Boarding was a breeze on Azamura Journey with only 700 passengers (compared to previous experiences with 2500 to 3000 passengers.) Our first impressions of the ship were that we loved it with the décor of dark woods and personal service from the staff. We had a great sail away party with about 35 other cruisers from the Cruise Critic message board. Journey has two specialty restaurants that you can dine at for a minimal surcharge of $5 per person and Sunday night we had a great dinner at Prime C with John, Kathy on one of the new cruisers that we met (first picture – John’s new friend).
Monday we arrived in St. Tropez at around 11 and walked around the town a bit and rubbed elbows with the very bronzed (and rich natives), looked at some of the yachts (think we saw John and Jim on one of them – second picture). The beaches near town were not that great and did not feel like spending 30 Euros to go out to the supposed nicer beaches. We spent the rest of the day at the ship’s pool and had another great dinner at Aqualina (the second specialty restaurant on board - thanks Cookie for the wine!). Despite the fact that we think we are about 10 years below the average age of passengers, we love the small ship experience so far and have met some very nice passengers from the Cruise Critic Message Board who are actually younger than us. Tomorrow we are touring some of the smaller villages between Nice and Monte Carlo with two other couples and will probably end up at the casino in Monte Carlo.
Monday we arrived in St. Tropez at around 11 and walked around the town a bit and rubbed elbows with the very bronzed (and rich natives), looked at some of the yachts (think we saw John and Jim on one of them – second picture). The beaches near town were not that great and did not feel like spending 30 Euros to go out to the supposed nicer beaches. We spent the rest of the day at the ship’s pool and had another great dinner at Aqualina (the second specialty restaurant on board - thanks Cookie for the wine!). Despite the fact that we think we are about 10 years below the average age of passengers, we love the small ship experience so far and have met some very nice passengers from the Cruise Critic Message Board who are actually younger than us. Tomorrow we are touring some of the smaller villages between Nice and Monte Carlo with two other couples and will probably end up at the casino in Monte Carlo.
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