Azamara has mapped out 85 new voyages for the 2028-29 season, and the big news for cruise fans is the line's comeback to Africa and the Indian Ocean after several years away.
The season runs from 29 October 2028 to 19 May 2029 and puts all four Azamara ships — Onward, Journey, Pursuit and Quest — to work across 81 countries and 210 ports. True to the line's slower-travel style, the schedule includes 94 overnight stays and over 200 late-night departures, so you actually get evenings ashore rather than a quick photo stop.
The Azamara Onward anchors the Africa programme, covering 27 countries across the continent and Indian Ocean. A standout is a call at Jamestown, Saint Helena on 12 December 2028 — one of the most remote inhabited islands on the planet, and a place most travellers will never see any other way. The itineraries also tick off the so-called Vanilla Islands: the Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar.
In the Mediterranean, the Azamara Journey works through 16 countries and 65 ports spanning Iberia and the Canaries. Interesting touches include three consecutive days in Alexandria, Egypt, with time to reach Cairo and Luxor, plus a Christmas Eve overnight in Marseille and an overnight in Çanakkale, Turkey.
Down in the Asia-Pacific, the Azamara Pursuit sails Australia's remote Kimberley Coast and runs a Sydney-to-Singapore route calling at several Great Barrier Reef gateway towns. From late March through May 2029, five back-to-back Japan Intensive sailings are timed for cherry blossom season across multiple ports — a smart option if hansei-season timing has been on your bucket list.
The Azamara Quest bridges the season with Mediterranean, transatlantic and Caribbean sailings through 1 January 2029, finishing with a Panama Canal holiday and New Year's sailing before the ship heads into its 195-day 2029 World Cruise.
Azamara is offering a 30 percent Early Booking Bonus across all stateroom categories, which is a decent nudge if any of these itineraries appeal — small-ship, longer-stay itineraries like these tend to fill early.
Who is this for? Travellers who prefer fewer ports done properly over big-ship quantity. The overnight and late-night format suits people who want dinners ashore and evening wandering in port cities, while the Saint Helena call and Kimberley Coast route will pull in the more adventurous end of the small-ship cruise crowd.
