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Itineraries of the Azamara Journey

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decks plans

Deck 11

Sun deck
Azamara Journey Pont 11

Deck 10

Restaurant, jogging track
Azamara Journey Pont 10

Deck 9

Pool, bar, spa, fitness center, café
Azamara Journey Pont 9

Deck 8

Cabins
Azamara Journey Pont 8

Deck 7

Cabins
Azamara Journey Pont 7

Deck 6

Cabins
Azamara Journey Pont 6

Deck 5

Restaurants, bar, lounge, café
Azamara Journey Pont 5

Deck 4

Cabins, medical center
Azamara Journey Pont 4

Deck 3

Cabins
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Deck 2

Deck 2

Deck 1

Deck 1

Ship's attributes

Services And Amenities

  • Elevators
  • Self-service laundry room
  • Casino
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pool
  • Beauty salon
  • Spa & body care

Specific needs

  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Technical specifications

  • Tonnage:  30277
  • Speed:  18.5 knots
  • Passengers:  1114
  • Decks:  11
  • Length:  181 m
  • Width:  25 m

History

  • 2000: Année de construction
  • 2016: Année de rénovation

R Six, then Blue Star, then Blue Dream

This ship has carried four names in twenty-six years. Launched on 17 January 2000 and completed on 24 June of the same year as R Six, she was laid up from 2001 to 2003 after the bankruptcy of the operator who ordered her. She then sailed as Blue Star, then Blue Dream, before becoming the Azamara Journey in 2007. She is the first hull this line took on.

Six hundred and ninety-four guests at double occupancy, about four hundred and seven crew. She carries the largest inventory in the fleet: one hundred and eighty-five departure dates, twenty-six of them in 2026, seventy-eight in 2027 and eighty-one in 2028. Ten of those lines appear twice in the listing, which gives one hundred and seventy-five distinct dates.

A year and a half alongside

During the sector's general shutdown, this ship lay at the King George V Dock in Glasgow from June 2020 to the summer of 2021. It is neither a fault nor a feat, but it is part of her history and explains why her schedule took time to fill again.

One hull of eight, and the other seven are elsewhere

The four ships in this fleet come from a single series: eight identical hulls ordered from Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire by an American operator, Renaissance Cruises, which went bankrupt in 2001. The eight hulls were scattered, resold, renamed, and every one of them is still sailing.

Four are here. The other four are at Oceania: the Insignia, the Nautica, the Sirena and the Regatta, which left that fleet on 17 August 2026. The entire series therefore appears in our catalogue, split between two lines that resemble each other very little.

What follows from it is simple: thirty thousand two hundred and seventy-seven gross tons, one hundred and eighty-one metres, eleven decks, around seven hundred guests. A ship this size enters ports closed to large hulls and stays alongside overnight without crowding anyone. That is exactly what this line does with them.

The number of wheelchair-accessible staterooms is published for no ship in this fleet. We check it at booking rather than quote a figure.

Staying overnight, which almost nobody does

This is the line's real argument and it appeared nowhere on our pages. Most ships sail around six in the evening: you go ashore in the morning, return in late afternoon, and the city you have just visited empties itself for you at the moment it starts to live.

Here, overnight stays alongside and late departures are the rule rather than the exception. That changes what a call can hold: dinner in a restaurant rather than at the buffet, a concert, an evening market, a city without the cruise coaches. It is also why these ships have stayed small.

What is included, and what is not

This formula resembles no other in our catalogue, so it is better read than guessed at.

Included: gratuities, a selection of spirits, wines and beers in every bar and restaurant, soft drinks, teas and speciality coffees, meals in the dining rooms, and one cultural evening ashore on most voyages.

Not included: Wi-Fi, shore excursions, spa treatments, premium spirits, fine wines and Champagne. Some restaurants carry a supplement.

A guest arriving from Regent, where excursions are in the fare, will notice the difference; a guest arriving from Cunard, where gratuities are posted daily to the onboard account, will notice the opposite. There is no general rule in this sector, only particular formulas.

