Azamara Cruises. Real Cabin Reviews and Cabins To Avoid (With Photos)

If you are taking a cruise with Azamara, you may be wondering which cabin type would suit you best.

All of their ships are virtually identical in size, decor, and style, so whichever ship you are looking at booking, this article should help!

Azamara currently has four ships, Azamara Journey, Azamara Quest, Azamara Pursuit and Azamara Onward.

They are among the eight R-class ships built for Renaissance Cruises between 1997 and 2001. 

Each can carry up to 700 guests and can sail to places that larger cruise ships simply can’t reach.

Their ships have recently undergone a $17.5 million revitalisation. 93% of staterooms offer ocean views, and 68% have a private balcony/veranda. They do have the smallest bathrooms I have come across on a cruise ship, though!

In this post, we explore:

• Inside Cabins
• Outside Cabins
• Balcony/Veranda Cabins
• Facilities provided in each cabin
• Other things to consider
• We will also look at cabins to avoid.

I have sailed on Azamara Onward, and my parents have also sailed on Pursuit and Journey. They really enjoy cruises with Azamara.

Inside Cabins – Azamara Onward.

My Inside Cabin Was a Fair Size – 158 sq. ft. (14.7 sq. m.), which is pretty standard.

The room I stayed in definitely felt more spacious when we had the beds separated into two singles rather than one Queen-size bed, but I never felt claustrophobic in the room.

Rooms feature:

• Two lower beds convertible to one Queen-size bed
• A Flat-screen television
• Refrigerator with a mini-bar with free drinks.
• Writing desk
• Safe
• USB ports under bedside reading lamps
• A range of nice toiletries is provided in the bathroom.

The cabin was cleaned twice daily, and the minibar was restocked with the soft drinks I had asked for.

I remembered reading on the Azamara website about how we would get “turndown treats”, and we did get a chocolate each left with the evening turndown service.

Some cruise lines do give you chocolates on the pillow each night, which is always a nice surprise. It is hard to get out of that routine, though. Sometimes, I come home from a cruise and wonder where my bedtime snack is!

There aren’t many inside cabins on Azamara ships, probably around 7% of the cabins available.

They are very comfortable, but it has to be said that the bathrooms inside, oceanview, or standard balconies are the smallest I have ever come across on a cruise ship.

All cabin grades come with 24-hour free room service, which is a bonus, as so many cruise lines now charge extra for it.

Have a look at the type of inside cabin you will get on an Azamara ship in the video below:

What I Liked About The Inside Cabins:

• They were a reasonable size for an inside cabin.
• A good amount of storage space and drawers within the main cabin itself.
• They were well-maintained and comfortable – even though the ship was over 25 years old when I sailed on her, nothing was scuffed or broken
• The decor didn’t feel old or dated.
• Free room service and mini bar drinks where a great perk.

What I Didn’t like:

• The bathroom size. Small but practical – but if you were a taller or larger cruiser, you would find them a tight squeeze.
  • There is quite a large step into the bathroom, too.
• There are no cabin tea and coffee-making facilities in cabins on any Azamara ships.

One problem people mention is that it is easy to sleep – and sleep – and sleep in an inside cabin. There is no daylight to wake you up.

I now pack my daylight alarm clock, which gently wakes me up in the morning. Find details of my daylight alarm clock here:

Outside Cabins – Azamara Pursuit

The outside cabins on Azamara ships are almost identical to the inside cabins in style and design.

They are around 143 sq. ft. (13.3 sq m), which is actually slightly smaller than the inside cabins. They don’t feel in any way claustrophobic, thanks to the large picture window, which offers wonderful views of the ocean.

Rooms Feature:

• A comfortable double bed that can be made into two twins.
• A sofa.
• A table.
• A desk area and a chair.
• Mini Fridge stocked with free soft drinks of your choice.
• A Safe.
• Bedside tables.
• Bathrobes and slippers.
• Large window with ocean views.
• Bathrobes provided.
• A Flat-screen television.
• USB ports under bedside reading lamps.
• A range of nice toiletries is provided in the bathroom.

