It will be our first time on Azamara - it’s a bit above our pay grade. These are all countries I have always wanted to visit and it was amazing to find them all in one itinerary, the Suez Canal was a bonus. The ports, particularly in Egypt, will allow us to experience quite a lot, albeit on organised tours for expediency. Even with an increase on current prices (tours not released till January 2924) we thought the tour prices very reasonable. The days will be long but then we have 5 sea days before Muscat to recover, relax and enjoy the ship. We blew the budget and upgraded from our original inside cabin to a balcony during a sale that included an OBC and premium drinks package. I love the challenge of travelling independently but we just could not have done this ourselves for the price of the cruise.