In the cruising world travellers seek to temporarily leave their lives ashore and be inspired with highly personalised experiences, enthralling itineraries, and upscale luxury on ships that feel like boutique hotels floating on the sea. This is precisely the Azamara trademark. Azamara offer an intimate fleet of just four ships – which accommodate no more than 702 passengers on each – providing exciting itineraries on almost every continent on earth, from Europe to Africa, and Australia to the Americas, including transoceanic journeys.

These ships – Azamara Journey, Azamara Quest, Azamara Pursuit and Azamara Onward – are the perfect size to cross oceans, but can still sail into intimate, hard-to-reach rivers and ports where they can dock at locations bigger ships can’t. Kotor, Montenegro. Credit: Azamara and Flight Centre If you’re looking for a luxurious and intimate way to explore the harder to reach regions of the world, Azamara is your cruise line.

Here’s what helps make Azamara so special: Premier service and world-class amenities Azamara provide mid-size ships with intimate deck plans that are never, ever crowded. You’ll have a choice of restaurants, cafes, bars, lounges, pools, sundecks, and spas – and the list goes on. Meanwhile, your staterooms and suites are extremely spacious and luxuriously furnished, offering fresh flowers, complimentary bath products, plush cotton robes and 24-hour room service (while some suites also offer a personalised butler.