Azamara Details Excursion Package for 2009 Europe

Azamara Cruises offers pre-packaged shore excursions on select sailings in Europe and Asia. The packages offer a 5 percent savings over the retail value of the tours. As both 694-guest Azamara ships make their way to Europe for the 2009 season, the company has opened shore excursion packages for sale, including a new two-day port package option.

This season, Azamara will offer excursion packages on 19 sailings throughout the Baltic, Western and Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Each sailing offers two variations on the packages: an “Omega Collection” and an “Alpha Collection.”

The “Omega Collection” is designed for a more experienced traveler who has been to the destination before or is looking for a more specialized excursion experience. The “Alpha Collection” is for first-time visitors to the destination or for those who seek a variety of highlights.

The packages do not include a tour in every port, which gives guests the option to purchase other, individual tours in those locations. For example, Azamara Journey’s Oct. 11, Oct. 25 and Nov. 8 sailings each offer a “History and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean” Omega package that includes overland tours in Egypt and Israel.

In Cairo, guests will visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx and spend on night in a hotel. In Israel, guests will visit Galilee, Jerusalem and Bethlehem and stay overnight in a Jerusalem hotel.

The tours are scheduled in a way that also allows guests to experience the Military Tattoo performance in the evening. Packages are available for purchase online, and must be purchased before four days prior to the date of sailing. Tours within the package cannot be exchanged or cancelled by the guest. If Azamara Cruises cancels a tour, the guest will receive a refund for the full retail value of the tour.