Azamara Drops South America, World Cruise
Azamara Cruises' Azamara Journey won't be returning to South America this winter -- or sailing a world cruise next year. The cruise line announced yesterday that it will redeploy the ship to the Caribbean and Panama Canal from November 2008 through March 2009.
The announcement comes as a surprise because South America is a hot ticket right now -- Carnival, for one, plans to take a ship there (its upcoming Splendor) for the first time next winter. Also, as world cruises continue to grow in popularity, they are often the first to sell out. However, Azamara's guests simply weren't biting.
"We got some strong demand and feedback from guests and travel agent partners," Azamara spokeswoman Tavia Robb tells us. "What we were finding to be the strongest draw is what we have Quest doing now, which is the Caribbean and Panama Canal."
On November 12, 2008, Journey will sail a new, 12-night Western Mediterranean cruise roundtrip from Barcelona. On December 3, the ship will set sail on a 15-night repositioning cruise across the Atlantic to Miami, where it will sail two 16-night Panama Canal sailings followed by a series of 12-night exotic Caribbean cruises. The ship will then head back to Europe as scheduled in March 2009.
The 2008/2009 season in South America would have been Journey's second, and the world cruise its first.
Azamara Cruises' Azamara Journey won't be returning to South America this winter -- or sailing a world cruise next year. The cruise line announced yesterday that it will redeploy the ship to the Caribbean and Panama Canal from November 2008 through March 2009.
The announcement comes as a surprise because South America is a hot ticket right now -- Carnival, for one, plans to take a ship there (its upcoming Splendor) for the first time next winter. Also, as world cruises continue to grow in popularity, they are often the first to sell out. However, Azamara's guests simply weren't biting.
"We got some strong demand and feedback from guests and travel agent partners," Azamara spokeswoman Tavia Robb tells us. "What we were finding to be the strongest draw is what we have Quest doing now, which is the Caribbean and Panama Canal."
On November 12, 2008, Journey will sail a new, 12-night Western Mediterranean cruise roundtrip from Barcelona. On December 3, the ship will set sail on a 15-night repositioning cruise across the Atlantic to Miami, where it will sail two 16-night Panama Canal sailings followed by a series of 12-night exotic Caribbean cruises. The ship will then head back to Europe as scheduled in March 2009.
The 2008/2009 season in South America would have been Journey's second, and the world cruise its first.
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