The other night I watched Jerry Seinfeld being interviewed by Bill Maher about Jerry’s comedy series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”. They were laughing about how as they get older they enjoy coffee more than ever. Me too!
And I have to confess my favorite guilty pleasure while onboard the Azamara Journey recently was the Mosaic Café. At least once a day I would gravitate there to enjoy a fancy coffee drink and a miniature pastry.

Regular coffee with biscotti
I'm a café patron wherever I go, whether traveling or at home. I love to people-watch over a cup of coffee usually with whatever book I'm reading sitting at my elbow just in case the people-watching is unsatisfactory.
So imagine my delight to have the perfect café onboard and not having to pay a dime extra for it. I was the stereotypical "kid in a candy shop". Every day I would order a different “fancy coffee” and took my time selecting the perfect pastry to go with it (mini pastry, mind you.)

Owen the Barrista
And I wasn't alone. This seems to be the favorite spot of many. It's not large, but is well-situated on Deck 5, just at the top of the grand staircase above the Lobby. Like in the states, people pop in for a quick coffee or a short sit & relax. Many Mosaic Café patrons get their coffee drink and wander outside to a deck chaise lounge or to their staterooms.

Guests getting a coffee
Since I'm writing about cruising it goes without saying that I can afford to buy a daily coffee (and do so almost without fail) but I found it thrilling to have cost removed from my decision at the Mosaic Café. As a point of comparison...after sailing the British Isles on Azamara we sailed back to New York on a well-known ocean liner. Seven days at sea and not once did I gravitate to the ship's café. I couldn't bring myself to add another four plus dollars for a fancy coffee to our shipboard tab, and what’s more, the liner's café was cavernous compared to my mosaic café. the liner carries thousands of passengers so i rarely saw same person twice. in my mind, best part frequenting your hometown coffee shop, or café, is you recognize a few faces and greet acknowledge each other. thus, concept "society."
Socializing in the Mosaic Café
Note: Jerry Seinfeld’s series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” is shown on Crackle.com.
Speaking of coffee, Azamara® has a raft of upcoming voyages that visit coffee-growing countries:
- 12/22/14 Journey: Holiday Cruise Buenos Aires-Rio de Janeiro
- 12/22/14 Quest: Holiday Cruise The Sea Road to Cathay
- 1/20/15 Quest: Burma, Sumatra & Malaysia
- 2/3/15 Quest: Thailand, Java & Bali
- 2/7/15 Journey: Rio Carnival
- 3/9/15 Journey: National Parks of Panama & Costa Rica
- 3/21/15 Journey: Costa Rica-Miami
- 12/23/15 Journey: Holiday Cruise Miami-Costa Rica
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