AZAMARA VS OCEANIA! How do they Compare? 

Good review. Of course if you go with Azamara you are stuck with one of the old R class ships. With Oceania you may select a more modern ship with bathrooms you can turn around in. That is why after looking at both, we chose Oceania.

Thank you for this review. I'm booked on an Azamara cruise and most of the reviews complain about the bathroom and shower curtain, rather than the focus on the cruise. Perhaps Oceania is more upscale, however, I was able to get an obstructed view ocean view cabin for $300/person/day, that's less than my last cruise on Norwegian.

I am a long time Azamara cruiser, and have been on 6 Oceania cruises. I have cruised on both lines in the past year (45 days on Azamara and 30 days on Oceania), as I wanted to compare the two. The layout of the former R ships are the same same on both lines, except that Azamara doesn't have a casino, which is fine with me. Staterooms on Oceania have been done over to a higher standard and this is the one area where they surpass Azamara. I find the food to be of comparable standard on both lines. But, I definitely have a much better time on Azamara. The big difference is the "vibe". The passengers, crew and officers are all much friendlier on Azamara. And Azamara stays longer in port, so you don't have to rush back to the ship. I plan to stick to Azamara.

I just booked our first Azamara Cruise, looking forward to it. This level is out of our budget, but some itineraries make too much sense to ignore. Especially once or twice a year cruises on the mass market, the pool of demand pushes the price up to, or even higher than going ultra-premium. I got a deal on a veranda for $3,100 per person, Montreal to Miami, where HAL would have costed $3,400 with Have-It-All.

Good comparison. Oceania owns four "R" Class ships as does Azamara. All eight of those ships were built at the same time in the same shipyard so there is little to no difference. Any differences are cosmetic. Bathrooms on both lines are small and get criticized. Azamara includes all gratuties and a full bar at no cost. From my experience, Oceania cruises are more costly and make Azamara the better choice.

I like the rooms on oceania way better they loot way nicer

Wow, if HA entertainment is better than these lines, it must be pretty bad! We switched lines because of the lack of choice. They got rid of the classical music act so the BB king room and the dueling piano were the main acts if nothing was on main stage. If one of the rooms had bad entertainment, you were stuck with one or hoping the jazzy trio was playing or you spent time in your room or in a bar if you took more than a 7 day cruise.

Any comments on how the gyms compare?

How about the casino difference? Substantial!

I have a comment on the presentation, the correct pronunciation of Oceania = ow·shee·a·nee·uh.

Hi, it looks as Azamara is better value for money, am I right ? And another thing, me and my wife are 45, would it be suitable for us as I booked French Riviera in September for the first time ?