As the year draws to a close, it’s only natural you start looking to the year ahead – at least for your travel plans, anyway. What’s your 2023 travel theme going to be? Deeper explorations? Curated experiences? Discovering the unknown? If you said yes to any of these, you’re ready for a Country-Intensive Voyage with Azamara!
Azamara, if you’re not familiar, is an upmarket cruise line and leader in Destination Immersion® experiences. So much a leader in the latter, they trademarked it!
With a commitment to taking people into the heart of a destination, Azamara does this via their four intimate boutique ships accommodating 700 guests and touring them to over 90 countries. With Azamara, guests go further, stay longer and enjoy transformational experiences en route.
Change the Way You Sea
Azamara first pioneered their Country-Intensive Voyages® a few years back, driven by their desire to give guests a deep dive into destinations. Ahead of the game (do they have a crystal ball?), they saw the shifting tides towards slower, more meaningful travel, complementing sites and activities with community and connection.
Azamara’s carefully curated itineraries not only connect guests to iconic destinations around the world, but to the hidden gems that it’s a challenge to find when you travel unaccompanied. Can you truly celebrate the diversity of a destination if you’re skimming the surface of what they offer with a short stay? Azamara says no way: you need to stay long enough to see what’s real!
Country-Intensive Voyages® FTW!
How does a seamless voyage exploring the best of South Africa sound, sighting the Big 5, touring Zulu homesteads, and sipping your way around Cape Town’s best wineries?
Maybe an intensive jaunt around Spain is more your thing? Under Azamara’s guidance, take a closer look at Spain’s ancient sites, cultural gems, and gorgeous islands, all while docking at the most convenient of ports (including some secret ones the large ships can’t get close to!).
Azamara’s Country-Intensive Voyages® not only take care of the best experiences in a destination but all the other details, too. Whether you’re island-hopping Greece, heading to the fjords of Norway, or taking a deep dive around France, you pack your luggage (and only unpack it once), Azamara will sort out the rest.
Think Outside the Ship®
Aboard the perfectly sized Azamara small ships – Journey, Quest, Pursuit, and Onward – guests enjoy an intimate journey through a single country.
Each boutique vessel allows deeper exploration along iconic rivers, scenic waterways, and vast oceans, along with the ability to dock at prime locations. The latter saves not only time, but does away with exasperating lines that pull you from your chill-as holiday vibes.
Guests aboard the Azamara experience all the trimmings of a boutique hotel at sea. This includes inclusive amenities, like tips, select beverages, exclusive cultural events, and access to their Azamara Circle Program loyalty membership.
Service throughout every journey is highly personalised, with four crew to every seven guests. That leaves no room for disappointment at feeling like a number in a sea of faces, which we love!
“We own the night”
With longer stays, more overnights, and Azamara’s bespoke night touring, guests soak in the best of every port. If you’re down for an AzAmazing Evening, the Azamara’s after-dark tours do not disappoint.
Think about it: how many destinations are only good for daytime sightseeing? Not many, yet so many large cruises see their passengers sailing away at sundown with their FOMO following in the wake of the ship’s waves.
With Azamara, there’s no need to miss out on the magic of a place after dusk. Whether it’s a romantic moonlit gondola ride in Venice, a private acrobatic showcase at Monte Carlo’s famous Grimaldi Forum, or an insight into Indigenous rituals and folklore in the Amazon, Azamara are all-in on delivering that experience in the most intimate way possible. And it’s all complimentary, btw.
Get AzAccess
Keen to get your 2023 travel plans in order and book an upmarket cruise with Azamara? Head to www.azamara.com/en-au to discover everything you need to know!
Agents! Access Azamara’s marketing kit here, brochure here, and Country-Intensive Voyages flyer here.
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