Kent and Sandy from Utah here. You will love the small ship. We did Asia in March our first time on a small ship Azamara Quest. It was so friendly and enjoyable, very well organized tours and entertainment. We had no problem getting reservations to the specialty restuarants and ate at them several times. had a birthday and they presented our table with a beautiful Birthday cake. Hope you have a great cruise.We were lucky with the price as we booked waayyyy early. There have been a couple of price increases since we booked. My sister booked just before the change with all the add ons and the ? last price increase & she booked an inside for just a little less than what we got for a balcony cabin. She is going to share ours with us as she is just across the hall from us. I couldn't believe the difference in price.
We booked the HAL one for last Nov. and they cancelled it on us. We ended up doing a Caribbean cruise instead but still wanted to do the Sea of Cortez. Was afraid of another cancel & saw AZ offered the same itinerary so booked as soon as I saw the offer.
Can't wait to try the small ship and see a bunch of new places!!