Azamara opens 85 cruises for winter 2028-29
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You can look up 85 new Azamara cruises for 29 Oct 2028 through 19 May 2029. The Azamara release is datelined Miami, 4 Nov 2026. The URL path says /2026/10/. The date printed on the article is 4 Nov 2026.
Travel Weekly, Phil Davies, 5 Nov at 07:03 GMT, says the 85 cruises go on sale. Cruise Industry News on 4 Nov matches the season counts. The visible Travel Weekly headline types winter 2029-29. The article body, and the page’s schema headline, say 2028-29. Use 2028-29.
The photo is the lead image on the Travel Weekly story. The alt text is Azamara Onward deck pool. The caption field is empty. No photographer is named. The page does not date the frame, and it does not say the picture is Africa.
The season, in one block
The release’s counts, matched by both news stories, are 85 cruises, four ships, 81 countries, 210 ports of call, 94 overnight stays, and more than 200 late-night departures. The window is 29 Oct 2028 through 19 May 2029.
No page used here prints a fare.
Onward, and Africa
Azamara Onward is the ship that returns to Africa and the Indian Ocean after what the release calls a multi-year absence. The routes span South Africa, East Africa, and West Africa. The season total for that region is 27 countries.
Jamestown, Saint Helena, is on 12 Dec 2028. The release calls it one of the world’s most remote island destinations and mentions Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile. Travel Weekly and Cruise Industry News print the date and the island. They do not need the exile line for you to find the call.
The Vanilla Islands in the release are the Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion, and Madagascar. Both news stories print that list.
Journey, Pursuit, and Quest
Azamara Journey covers the Mediterranean, Iberia, and the Canary Islands. That is 16 countries and 65 ports. Select itineraries have three days in a row in Alexandria, with time for Cairo and Luxor. The release adds that Luxor is home to the Valley of the Kings. The two news stories name Cairo and Luxor and do not print the Valley of the Kings.
The other Journey calls in all three accounts are an overnight in Marseille over Christmas Eve and an overnight in Çanakkale, Turkey.
Azamara Pursuit is the Asia-Pacific ship in the release. The Kimberley Coast in Western Australia includes an overnight in Broome. A Sydney-to-Singapore cruise includes several Great Barrier Reef gateway ports. The release does not name those reef ports. From late March through May 2029 there are five Japan Intensive sailings in a row, built around cherry blossoms. Cruise Industry News prints the Kimberley Coast, the Sydney-to-Singapore reef gateways, and the five Japan sailings. It does not print Broome. Travel Weekly says Pursuit combines Australia and New Zealand with Japan, and it stops there.
Azamara Quest, before the 2029 World Cruise, has Mediterranean, transatlantic, and Caribbean sailings from 29 Oct 2028 through 1 Jan 2029. The release calls the close a Panama Canal holiday and New Year’s sailing. Travel Weekly says a Panama Canal passage. The length of the world cruise is not in this release. The 195-night booking is a separate page, already on this site. Cruise Industry News calls that world cruise 195 days. This note does not merge 195 days with 195 nights.
Cruise Industry News also says the Mediterranean, Australia and New Zealand, and Japan cherry-blossom cruises are on all four ships. The release assigns Africa to Onward, the Mediterranean sheet above to Journey, Asia-Pacific to Pursuit, and the pre-world-cruise set to Quest. It then says that, across the fleet, guests can also experience the Mediterranean, Australia and New Zealand, and Japan. Use the ship names when you book. The four-ship sentence in Cruise Industry News is that article’s.
The bonus, and the two names on the quote
The release prints a 30 percent Early Booking Bonus on every stateroom category. Combination cruises and Grand Voyages can join itineraries. The same release says the bonus is not available on Grand Voyages reservations. It does not print an end date.
