Jerry will wear a coat every night -- primarily to stay warm. He'll also probably wear a tie at the specialty restaurants. I'll try to talk him out of bringing a suit. As for me, I'll dress for dinner the same way I would on Regent.
I agree with JoAnn--I'd prefer an LCT get together. Since we don't see our LCT friends very often, they're the ones we'd talk to anyway.

OK, let's plan on a LCT sail-away party just after muster drill. Sunset Bar, deck 9 aft, just outside Windows Cafe (the buffet). Hoping the weather will permit an outdoor event! If not we'll regroup! I think the CC meet & mingle will be the next day, so we can meet the others then. CC is very important to Azamara, so the "party" is generally much nicer and better attended by staff than on other lines.

Yes, dress is country club casual with many people dressing a little less on the casual side. Women do wear cocktail attire, men do wear coat and tie, not every night, but it's certainly in the mix. No suit necessary. Mark will bring his navy blazer, but no suit, and wear a tie a few nights. No one will be out of place dress-wise. Daytime is very casual.

We've never been to one of the Captain's welcome or farewell parties. So far they have been after dinner around 9:30ish and we have always still been in the middle of dinner!

Sounds good Suzanne, like the idea of just a small group for first night cocktails.

Thanks for the input, will pass along to Frank, my guess he probably won't change what he already has in mind.

I've never needed a jacket on Azamara and don't have room to pack one anyway. It's pretty casual. I use a pattern dress shirt on some evenings.
The CC meet & greet will be posted in the daily dribble, but last time it was around 2:30 on embarkation day.

Thanks Suzanne...just after Muster drill works for us.

We and the Huffords embarked on the Azamara Journey yesterday noon and settled in. Cruise Critic meet & greets are held right after the muster drill so you better use that for the LCT meeting or meet at around 4:00, before the drill. Ct the CC gathering we met up with Mike (Count Florida) and Pat and the 6 of us had dinner together.
Tony Markey is the cruise director. Tony & Barry Hopkins began their careers together before Barry went to Radisson. Tony is very much like Barry in the way he runs things.

Have a GREAT time you sure have a fun group of people on board. Look forward to hearing about your adventures

I've just had the BEST news! My friend Lynne, who I met on my first Azamara cruise 2 years ago, just booked. She's coming all the way from Brisbane - her birthday is on April 12th and she decided this was the way she wanted to celebrate. Can't wait for you to meet her!!

We look forward to meeting her Andrea...she shares a birthday with my very BFF (aka...my sister).

only a week now. We are ready.....see everyone next Wednesday or Thursday. Looking forward to a new adventure and trying Azamara.

The hotel director has offered to provide an LCT cocktail party, probably the 2nd or 3rd sea day from 5:30 to 6:30. I need to provide a list of names & suite numbers and we can make the list when we meet on embarkation day. Marcie, please bring your roll call list. Other people, such as Andrea’s Australian friend are also welcome. Please get the word out to any other B&K people who don’t post on LCT. I think we have around 16 people, but we’re not limited on that. See you on the 2nd.
Jim

Great Jim! Thanks for organizing this!!

We can still plan to get together for sail away. If the CC party is scheduled for right after muster, I'm guessing it will be in Looking Glass (think observation lounge). We will probably run by there as we've signed up for it and then go downstairs to the Sunset Bar for sail away. It's a good view point at the aft of the ship and there are tables as well as the bar area. I think there's also a party for guests around the pool deck.

Jim can proabably comment as to what happened at sail away his segment.

We will follow along with you Suzanne if the CC party is at sailaway.

Sounds great Jim, how nice of the Hotel Director to do this, and thanks for organizing it.

At last count, I think we have at least 19 B&K people on board. I can’t help on what will happen at sail away because in Puerto Caldera we didn’t sail until 11 at night, so nothing happened.

Ready to rock and roll. Driver picking us up at 6:30 in the morning, and we are out of here....woohooo, let the fun begin.

Safe travels everyone!

We will figure something out re sail-away!

You too Suzanne, see you onboard.

Have a wonderful cruise Guys! I can't wait for the SeaMail and lots of photos PLEASE!!

Bon Voyage and safe travels!!

Happy Cruising! Hope they've got enough Sambuca on board. Lots of seamail and pictures please!

Hope everyone has a wonderful time on your cruise!!

Looking forward to some good SEA MAIL

Ship is in Key West today. We were told today that checkin should start at 11:30. Rooms usually ready around 1:30, but bars open and lunch served. Pool grill has some good eats. See ya.
Jim & Pat