Azamara Quest Having spent 16 nights on the Azamara Quest, I have some general impressions and some specific comment on the Azamara Club Cruises product.  My opinions are based upon the Azamara Club Cruises’ delivery of what it intends its product to be…at least from the perspective of staying in a Club Continent (Standard) Suite

This article is dedicated to those (like you millennials and “I can do it cheaper” folks) who honestly believe by reading things on the internet you can do it all yourself.  You most certainly can do a decent job after countless hours of scouring obscure websites and getting conflicting and/or inaccurate information off of Cruise

My last days of my Azamara Club Cruises’ 16 day cruise on the Azamara Quest were spent at sea and then in Osaka.  It was a great time to sit back and really formulate some conclusions about my time aboard, but also to explore a bit of Osaka and Kyoto. I must admit that one

“A man walked into a bar…”  No, it is not the start of an old joke, it is part of my “traveling” while on my Azamara Club Cruise on the Azamara Quest.  Taking things a bit out of order, yesterday I was in Okinawa, Japan; in island off the cost of the mainland.  We arrived

After the Azamara Quest made port calls in the more exotic locations of Bali and Komodo Island, Indonesia then Sandakan, Borneo, Malaysia and then Puerto Princesa, Philippines our ship arrived in the city of Manila, Philippines for an overnight stay.  To be honest, I have never heard much of anything positive about Manila as a

Two of the great attractions of an Azamara Club Cruises are its exotic itineraries and late departures/overnights in various ports which give you more time to explore…even if you are back onboard for dinner.  Proboscis MonkeyLubak Bay, Borneo, Malaysia  But to me the more interesting thing is the interplay between guests visiting clearly underdeveloped ports

This is an unusual article for me because I am usually focused on the pluses and minuses of a cruise line or ship; not the cruise guest.  However, I have now been onboard the Azamara Quest for a week and find myself both impressed and frustrated.   Why?  Because I work hard to be sure my

My short day in Bali (the Azamara Quest was scheduled to depart at 2:00 p.m.) was, at my design, to be that of a tourist.  I know.  I know.  Eric being a “tourist” is not possible. Oh, but it was…and I am not doing it again!  (But as you will see, if you look…and take

The flight, or better “flights”, from New Jersey to Bali is long.  There is no way around that (unless you live in Australia and then it is an easy flight).  Being that I am at almost at my 1,000,000 revenue miles on United Airlines (which will provide me with Gold Premier status on United Airlines

I am about to answer the question that many people have…or should consider asking: What is Azamara Club Cruises all about? I will be cruising on the Azamara Quest on February 17, 2015 on a 14 night cruise from Bali, Indonesia to Kyoto, Japan in a Club Continent Suite at the invitation of Azamara Club