Cruise Industry News prints the 30 percent Early Booking Bonus and does not print the Grand Voyages exclusion. Travel Weekly calls the offer a 30 percent early booking discount on all accommodation, and it also leaves out the exclusion. Bonus and discount are not the same word. Use the release for the rule. Use Travel Weekly for the fact that the paper says the cruises are on sale.
The release and Cruise Industry News put the quote on Mike Pawlus, head of itinerary planning. The sentences cover Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Western Australia, and the Kimberley Coast. Travel Weekly prints those sentences and names David Siewers, international chief sales officer. This note does not decide who said them.
If you want one of these dates
Open azamara.com. That is the path the release prints. Pick the ship before you pick the region. The Saint Helena call is Onward, on 12 Dec 2028. The Christmas Eve overnight in Marseille is on the Journey sheet. The Broome overnight is on the Pursuit sheet, in the release, and it is not in the two news stories.
Nothing on these pages prints a price.
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Questions
- Can you book the winter 2028-29 cruises now?
- Azamara's 4 Nov 2026 release unveils 85 cruises from 29 Oct 2028 through 19 May 2029 and sends you to azamara.com. Travel Weekly on 5 Nov says cruises go on sale. The release prints a 30 percent Early Booking Bonus on every category except Grand Voyages. It prints no fare.
- Which ship returns to Africa?
- Azamara Onward. The release says the Africa and Indian Ocean return follows a multi-year absence, across South Africa, East Africa, and West Africa, and 27 countries. Jamestown, Saint Helena, is 12 Dec 2028. Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, and Madagascar are named. Both news reports print that call.
- Who is quoted, Pawlus or Siewers?
- The release and Cruise Industry News quote Mike Pawlus, head of itinerary planning. Travel Weekly prints the same sentences and names David Siewers, international chief sales officer. Use the release for the ship-by-ship map. Use Travel Weekly for the on-sale line and for the word discount.
Sources
Tier 1 = the cruise line’s own published material · Tier 2 = an established cruise-news outlet- TIER 1Azamara Cruises news post, Wednesday 4 Nov 2026, by Azamara Cruises, datelined Miami, 4 Nov 2026: the line unveiled 85 new cruises across all four ships and 81 countries from 29 Oct 2028 through 19 May 2029, with 210 ports of call, 94 overnight stays, and more than 200 late-night departures. Azamara Onward returns to Africa and the Indian Ocean after a multi-year absence, with itineraries spanning South Africa, East Africa, and West Africa, and 27 countries in the season. Jamestown, Saint Helena, is on 12 Dec 2028. The release ties the island to Napoleon Bonaparte's exile. The Vanilla Islands named are the Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion, and Madagascar. Azamara Journey covers the Mediterranean, Iberia, and the Canary Islands, 16 countries and 65 ports. Select itineraries have three consecutive days in Alexandria, Egypt, with chances to visit Cairo and Luxor, home of the Valley of the Kings. Other calls are an overnight in Marseille over Christmas Eve and an overnight in Çanakkale, Turkey. Azamara Pursuit's Asia-Pacific season includes the Kimberley Coast in Western Australia, with an overnight in Broome, and a Sydney-to-Singapore sailing with several Great Barrier Reef gateway destinations. From late March through May 2029, five consecutive Japan Intensive sailings are designed around cherry blossoms. Before the 2029 World Cruise, Azamara Quest offers Mediterranean, transatlantic, and Caribbean sailings from 29 Oct 2028 through 1 Jan 2029, ending with a Panama Canal holiday and New Year's sailing. A 30 percent Early Booking Bonus applies across all stateroom categories. Combination cruises and Grand Voyages connect select itineraries. The bonus is not available for Grand Voyages reservations. The release sends readers to azamara.com. Mike Pawlus, head of itinerary planning, is the person quoted, including the line on Western Australia and the Kimberley Coast. The release prints no fare, no end date for the bonus, and no guest count. The article page does not carry a voyage photo with a credit. The phone number in the site header is not in the article text.
