Azamara

I live in jeans. They're comfy, they're flattering, they're stylish ... and they are forbidden from cruise ship dining rooms even on the most casual nights. Well, at least that's the case on paper.

Mini-rant here. What's up with cruise lines (and companies in general) describing luxurious things as "European". I lived in Europe for three years, my husband for seven, and with the exception of the food, neither of us found European service or amenities better than what is available in major US cities, usually at better prices.

MIAMI, May 6, 2008 -- Azamara today celebrates a year since its first sailing. The line is marking its anniversary with a complimentary champagne toast at sailaway today for all guests on both ships, capped with a special sweet treat with turndown service, and an internal celebration at the company's Miami, Miramar and Wichita locations.

MIAMI, April 30, 2007 -- Azamara has announced a menu of relatively exotic 10 and 12-night cruises in the Caribbean for the winter and early spring season 2009-2010. The 694-guest Azamara Journey will visit a number of relatively unusual ports including Castries, St. Lucia and Bequia in the Grenadines.

MIAMI, April 24, 2008 -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today former Conservation International activist Jamie Sweeting as VP of Environmental Stewardship.

MIAMI, April 22, 2008 -- Starting May 1, guests making new bookings on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara will pay higher fuel surcharges.

MIAMI, April 9, 2008 -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today named Christer Schoug as the company's vice president of Newbuildings. The position is new to the company.

MIAMI, March 28, 2008 -- Celebrity and Azamara have a new SVP of Marketing, Wayne Wielgus. Mr. Wielgus comes to the brands from the lodging industry, where he was EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for Choice Hotels International.

MIAMI, March 10, 2008 -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced it will eliminate its fuel supplement on RCI, Celebrity, and Azamara bookings made prior to the announcement of the fuel supplement on November 16, 2007.