Bob Miessler, Azamara Club Cruises

How many times have you worked Cruise Expo with Brentwood Travel?

This will be my second year.

How long have you been with Azamara Club Cruises?

One and a half years, since we hired our dedicated sales team.

What made you want to work for Azamara Club Cruises?

Besides having an Azamazing team?  LAND!  Azamara's focus on LAND and more time in port is what I love most about our unique cruise brand.  If I am going to Santorini, I want to stay until 10, 11PM at night, and that is what Azamara offers - longer, stays, more overnights, and night touring. And of course, the great culinary experiences onboard our boutique vessels.

What do you feel is the main thing that sets Azamara Club Cruises apart from your competition?

Absolutely, positively how we stay longer in port and overnight more than any of our competitors.  We focus on not only providing a world class experience onboard, but giving you MORE time in destination to experience MORE!  This is our primary focus - "Destination Immersion".

Share a memory from one of your favorite trips with Azamara Club Cruises: 

So difficult to choose just one, but I have great memories of our "Azamazing Evening" in St. Petersburg Russia.  We took all of our guests onboard (about 600 guests) to the historic St. Petersburg Philharmonic for a PRIVATE performance by the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.  Champagne was flowing, our Captain Carl was present, and Chief Composer Yuri Temirkanov provided the show of a lifetime.  Glancing around the audience of Azamara guests and seeing their smiling faces brought home for me what Azamara Club Cruises is about.  Experiences.  Bespoke, authentic, and localized experiences. And to think that our Azamazing Evenings are complimentary!!!

Describe a client who would be the perfect fit for Azamara Club Cruises: 

It's quite easy.  ANYONE who enjoys spending longer in port, and those who want to EXPERIENCE the destinations visited.  People who like small boutique ships (roughly 680 passengers only), and those who demand the finest in dining and accommodations.  If you enjoy casual luxury (no ties or tuxedos!), a remarkable crew experience, and more time for experiences in destination, Azamara is a perfect choice.

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​Bob's tip for traveling parents:

I always bring a stuffed animal of my daughter's so I can take a photo "In Destination" and send it to her showing where we've been.  This was taken at the Lycian ruins at Xanthos, Turkey in 2016 while on an Azamara voyage…taken with an unsuspecting local. ; )

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