Azamara Cruises, checked 4 Nov 2026 · Read 5 Nov 2026. Load-bearing source. The URL path contains /2026/10/. The visible date on the article is 4 Nov 2026. The hero is the Travel Weekly file, because this page does not put a credited voyage photo on the story. - TIER 2Travel Weekly, Phil Davies, 5 Nov 2026, 07:03 GMT. The schema headline and the article body say winter 2028-29. The visible headline on the fetched page types winter 2029-29. Schema datePublished is 2026-11-05T07:03:00Z. The body says 85 new cruises go on sale. Onward sails South Africa, East Africa, and West Africa, 27 countries, after a multi-year absence. Jamestown, Saint Helena, is on 12 Dec 2028. Indian Ocean islands named are the Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion, and Madagascar. Journey covers 65 ports in 16 countries in the Mediterranean and Atlantic islands. Select itineraries have three consecutive days in Alexandria, including Cairo and Luxor, an overnight in Marseille on Christmas Eve, and an overnight in Çanakkale. Pursuit's Asia-Pacific itineraries combine Australia and New Zealand with Japan. Quest runs Mediterranean, transatlantic, and Caribbean sailings from 29 Oct 2028 to 1 Jan 2029, culminating in a Panama Canal passage ahead of a 2029 world cruise. The four ships cover 81 countries in that window, with 210 ports, 94 overnights, and more than 200 late-night departures. A 30 percent early booking discount is offered across all accommodation categories. The article attributes the Pawlus sentences, including Western Australia and the Kimberley Coast, to David Siewers, international chief sales officer. It does not print Broome, the five Japan Intensive sailings, the late-March-to-May window, the Valley of the Kings, the Grand Voyages exclusion, or a fare. The lead image alt text is Azamara Onward deck pool. The caption attribute is empty. No photographer is named. The page does not date the frame.
Travel Weekly, checked 5 Nov 2026 · Read 5 Nov 2026. Agrees with the release on the counts, the Saint Helena date, and the ship assignments it prints. The hero is this page's photo. The discount wording and the Siewers byline are this page's. The release says bonus, and it quotes Pawlus. - TIER 2Cruise Industry News, 4 Nov 2026: Azamara unveiled 85 new cruises for the 2028-29 season, from 29 Oct 2028 through 19 May 2029, visiting 81 countries, with 210 ports, 94 overnights, and more than 200 late-night departures. The article says guests can experience the Mediterranean, Australia and New Zealand, and Japan during cherry blossom season on all four ships, and it names Onward, Journey, Pursuit, and Quest. It quotes Mike Pawlus, head of itinerary planning, including Western Australia and the Kimberley Coast. Onward visits 27 countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean after a multi-year absence, including Jamestown, Saint Helena, on 12 Dec 2028, plus the Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion, and Madagascar. Journey visits 16 countries and 65 ports in the Mediterranean, Iberia, and the Canary Islands, with three consecutive days in Alexandria, including Cairo and Luxor, an overnight in Marseille over Christmas Eve, and an overnight in Çanakkale. Pursuit's highlights include the Kimberley Coast and a Sydney-to-Singapore sailing with Great Barrier Reef gateway destinations, then five consecutive Japan Intensive sailings from late March through May 2029. Before a 195-day 2029 World Cruise, Quest offers Mediterranean, transatlantic, and Caribbean sailings from 29 Oct 2028 through 1 Jan 2029, culminating in a Panama Canal holiday and New Year's sailing. A 30 percent Early Booking Bonus is available across all stateroom categories. The article does not print Broome, the Valley of the Kings, the Grand Voyages exclusion, or a fare. The lead image is an Azamara fleet file. The page does not name a photographer.
Cruise Industry News, checked 4 Nov 2026 · Read 5 Nov 2026. Agrees with the release on Pawlus and on the bonus wording. The all-four-ships sentence and the 195-day label are this page's. The hero is the Travel Weekly file, because that page prints an alt text for the Onward photo.
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