Azamara Club Cruises Features New Ports on 2013 Schedule
Azamara Club Cruises Features New Ports on 2013 Schedule
By Mimi Kmet
Azamara Club Cruises has announced its 2013 line-up of voyages, featuring a total of 69 cruises aboard the Azamara Journey and the Azamara Quest. Select Azamara voyages also coincide with cultural celebrations, such as Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Andalusian Festival and the British Open.
The ships will visit nearly 40 new ports in 2013, including Beijing (Xingang), Shanghai (Haitong) and Jinhae, South Korea in the Far East; as well as Amasra (Safranbolu), Turkey, and 2014 Winter Olympic host city of Sochi, Russia, in the Black Sea. Cassis, France; Propriano, Corsica; and Palamos, Spain also will be maiden ports in the Mediterranean, as well as Honningsvaag, Gudvangen, Tromso, and Svolvaer (Lofoten) on the Norwegian Coast.
At the beginning of 2013, the Azamara Journey will sail four Southeast Asia voyages and two voyages throughout China, Korea and Japan, featuring overnight stays in Hong Kong; Bangkok (Klong Toey), Thailand; Hanoi and World Heritage Site Halong Bay, Ho Chi Minh City and Hue (Danang), Vietnam; Shanghai (Haitong), China; and Kobe, Japan. The ship then heads to the Mediterranean for summer and autumn, featuring the Adriatic and Greek Isles, Egypt and Holy Land and Black Sea voyages.
Overnight stays include Alexandria and Safaga, Egypt; Venice, Italy; Mykonos, Greece; and Jerusalem (Ashdod), Israel. The ship also will sail six French and Italian Riviera voyages in June and July, featuring overnights in Monte Carlo, Monaco; St. Tropez, France; Ibiza, Spain; and Sorrento, Capri and Florence (Livorno), Italy. It then returns to the Far East via Dubai and Mumbai (Bombay), India, to round out the year with three Southeast Asia voyages, culminating with an overnight call at Phuket, Thailand, on New Year’s Eve.
The Azamara Quest sails a range of South America and West Indies voyages, featuring overnight calls at Ushuaia and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Punta Del Este, Uruguay; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, for Carnaval; and St. Barts.
The ship sails from Miami to the Spanish and French Rivieras in March for itineraries with overnights in Seville, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo; Provence (Marseilles) and Cannes, France; and Lisbon, Portugal.
In June and July, the ship sails North Sea, Norwegian Coast and Baltic voyages, featuring overnights in St. Petersburg, Hamburg, Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. It then embarks on a series of French and Italian Riviera and Adriatic Sea voyages in August and September before returning to the West Indies for winter.
The ships also will offer two President’s Voyages in 2013. President and CEO Larry Pimentel and his wife, Sandi, will join guests on these voyages and host parties, informal get-togethers and a complimentary shore event. The 2013 President’s Voyages are planned for the April 3 Art on the Cote d’Azur sailing of the Azamara Quest, and for the Oct. 1 Tuscany to Provence sailing of the Azamara Journey.
