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👍 Nicely said!

I appreciate that! Thank you!

No, I don’t.

But a good suggestion!

We find that Azamara cruises are a good value because they are all inclusive and so they don’t have the added charges that are the cruise lines have. The French Riviera in September should be lovely as far as the weather is concerned. Azamara cruises are Destination Intensive so as young as you are, you should enjoy touring the ports and the surrounding areas very much. If you go, I hope you enjoy your cruise!

@@stellatours567 Thank you very much for an answer but we are going for the cruises to enjoy cruising and ship itself, having a good party and fun. We hope we will find something for us onboard Azamara.

Good suggestion! I just might do that….

@@stellatours567 If you don't drown, you won't regret it. LOL SCUBA gives me a tour target at every island. I have dived many places from the Caribbean to the Red Sea to Asia. All GREAT.

Wow, thank you!

@@stellatours567 You are very welcome. Keep up the good work.

Wishing you a wonderful cruise experience!!!

Thanks for your positive reinforcement!!! It would be a pleasure to meet you!

Thank you! I hope yo do get there! It’s paradise!

Entertainment on the smaller ships is typically Broadway style song and dance acts and a quartet dance band later in the evenings. The BB King stage and the rock stage along with the classical quartet were all functioning on Holland America, I believe, when I published that video. It’s a shame that Holland America eliminated the classical aspect of their entertainment. The BB King rock room probably cost them a pretty penny and royalties to BB king estate but I’m just guessing on that. I have a video coming out next week on our recent France Intensive Azamara Quest Cruise. We were quite surprised and pleased at the quality of the destination immersion acts brought on board the ship.

As a matter of fact, we just returned from the Azamara Quest “France Intensive” cruise 2 days ago. The video will be out next week! Then in December for a New Years holiday cruise on Holland America with all the family to the Caribbean.

Thanks for the comment. I think your pronunciation maybe the correct one. It seems as though out of 10 people eight will pronounce it Oceana. The I.A seems to be a tongue twister for them. I sometimes say Oceánia and other times Oceanía. My wife always says Oceana and I have come to the conclusion that arguing with her about the pronunciation is futile😊

You say "Potayto" and I say "Potahto".

Indeed, you are correct. He was born in Canada. According to his biography, he is also American. So I probably should’ve put Canadian/American as he held dual citizenship I believe.

Thanks for the note! We’ve never gambled so I can’t compare.

😂 in case you’re serious…. Seems the correct pronunciation has the accent on the i at the end as in Oceanía…. th-cam.com/video/0aIpe0bSef8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qWaOhc7oaGDoj6Or But OCEANA is just fine by me… that’s how my wife says it and I wouldn’t dare correct her!!!🤣😂

Thanks for the feedback. I was actually on that same cruise it was wonderful, my 8th with Oceania, the people in their head office all say Oceana as do all their own videos.

Great video by the way!

Thank you! One of the main reasons I produce these videos is so that those on the.same vacation will have a lasting and beautiful memory of their experience. Wishing you many more!

Thanks for your comments. We’ve cruised on Regent 7 Seas, (Iceland and Scandinavia), Oceania (French Polynesia) and Azamara (France Intensive) all within the last 12 months. So, we are not just Azamara Cruisers. While everyone’s experiences are different, I’d be interested in knowing what your expectations are based on. As you can see by the vast majority of comments your experience seems to be the exception to the rule...I am not discounting your opinion, simply stating what I see. The Azamara Website implementation is, indeed very bad, and hopefully the new CEO will get that corrected straight away. There were no local entertainment shows on the Regent Splendor (rated the most luxurious ship on the 7 seas) , only 1 on the Oceania cruise, and 3 on the Azamara one we just were on. We only got to see 2, and they were good in my opinion. Plus, to kick off the White Night party, the Quest brought of a Beatles tribute band. So in reality, there were 4. They were a lot of fun! I will have to simply disagree with you on the White Night party not being special. As you can see by the sea of white on the pool deck on my Azamara videos, the guests truly seem to thoroughly enjoy White night. The food...It's a party, and for party food I think it's been above adequate. The ship was anchored in front of Amalfi for our Italy Intensive Azamara cruise White Night party and the scenery was spectacular, and a great party too. I hope your future cruises and travels are wonderful and live up to your expectations. Cheers, Bob

@@stellatours567 The other 5 cruises we've taken were with Holland America, most in the Asia Pacific region. Our experience with Azamara was much inferior to HAL. We found HAL's food substantially better, crews were top notch, nicer ships, onboard experience much better in every aspect. For us Azamara just wasn't the premium line it purports to be. Our next cruise is this coming January. 4 weeks Singapore to Singapore. On HAL.