It was nice to be able to sit in bed and have an uninterrupted view of the ocean. When you are in a balcony cabin, there are often patio doors, chairs, tables and a glass balcony panel between you and the outside.

The window was a good size and gave wonderful views of the ocean.

My parents stayed in this cabin, and said it was the best oceanview cabin they had ever had.

They hadn’t appreciated how good the views would be.

Again, the bathroom was very small and cramped.

The bathrooms in all Azamara ships seem to be about as small as they could possibly get away with!

The bathroom design felt clean and modern, despite the ship being over twenty-five years old.

There were narrow shelves on the wall, but very little space elsewhere to put your washbag.

Very nice toiletries are provided. They do take up precious shelving space, though, leaving you less room for your own “bits and bobs”.

As with the inside cabins, because of the toilet, when you were sitting there, you would often have a face full of damp towels that were hanging on the rack.

Only around 20% of the cabins onboard Azamara ships are oceanview cabins.

They have either a porthole or a bigger, square window, depending on which deck you are on.

What They Liked About The Oceanview Cabin:

• The amount of storage space and drawers within the main cabin itself.
• Even though the ship is over 25 years old, it has been very well maintained throughout.
• It was bright, light and airy.
• Their cabin on the lower decks was very quiet but close to the coffee shop, restaurant, etc.
• It was very comfortable.

What They Didn’t Like:

• The small bathroom
• There are no cabin tea and coffee-making facilities on any Azamara ship, but their deck 4 cabin was very close to the coffee shop, which was handy.

My parents said they liked their oceanview cabin better than any other oceanview cabin they had ever stayed in. They certainly wouldn’t rush to spend extra on a balcony cabin.

Balcony Cabins – Azamara Journey Review

60/70% of cabins onboard Azamara ships are balcony/Veranda cabins.

The cabins are around 175 sq. ft. (16.3 sq. m), and the balcony is 40 sq. ft. (3.7 sq. m)

Rooms feature:

• A Veranda/balcony with two chairs and a good sized table.
• Two lower beds convertible to one Queen-size bed.
• Sitting area with flat-screen TV.
• Refrigerator with mini-bar.
• Safe.
• Bathrobes.
• Writing desk.
• USB ports under bedside reading lamps.
• A range of nice toiletries is provided in the bathroom.

What They Loved About Their Balcony (Veranda Plus Cabin) on Azamara Journey

• The storage space and drawers within the main cabin itself.
• A good choice of TV and Movies to watch.
• The cabin was always spotlessly clean and well-maintained.

What They Didn’t Love…

• That small bathroom with a large step up into it, as in all Azamara standard cabins.

My parents bid £80 for an upgrade to a Veranda Plus cabin. Because there had been a change of itinerary with this particular sailing, and it wasn’t full, they were successful.

For the extra £80 they got:

• A balcony in a central location.
  • The guaranteed balcony they originally booked could have been anywhere on the ship.
• A free meal at a speciality restaurant.
  • At the time of writing (March 2026), Prime C costs around $50 each to book, so that perk alone was worth the extra money!
• A bottle of spirits of their choice.
• Priority embarkation and disembarkation.
• A free bag of laundry.
• 120 minutes of free internet access.

All cabins come with free 24 hour room service, and there is quite a large range of foods and snacks available.

Cabins to Avoid

If you suffer from motion sickness, I would avoid a cabin right at the front or right at the back of the ship.

Azamara ships aren’t large, and although they do have stabilisers, you still might find you feel the movement onboard more than on a larger ship.

Azamara ships don’t have theatres like larger ships; performances are carried out in the Cabaret lounge at the front of deck five.

It would probably be best to avoid a cabin directly above or below that lounge if you are sensitive to noise – although, that said, there is only one performance a night, and that finishes quite early (before 10pm.)

The pool deck is at the centre of deck nine. My parents were directly below this in their balcony cabin, but only heard noise when the “White Night” party was being held, and chairs and tables were being moved about.

If you are sensitive to noise or easily disturbed, it is always best to choose a cabin surrounded by other cabins, rather than one next to a public area of the ship (Theatre, Buffet, main dining room, for example).

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Before You Go

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