★Companies on CrowdTrust can't offer incentives or pay to hide any reviews.
Review summary
Azamara Club Cruises has room for improvement based on customer feedback. Customers particularly appreciate service and quality, though some mention concerns about customer service and communication.
Since the capital fund took over the cruise, they started to cut the cost, taking out the signature small things out of the offering and benefit, that means a lot to the loyal customers, this will lead Azamara lose edge and customer for the long run. The onshore special evening event, from opera to music, beautiful and magic moments mean a lot to many, all gone. The special welcome and the in-room small things all slowly changed, the capital fund has no clue how to run cruise and build loyalty, what they are doing seems short term benefit for the immediate profit will lead Azamara lose the competitiveness and loyal customers.
Customer service is a joke.
My mom called Nikki to book two rooms for out family. Nikki said she would hold the rooms and call the next day at 10am to confirm the flights. She never called back. By the time we figured out that she wasn't going to call, we called back only to find that she never held the rooms and the sailing was now sold out.
This is completely irresponsible and has completely ruined our trip.
Another great cruise. 2nd one. Nothing can beat Azamara for us—staff is always friendly and relaxed. Great service, no queues or waiting. No surprising bill at the end. The food is magnificent, and the stops were just as azamazing—each one better than the last. Big shout-out to Edward the waiter and our stateroom attendant, Leo. Thanks, man! DJ Tavo… arriba arriba! But most of all, East Pearl—the best cruise ship party band. They’ll get you of your chair!! Thx for enjoying us on our Journey... looking forward to the next one
Worst Wi-Fi at Sea – My Experience with Azamara
Azamara ships do have a lot going for them: excellent food, beautiful ports, and generally decent customer service. However, during my cruise from March 14 to April 2, 2025, from Singapore to Leam Cabang, Tailand there was one huge disappointment: the worst internet connection I’ve ever encountered on a ship.
The trouble started right from the login process. The login page led nowhere, and when I approached the reception for help, they only managed to resolve it the following day – after some confusion. The basic Wi-Fi package cost a whopping 680 euros, yet the connection was so poor that video calls were impossible. Messages often arrived late or not at all, and uploading or downloading files was a real struggle.
Hoping for faster speeds, I paid an additional 180 euros for the “fastest” internet package available. Unfortunately, it was set up incorrectly at the reception, causing overlaps with my old package. The result: even more connectivity issues and a week of back-and-forth until finally someone was brought in who identified the problem. It turned out the upgrade was never properly activated, and both plans were running simultaneously. Only after resetting my account did the internet become somewhat usable.
I reported these problems to customer service multiple times, but they showed little interest in actually fixing them. Instead of practical solutions, they offered excuses like “The internet at sea can be slow,” “China blocks this and that,” etc. It felt like they were just trying to brush me off. This was especially disappointing, considering Azamara usually delivers good service.
Compared to other cruise lines, however, Azamara’s Wi-Fi clearly falls short – both in terms of speed and its complicated setup and the service It’s a real shame, given that the rest of the trip was great. Thankfully, there are plenty of other cruise companies to choose from.
Finally, it’s worth emphasizing that the reception staff were not only unhelpful but also astonishingly incompetent and simply not open to take the problems serious – a true low point of an otherwise decent cruise.
We have just been on our second cruise with Azamara from Hong Kong to Japan. It was fantastic. The staff were amazing, the food was second to none and the itinerary was brilliant. Whilst I accept that the ship was a little older than others we have been on and the cabins may not have been as grand, it was still spotless and well maintained. This is a very small trade off for low passenger numbers, smaller ports, more intimate dining, adults only and overnight stops in great places. I think Azamara have it right and will definitely book again.
The cruise itself was very good. No complaints about the ship, food, entertainment but the ship was rife with norovirus which i managed to contract along with my friend. It ruined the rest of my holiday to an extent as i wouldn't go anywhere where i couldn't be near a wc so missed out on a safari and Victoria Falls. The ship tried to say we had brought it onboard when in fact we learned that it had been on the previous three cruises. The pool was closed on day three and never reopened and it was really hot. There were only four ports to visit on our twelve night cruise as two of them had been cancelled before we set out and there was nothing except for a small shopping mall in each port. As I was still suffering with my gastric problem, I didn’t want to venture too far afield. I sent an email to Azamara in February to which I received no reply and have today, 6 May, had an email to say the case has been closed. Im afraid my one and only cruise with Azamara will most probably be my last, not because of the actual onboard experience but because if you report any problems, they are unlikely to help.