We enjoy HAL very much as well. A different experience, as their smallest ships are twice the capacity as the Azamara ships. I'm curious about their cutbacks on entertainment. It used to be terrific. Our next cruise is on HAL as well... a New Year cruise to the Caribbean with family... about 10 of us... I hope you have a wonderful cruise!!! All the best, Bob

Good point...We enjoyed our 10 day cruise on the Oceania Marina a few years ago...You can't go wrong with either cruise line....

Of Oceania's 7 ships, 4 are "R" class" ships. Those "R" class ships are identical to the Azamara "R" class ships. All 8 were built in the same shipyard around 2000 and have a passenger capacity of about 670-680. Differences are pretty much color schemes and furnishings. If one is looking for one of Oceania's bigger ships with a larger ship capacity (1200+), there are 3 other options. Personally, I prefer going small.

Thanks for your kind words! Glad you enjoy them! Actually, I'm from San Diego... I'm in the process of producing a video comparing the Oceania Nautica ship with the Azamara ships. Spoiler alert...We seem to enjoy the Azamara cruises better over all...

@@stellatours567 You have an excellent presence voice and your vids are a pleasure to watch and listen to. I’ll keep an eye out for the new ones.

Thanks for your comment. We are very aware that Iceland is not in Scandinavia. I think you might be referring to the title of the video, "Summer in Scandinavia" and the intro to the video. That is the actual Regent Seven Seas Cruise Lines name for that particular cruise itinerary. And the reason I chose that name is so passengers searching for memories of their experience would be able to find it more easily. By the way, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to your wondrous island! Bob from Stella Tours

You're right! We haven't cruised on Viking Ocean yet but would like to!

Thanks for your kind comments! Following are the websites for you to contact regarding transportation/tours: Ravenna Transportation: filippo.scaioli@scaoli.com AnconaTransportation: martaxiancona@gmail.com Sorrento Transportation to Pompeii: foggiacarmine@gmail.com Evening Tour of the Colosseum: The Tour Guy thetourguy.com

Thank you so much! @@stellatours567

Thank you for your observation! I'll take it as good advice on the next video! All the best, Bob

HI Lisa, Congratulations! I hope you will enjoy the cruise as much as we did! We contracted with Filippo Scaioli for the transportation to Gradara and the back to Ravena to visit the mosaics. From the mosaics we took the Azamara shuttle back to the ship. We did our transaction via email with Filippo and everything went perfectly. His email is filippo.scaioli@scaioli.com. He required 20% in advance and the rest I believe we paid in cash when the tour was finished. Hope this helps! Bob

Check with your travel agent to see if Azamara has a transfer. We transferred from Venice to the departure port of Chioggia on their bus, and the cost is $30 per person. If you booked your cruise with a travel agent check with them, they should be able to give you information.

@@robertkerrigan4810 much appreciated! Just booked 2 cruises for Aug/Sept. Going solo so paying a significant amount but looking forward to them.

HI Mark, Thank you for your kind comments! If you haven't yet, I'd appreciate it if you would subscribe to the channel. Working toward 1,000 so we can get monetized... We have a Regent cruise if Iceland, Norway coming in September... Should be a wonderful one to share with our subscribers. And if you already have, a big THANK YOU!!! Bob and Stella

Thank you sir! If you haven't already, may I ask you to please subscribe! A new video will be out in May!

​@@stellatours567 Done😊

Hi! Yes we cruised a month ago. Yes they did. At that time non--vaccinated adults were not allowed to go on the island. Non-vaccinated children were allowed to go ashore. Hope you have a wonderful voyage!!!

It was late May...