Azamara Offers 2010-2011 Winter Cruises from San Diego, Miami

Azamara Cruises’ Azamara Journey will sail first-time Sea of Cortez voyages from San Diego as well as Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises between November 2010 and April 2011.

The cruises in Azamara Journey’s 2010-2011 winter season will visit 23 ports in 13 countries. The cruises opened for sale April 7. The 694-guest ship features butler service in every stateroom, complimentary specialty dining and no formal nights.

Azamara Journey’s 2010-11 Caribbean season will begin earlier, making the crossing from Europe on Nov. 15, 2010. Upon arriving in Miami, Azamara Journey will sail several 12-night Caribbean itineraries roundtrip out of Miami, visiting ports such as St. John, St. Croix, Saint Martin, St. Kitts, Guadeloupe, St. Barts, Virgin Gorda, St. Lucia and Dominica. The ship will also offer 12-night Caribbean voyages between February and April of 2011.

Azamara will offer two 16-night Panama Canal voyages, sailing from Miami to San Diego on Dec. 23, 2010, and from San Diego to Miami on Jan. 30, 2011. Ports of call include Cartagena, Colombia; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua; and Huatulco, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The Panama Canal sailings will bookend two Sea of Cortez cruises roundtrip from San Diego, marking the first time that Azamara or its sister lines, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International, have sailed such itineraries. Departing on Jan. 8 and Jan. 19, the 11-night voyages will visit five ports new to Azamara: Mazatlan, Topolobampo, Loreto, Guaymas and La Paz, Mexico, in addition to the previously visited Cabo San Lucas.