Angeblich sollen wir eine Reise mit der Azamara Quest über das Internet gebuch haben, obwohl wir bereits eine Buchung bei Dreamlines haben. 4 Tage nach der angeblichen Buchung Reise annulliert. Die Annullierungkosten CHF 788.50 !!!!
Eine absolute Frech- und Unverfrorenheit. Schade gutes Schiff und gutes Personal, ausser eben die Verwaltung.
Azamara are a nightmare company to deal with, particularly at the moment. We had a nightmarish time for months before we boarded and not only were we ill with a gastric problem on board, but they refused to honour our 400USD on board credit. Many people had the same issue, but after spending a whole afternoon trying to contact a lady in the US office I managed to get ours sorted. There were too many other issues to mention here. However, the staff on board were very good.
Took a cruise with Azamara in 2022 and had a lovely time, so when I got an email with early booking specials in Sept. of 2023, I checked it out. A few really good deals were on the website, so we selected a Sept. 2024 cruise in Greece. We paid in full at the time, but only chose that one because it was a good deal and we liked the cities it included. We otherwise would not have selected it because we have been to Athens before, and my husband teaches so he would have to get special permission to take a vacation in Sept (as opposed to the summer) and find someone to cover his classes. Eight months later, on Easter Sunday, we get a random invoice for over $5,000 with no explanation. Customer Service wasn't even open that day. After a week of trying, Azamara won't honor its original rate. They say they can change the price at any time, even after payment in full, and the price we got was a glitch (even though a few other prices at the time were similar, and as of yesterday, another cruise is listed at just a couple hundred more per person than we paid, plus that one has $1,000 in onboard or airline credits being offered). If they would have just contacted us right away, we could have avoided the thousands we spent on non-refundable flights to get to Greece for the cruise, but they didn't. Here we are, less than 5 months out, and they won't even offer us a discount on the current price, even though it was cheaper at other times (and we were deprived of a chance to book at those lower rates because we thought we were already booked). They said pay the new full price or get a refund, period. I never would have booked this cruise at the "full price" they have now - which is double what I paid for the 2022 cruise I took, by the way. Anyway, I have never left a bad review in my life, but I feel like I need to post this everywhere I can to warn people. We started researching and saw this has happened to others, too. If this has happened to you, I would encourage you to also file a report with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. At least maybe those of us who have been treated this way can save others from the same fate.
I was on the Azamara Quest for a cruise in South America from Jan 22, 2024 - February 6, 2024. I diligently registered my blue cheese allergy prior to the cruise AND again on day one of the cruise. I also mentioned it each day in the dining room and always asked about the food to verify there was no blue cheese in anything I ate. While dining in the specialty steakhouse on January 29th, I was offered a bread roll by the wait staff. I asked what type of roll it was and was told it was a garlic roll. Well I took one bite of it and immediately started having an allergic reaction. My husband saw my reaction and immediately ran to our room to get my inhaler and epi-pen, just in case. Friends were there to help in the interim. I managed to ask if there was blue cheese in the roll and the waiter went to ask the kitchen. Sure enough there was gorgonzola cheese in it. Luckily I only needed my inhaler and allergy medicine and not the epi-pen but it was quite the scare. Even though it was noted by the restaurant staff, I reported the incident to the 'front desk' the next morning. After not getting better over a couple of days I went to the ship's doctor, told them what happened, and obtained additional meds. For the remainder of the trip I was sick. I couldn't taste or smell anything and because of my lowered immunity from fighting the allergen I also contracted an upper respiratory infection. My trip of a lifetime was basically ruined. Nothing was proactively done and no apologies were offered while I was onboard even after I reported the issue. On the last day, the ship's restaurant manager came over and spent 3 minutes apologizing but that was about it. When I asked for some kind of compensation - I was basically told no.
Once I got home, I contacted Azamara again. I was still sick with the upper respiratory infection (URI) which made the plane ride home miserable. I also had scheduled surgery soon after coming home which was in jeopardy because of my URI. I went to my primary care doctor to get different medicine immediately upon my return home in an attempt to clear out my sinuses in time for surgery.
