Azamara Pursuit Reviews

The ship was excellent and the crew were amazing, but the cruise for us was too long with two lots of three days at sea coupled with unfortunate weather conditions, we had wind force 6to8 Beaufort scale on the bow of the ship for all of the journey from Bali to Sydney. The ship coped very well with the weather but it did make walking around a little difficult! We were not pleased with the hotel in Singapore, it was unfortunate that of the three nights there two of them were blessed with a tropical down pour and as the hotel is a bit out on a limb we were limited to dining in, the catering apart from breakfast was limited and poor quality. The cruise was very good but as I said, especially for first time cruisers was too long , luckily there were plenty of amiable Aussies to chat to.

We had the most amazing cruise. It was a trip of a lifetime. The ports of call were interesting, cultural fascinating and made accessible by shuttle buses etc. it was a shame there wasn’t a port between Gambia and St Helena. But we enjoyed the sea days. The day beds on deck 10 were brilliant. Can we have more! I had an infection on my leg and needed to rest the leg and keep it up. So, these day beds meant I could be out of the cabin and be with friends etc. St Helena was amazing and somewhere I thought I would never get to. So thank you Azamara. I also thank them personally on captain for keeping us informed about the delay leaving St Helena. The lady who gave the captain permission to explain about the death of her husband was so brave. The performers were brilliant. Eric was great as a performer and leader of the performers. The evening shows were fantastic some of the best we have seen. It was good to know that Eric had managed after 15 years to have a cruise choir. I think we could have sung another song, as well as the wonderful song chosen by Eric, may be something from a musical or well known pop song. But, Eric had some interesting and unique ways to improve our singing. The skills of the performers were excellent. The staff were excellent. Dustin was a wonderful cabin attendant. Always helpful especially when I needed to rest my leg. Our staff at our evening meal were attentive and helpful. There were Rumbi, Gedeand Caddiano. The lady who allocated the tables each night was helpful and had a great memory for names etc. sadly I haven’t got her name. I was also very impressed with the nurses and Dr in the medical centre. They were supportive, informative and helpful when my leg came up in large blisters. I did go and thank them personally on the last day but I wonder if they often get forgotten as they don’t see many of the passengers. Best staff, as always are brilliant. Our happiness was so important to each member of the staff. The White night was the first one we had been to. For some reason we hadn’t been to the evening on our previous 2 cruises. I have no idea why. The evening was brilliant. We could not believe all the amazing food the kitchen staff had produced. The waiting staff and those serving food worked so hard to help everyone. The trips I undertook were well lead and organised on board and during the trips. Thank you to Azamara staff and external staff who made the trips informative and enjoyable. Our meal with a member of staff was such a privilege. A first for us. We had our meal with the friendly and informative finance manager. She was in charge on my Gambia trip and really looked after me as I was slower than most of the group due to my disability. The awful thing is we cannot remember her name. It feels very disrespectful as she was such a good host for our brilliant meal and my Gambia trip. Thank you Azamara for giving us a trip of a lifetime.

Great experience on a smaller ship. All staff were very friendly and helpful and overall the Cruise offered excelent value for money.

Outside balcony cabin very comfortable, good shower. Quite an uncomfortable ride due to the sea swell and juddering motion of the ship noticed oartucularly overnight. Food fantastic. Wifi disappointing as only available for 1 user. Waiters and staff overall very friendly and helpful other than a couple of exceptions in the lounge bar where service a bit slow. Entertainment manager sounded bored most of the time until jovial complaint by captain over the ships internal daily update on. Excursions poor quality and vastly overpriced particularly Madagascar and Reunion island. Poor choice of port stays here as only viable excursions avaiable were from Azamara and no local town suitable for tourists

We had a wonderful time aboard Azamara Pursuit. The staff were all very pleasant and helpful. Eric was absolutely brilliant again! He is an exceptional cruise director. All the passengers were very friendly and pleasant company and the excursion hosts were very informative and caring. The hygiene was excellent. I have dietary problems and the waiters looked after me extremely well.

Captain and cruise director both absolutely excellent. Crew were exceptionally friendly and helpful. Food wonderful and we particularly enjoyed the White night and Azamazing evenings. Our balcony cabin was spacious and the balcony perfect for dining out on. As others have said the show cubicle is really small. We really appreciated the inclusive cabin service, drinks package and tips but were disappointed by the wifi packages which were extremely expensive. Our only negative was some out of control drunken behaviour by one passenger but this was quickly stamped on after complaints had been made. We would absolutely cruise with Azamara again.

I don’t think we were typical of Azamara passengers. We chose the Pursuit because of the destinations. However, the food was very good and the service was excellent. The entertainment was what you would expect from a smaller ship but they did have some good comedians. The onboard laundry seemed to be much used (2 of the six machines were out of order) but we prefer to take enough for the trip. I would use Azamara again if they were going somewhere that other ships didn’t go.

This was our second cruise on the Pursuit. The cabin was comfortable The bar staff were amazing and attentive. Disappointed with the White Night Party (food, was uninspiring). The creative teams made the evening shows memorable. The main buffet food was always to a very high standard. Of particular note was the Indian evening - fantastic! The reception staff, should be able to answer all customer questions reliably. At best they were confused at worst unreliable. Top tip… ensure the hotels either end of your cruise align with the same level of service as the cruise. Athens hotel and breakfast was dire (we ate elsewhere)

Amazing cruise with expectations confirmed. This is our 3rd trip with you and it was up to standard Great to see a full live band and excellent entertainment throughout the ship The whole cruise was fantastic

Lovely cruise, with lovely crew and brilliant service. Only negatives for me is the lack of an app and an interactive tv. Very much enjoyed it!!!