First Time Azamara: Did This Small Ship Beat the Big Ones?
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We were on the Azamer onward. We did an 11-day cruise and it was into the Caribbean out of Miami.
We thought my first positive that I wrote down was it was a seamless um getting dropped off at the cruiseport and getting um registered and going onto the ship was seamless.
The main dining room menu, service, and food were all good to great.
Absolutely, without a doubt. I uh had such a wonderful time that I said to Mr. connect on the second last night that if you told me we could only ever cruise on Azamera for the rest of our cruising career, I think I'd be happy.
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After 54 cruises across 8 different cruise lines, we're sitting down for our first-ever Azamara experience! We each created separate pros and cons lists (without comparing notes!) to give you the most honest assessment of this 11-day Caribbean cruise aboard the 650-passenger Azamara Onward. From seamless embarkation with champagne welcomes to the legendary White Party, we're covering everything that worked, what didn't, and most importantly - would we cruise Azamara again? Whether you're considering your first boutique cruise line experience or wondering if Azamara lives up to the hype, this is our complete verdict on why this small ship experience might just change your cruising forever. 0:00 - Introduction: 54 Cruises, First Azamara 2:00 - Our Review Process (Separate Lists!) 2:30 - PRO: Seamless Embarkation & Champagne Welcome 3:30 - PRO: Main Dining Room Excellence 4:30 - CON: Table Spacing Too Close 5:30 - Jerry's Ridiculous Cons (Glass Size?!) 8:00 - PRO: Perfect Lido Deck Experience 9:00 - PRO: Amazing Pop-up Events 11:00 - CON: Small Buffet Selection 12:00 - CON: Small Ship Movement 13:00 - PRO: Spacious Interior Cabin 14:30 - PRO: Exceptional Ship Maintenance 15:30 - PRO: Comprehensive Information Book 17:00 - PRO: Perfect Ship Ambiance 18:00 - CON: Underused Atlas Bar 19:30 - PRO: Outstanding Theater Experience 20:30 - PRO: Unique Port Access & Excursions 22:00 - PRO: Flexible Drink Package Options 23:30 - PRO: Easy Navigation & Elevators 24:30 - PRO: Free Laundry Facilities 25:00 - PRO: Engaged Officers & Happy Crew 26:00 - PRO: Legendary White Party & Brunch 26:30 - FINAL VERDICT: Would We Go Back? Hi, we are Jill and Jerry, and we invite you to subscribe to our channel. We have cruised for over 20 years now on ten different cruise lines, and we look forward to sharing our experiences with you. We will be posting Cruise VLOGS, videos that cover ship reviews, cabin tours, ship tours, and all of the fun in between! 🔥We hope you Subscribe for more cruise adventures!! ⭐️ Join our Socials at: ➡️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CruisingCanucks ➡️ Instagram: @cruising_canucks ➡️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cruisingcanucks ➡️ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheCruisingCanucks/ ➡️ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cruisingcanucks.bsky.social ➡️ Our WEBSITE at: https://www.cruisingcanucks.com ➡️ Check out our Merchandise at: https://www.cruisingcanucks.ca/gear/ ➡️ Join our EMAIL list at: https://cruisingcanucks.ck.page/dd2b4b8b3f We can be reached at: Cruising Canucks • P.O. Box 122 • Hilton Beach, ON, Canada P0R 1G0 ➡️jillandjerry@cruisingcanucks.ca ⭐️Fair Use Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 29 of the Copyright Act of Canada and in Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.