It has also been a few years for me.

Azamara is at the high end of the cruises I have taken (I echo the above comment that Azamara is "premium" rather than "luxury"); I was very impressed.

Food: Main dining is quite good, but I definitely recommend going at least once to the specialty restaurants (Prime C for steaks and Aqualina for seafood). There is an upcharge (now $25 pp IIRC, but I think suite guests may get comped once or twice) - totally worth it. Whatever else you order, get the chilled seafood platter appetizer at Aqualina (not sure if this still holds, but you used to be able to order from either menu e.g. if eating at Prime C you could ask for a dish from the Aqualina menu).

Drinks: The wines included with meals were not over-the-top spectacular, but they were not bottom-of-the-barrel either. They also offered better wines for an upcharge, but I was happy with the included selections. Nowadays they also include some mixed drinks, but this change occurred after my most recent sailing with them so I have no experience with the quality of their included spirit offerings. Some specialty coffees were also included; I was happy with those that I had.

Ship tours: The few I took were typical of cruise ship tours (although the frozen towels to cool down with mid-tour at Ephasus in July were a nice touch). The "Azamazing evenings" had not yet started when I cruised with them; I have heard mixed reviews when they first started from acquaintances but I have heard nothing either way in the past 1.5 years. Generally I recommend that you look for private tour guides in each port rather than take ship tours.

Staff: Fabulous!!! Everyone on board really takes care of you, and the officers are visible and friendly - the captain came down to the coffee bar every day mid-morning and was always happy to chat with passengers (a far cry from most larger cruises). On one cruise I was on a bridge tour when a passenger fainted and the tour was cut short by a few minutes; we were invited back for a second tour even though we really did not miss much on the interrupted tour.

Entertainment: The one area where a smaller ship has a very hard time competing with larger cruise ships is in shows and other entertainment. Azamara ships have a small cabaret-style lounge instead of a large theater, which limits the ability to do shows with extensive set changes etc. Some entertainers were brought on board to perform for a few days, while other shows were done by the "regular" staff. All the performances I saw varied from good to very good; it helped that the cruise director on all my Azamara cruises had worked on Broadway.

I would go back on Azamara anytime.