Meanwhile, in the fleet

The Azamara Quest is her sister in the series, arriving the same year. The Azamara Pursuit and the Azamara Onward came later, and the fleet numbers four.

Booking from Quebec

The carrier is American and the contract is governed by the general federal maritime law of the United States. An action goes before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami. The deadlines are those of American maritime law: six months' written notice and one year to sue, for personal injury.

One point we owe you in honesty: we were not able to verify whether the current ticket contract carries an arbitration clause or a class-action waiver. Several American competitors impose both; we neither assert nor deny it here. Ask for the ticket before paying and read it, or have your advisor read it with you.

A word on ownership, because the documentation in circulation is out of date: this line belonged to the Royal Caribbean group until 2021. It has since belonged to an investment fund and operates independently. Several pages we consulted still describe the former arrangement.

Nothing establishes a Quebec licence for the carrier. Your protection comes from here: Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from the Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and your departure is covered by the compensation fund for travel agency customers.

Frequently Asked Questions

From a series of eight identical hulls ordered from Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire by Renaissance Cruises, an American operator that went bankrupt in 2001. All eight were scattered and all eight are still sailing: four here, and the other four at Oceania. The entire series appears in our catalogue.
Gratuities, a selection of spirits, wines and beers in every bar and restaurant, soft drinks, teas, speciality coffees, meals in the dining rooms and one cultural evening ashore on most voyages. Wi-Fi, excursions and the spa are not included.
Yes. This is one of the few American lines in this catalogue to include them in the fare: nothing is posted daily to your onboard account on that account, unlike Cunard and several others. It is worth checking in any comparison, because over a fortnight the gap is real.
No, they are booked and paid separately. That is the sharpest difference from Regent or Ponant, where shore outings are in the fare. In exchange this line often stays overnight in port, which lets you go out on your own rather than buy an organised excursion.
No, not on the standard fare. It is bought aboard or as a package before departure. It is one of the few things this formula does not cover while several competitors do: check it if you need to stay reachable.
She stays in port. Most ships sail around six in the evening; these often spend the night alongside or leave late. That changes what a call can hold: dinner in town, a concert, an evening market, and streets without the cruise coaches.
Around seven hundred guests, on eleven decks and one hundred and eighty-one metres. That is small for this segment, and it is deliberate: a ship this size enters ports closed to large hulls and can stay alongside overnight without clogging the terminal. The four ships are near-identical.
Very little, and it is honest to say so. The four hulls came from the same yard, with the same tonnage, the same length and the same deck count. The choice is made on itinerary and season, not on the ship. Their histories differ; their layouts do not.
Fewer than it looks, and we prefer to say so. Six hundred and fifty-seven dates appear across the four pages, but forty-four lines appear twice: the distinct inventory is six hundred and thirteen. It is the largest gap we have measured in this project, and it has been flagged to the supplier.
The carrier is American and the contract is governed by the general federal maritime law of the United States. An action goes before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami. The deadlines are those of American maritime law: six months' written notice and one year to sue, for personal injury.
We were not able to verify it, and we will not decide it for you. Several American competitors impose arbitration and a class-action waiver; we did not obtain this line's current ticket contract. Ask for it before paying, or have your advisor read it with you.
Four in twenty-six years: R Six from 2000 to 2003, Blue Star from 2003 to 2005, Blue Dream from 2005 to 2007, then Azamara Journey. She also spent two years laid up, from 2001 to 2003, after the bankruptcy of the operator who ordered her.
One hundred and eighty-five dates, the largest inventory in the fleet: twenty-six in 2026, seventy-eight in 2027 and eighty-one in 2028. Ten of those lines appear twice, which gives one hundred and seventy-five distinct dates.
Six hundred and ninety-four guests at double occupancy and about four hundred and seven crew, across eleven decks. Launched on 17 January 2000 and completed on 24 June of the same year.
She lay at the King George V Dock in Glasgow from June 2020 to the summer of 2021. It is part of her history and explains why her schedule took time to fill again afterwards.
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