurants, there’s something aboard Azamara Onward for every occasion and the dining venues you’ll find are as follows:
- Discoveries Restaurant - the main restaurant onboard, you’ll find all your favourites on the menu here – though, there will be some with a unique twist to keep each mealtime as enjoyable as the last
- The Patio - a casual poolside grill by day and an exquisite al fresco dining venue when the sun sets, the patio is the perfect place to enjoy delicious dishes outside
- Swirl & Top - attached to The Patio, this self-serve frozen yoghurt station is a great place to grab a sweet treat throughout the day and after dinner
- Windows Café - a comfortable buffet-style café with a variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options; the rotating menu here will make sure you don’t need to have the same meal twice – unless you really like it, of course!
- Prime C Restaurant - a lavish steak and seafood restaurant, this venue is home to delectable dining with elegant décor
- Aqualina Restaurant - a specialty dining venue focusing on flavourful Italian fare, this is a refined-yet-relaxed venue with a positively chic atmosphere to enjoy
For an additional cost, in both Prime C Restaurant and Aqualina Restaurant, you can indulge in a Chef’s Table dining experience – five-course set menu meals with wine pairings hosted by a senior officer or special guest.
Entertainment
When the evening rolls around, Azamara Onward bursts into life thanks to the fantastic entertainment options available onboard. Whether you enjoy live music, cabaret performances, or stand-up comedy, there’s something for everyone when it comes to winding down with a delicious drink in your hand. You will, of course, also find plenty of places to catch-up with friends and family – there are several elegant lounge spaces onboard, too!
The entertainment venues onboard include:
- Cabaret Lounge - from classical soloists to full-scale musical revues, the cabaret performances in the Cabaret Lounge are not to be missed; this venue also features a full bar, making it a popular place to spend an evening onboard
- Discoveries Bar - just outside Azamara Onward’s main restaurant, this congenial bar is the perfect place to grab pre-dinner drinks or to continue conversation after a satisfying meal
- The Den - this lounge is dedicated to destination immersion and you’ll find travel books, destination-focused activities, and more information here
- Sunset Bar - adjacent to the Windows Café, this outdoor patio is a popular place to enjoy a delicious drink as the sun sets and a great place to grab refreshment while the sun is shining high in the sky
- Pool Bar - a stone’s throw from the swimming pool, you’ll find refreshments available throughout the day here and cocktails when the evening arrives
- Atlas Bar - exclusive to Azamara Onward, this unique venue specialises in artisanal cocktails and exotic small plates prepared with premium ingredients
- The Living Room - a comfortable lounge space built for casual conversation and relaxation; whether you’re after a morning coffee or a glass of wine before bed, this is the place to be
- Mosaic Café - this casual café serves specialty coffees and teas throughout the day and late into the evening, making it a popular place to sit and chat with friends and family onboard
Things to do
When you’re not exploring ashore, you’ll find there’s plenty to do aboard Azamara Onward – making the most of your time at sea really is too easy.
If you enjoy being pampered, you’ll find plenty of treatments available at the Sanctum Spa, where experts are on hand with indulgent massages and more to make sure you’re as relaxed as possible when you leave. There’s also a salon here, where you’ll find everything from nail care to teeth whitening; it really is one of the most comprehensive wellness offerings at sea.
You’ll also find a well-equipped fitness centre onboard alongside an outdoor jogging track, perfect for breaking a sweat after a short soak in the swimming pool. Indulgences and the Azamara Shop are also available if you want to treat yourself to something while at sea – and, you’ll be pleased to know that this is where you’ll find any essentials you may have forgotten to pack.
If you’re looking for more casual fun, and you want a break from sun-lounging, you’ll find both shuffleboard and table tennis available on the upper decks. Azamara Onward may not play host to dedicated children’s facilities, but these are fun for travellers of all ages.
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Complimentary AzAmazing Evenings
On each and every voyage, guests aboard Azamara Onward will have the chance to experience an incredible AzAmazing Evening with Azamara Cruises. Completely complimentary, these experiential shore excursions are a fantastic chance for you to dive deeper into the local cultures and traditions of the destinations on your itinerary – and, this particular excursion is always available at no additional cost.
With the ability to reserve your seat on the Shore Excursions section of your reservation aboard Azamara Onward, AzAmazing Evenings are in high demand and definitely not to be missed.
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Customer reviews for Azamara Onward
The ship is smaller than the others we cruised but that’s a good thing. We enjoyed many things - complimentary water and drinks, very smooth embarkation and disembarkation, relaxed atmosphere, brilliant White Night and much more. Entertainment was below our expectations: the singers and dancers were very good but that’s about it. We have seen much better productions on other ships and variety of entertainment options was not as we expected. The food was generally very good, sometimes amazing but there were occasions it was below standard. The ports of call were interesting but the ship excursions overpriced (even compared to the ship excursions on other ships). Would we consider Azamara next time? Not sure. If the offer is acceptable and the itinerary is of interest, may be .
Quality in all areas, bedding ,decor, staff , food, service, entertainment. Our only gripe was the buffet which they put on three times. White Night was perfect, food, entertainment and service but when the other buffets were on we ate in the dining room as this is what we prefer. On the day of the other buffets the deck around the pool and upper floor had to be cleared to enable the staff to lay the tables and chairs. We thought three times was far too much for us. If you prefer buffet food then there is always Buffet dining. We were relaxing at the end of the day snd we were all disturbed. A large numbervifvpeople repeated our views. The breakfast rpom with the outside seating area was mot comfortable as tge chairs had to have at least teo cushions to sit on abd theses were taken from other chairs leaving them with nothing to sit on, very uncomfortable. All told we had obe of the best cruises we have ever had and we have been cruising fir 40 years with cautious companies. We will definitely be back with Azamarra again.
We really enjoyed the smaller ship experience. The crew were very helpful and friendly. Entertainment was good It was a shame that the package transfer to port and return to airport were disorganised.
Excellent cruise.