I was told by the Azamara contact, an ‘Executive Resolution Specialist’, that the ship's crew said they proactively reached out multiple times and I refused treatment or any other form of help so they are not liable for anything. This is a total lie!!! They did offer me a ‘good will gesture’ of $35 reimbursement for the specialty meal. What a joke!!!
We booked a cruise with Azamara, through six star cruises. Due to Covid, the cruise had to be cancelled and we accepted cruise credit - what a disaster. We have had to book two cruises, so far and still have credit left, because Azamara hold so much to force you to keep booking, or lose your money. This means paying far more money out, as the credit only covers a small part of the cruise. Please consider this company carefully, they have been awful with us and the booking company confirms that there are plenty of others like us!
The worst experience plus the worst customer service
We were recommended Azamara by our travel agent we were skeptical but decide give Azamara chance this was our 31st cruise it all started great till our bathroom didn't work for 6 days out of 12 days cruise the management staff just lie after lie. This ships are 20+ years old and ready for scrapyard out dated rooms small and we had Veranda plus bathrooms are for people who are 5 feet tell and 120 pounds other wise you wont fit staff are great but they have no control over useless managers of their department it definitely not 5 star cruise may be weak 3. Their is the reason it was sold by Royal Caribbean to Sycamore Group witch have rating in all fields big F just like their cruise line. I try to resolve when we came home to USA that was another horrible experience just lie after lie they will lie to you till you give up. Don't recommend Azamara unless you like to be lied to you and abuse
This reports on an Azamara cruise in December of 2023…
This reports on an Azamara cruise in December, Miami to Miami, on the Azamara Onward. We have been loyal Azamara customers (more than 20 cruises on the line), but are at the point of finding other options.
The pluses remain: Wonderful service and relatively competitive pricing. So do the minuses (incompetent reservations staff) and some new ones (seriously declining food quality).
On the last of these, food, it is apparent that the budget for food has been slashed. In the Windows Cafe (the buffet), protein largely has disappeared. It seemed as if every featured entree included mostly rice or pasta. The ship's roast entree? Gone. Sushi? Gone. Even a roast turkey as an entree is gone. On "French night," the entrecote (rib eye) is gone, replaced by "beef bourguignon." That was made of stew meat, with no discernible wine in the sauce. The following night featured "beef stroganoff," basically the same thing with some powdered milk thrown in.
Many entrees that should have been served warm were served at room temperature. Steam table food was left out too long, for example until the corners of sliced turkey turned brown. Golden Corral has better food, as does Royal Caribbean and many other non-upscale cruise lines. This is not good.
In the main dining room, filet mignon has disappeared from the menu, replaced by sirloin. Beef Wellington, formerly made with beef tenderloin, now is "Lamb Wellington," made with mutton. Disgusting.
We have booked one last cruise, which departs in July. We booked that last December and Azamara has yet to correctly calculate our on board credit or issue an invoice, despite repeated attempts by us to get one. So the back office still is a mess.
In short, I am sorry to say that I recommend you avoid this cruise line.
We booked a cruise on Azamara Cruise Lines for October 2024 on the Ancient Trade Routes cruise. We put $1000 down payment. In Oct. 2023 war broke out in Israel. We canceled the cruise as we do not fewl safe traveling to this area of the world. Azamara refused to give us our deposit back or.give us credit towards another cruise. I will never book another cruise with them. Buyer beware!
Anyone can write a CrowdTrust review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they'll be displayed as long as an account is active.
We champion verified reviews
Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they're about genuine experiences.
We fight fake reviews
We use automated software and a dedicated team to detect and remove fake reviews. We take action against anyone who tries to manipulate reviews on our platform.
We show the latest reviews
Reviews are displayed chronologically with the newest first, ensuring you always see the most recent customer experiences.
We encourage constructive feedback
We believe in honest, constructive feedback that helps both consumers make informed decisions and businesses improve their services.
We verify reviewers
We use various verification methods to ensure reviews come from real people with genuine experiences, not bots or fake accounts.
We advocate against bias
We work to ensure our platform remains neutral and unbiased, giving equal opportunity for all genuine reviews to be seen and heard.