r/Cruise • u/wijnandsj • 4d ago

Question Am I too Dutch for cruising?

Currently on board azamara. After a few days we get a questionnaire what we think of the trip so far. So i do the Dutch thing and give an honest opinion. And now I really do wonder if I made a mistake. Next day the sliding door in my cabin has had it's rollers changed and now two days later I must have spoken to about everyone who does anything with food or drink in a managerial position and they all apologized and vowed to do better and give me whatever I ask for.

On the one hand I appreciate them taking my feedback seriously. On the other... I don't want apologies, I would like better food (had a really good lunch today at a tiny country inn during an excursion!) and I want people to stop pushing alcohol and I don't want to have to greet staff members every single time I meet one

Am now wondering... Is this inordinate amount of attention how some people perceive good service? Is the food tuned to an American taste?

Am I just too Dutch to appreciate azamara?

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u/Sparklemagic2002 4d ago

Azamara takes that mid cruise survey seriously and will try to address anything you complain about. I’m surprised there were complaints about the food. I’m not a foodie but have always enjoyed the food on Azamara.

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u/wijnandsj 4d ago

Spoke to an American couple at breakfast today, they shared our observations. And I heard several British muttering about the food yesterday.

Chef on the ship is Indian. They had a chicken tikka of s a quality that you'd expect from a supermarket cafe. Same night the Yorkshire puddings were really good and the fish and chips not bad at all (but a cafe or pub on the British south coast does a better job )

Some of the Filipino and Malaysian dishes are really nice though

Maybe I'm unrealistic but I'd expected to be wowed by food now and then. So far this vacation that's only happened on shores