Azamara reunites R class

AZAMARA Club Cruises will reunite three of eight “R” class sister ships originally built for the now defunct Renaissance Cruises following an agreement to purchase P&O Cruises UK’s ship,

Adonia ( CW breaking news). When Adonia is delivered to Azamara in Mar 2018, it will mark the first time that the three vessels have sailed together under the same brand since Renaissance Cruises went bust.

All three ships are 30,277GRT and are close in age, with Journey and Quest built in 2000 and Adonia in 2001. Adonia will be renamed

Azamara Pursuit and undergo updates to bring it into line with the rest of the fleet.

Currently Adonia sails at a normal guest capacity of 710 passengers, while Journey and

Quest have capacity for a total of 686 guests.

The vessel’s last cruise with P&O Cruises will be a roundtrip from Barbados from 23 Feb-09 Mar.

“During her time with us Adonia has captured the hearts of many thousands of P&O Cruises guests,” P&O Cruises senior vice president Paul Ludlow said.

“She has ventured into new ports of call around the globe and has negotiated Icelandic Fjords, European rivers and Caribbean coves,” he added.

The vessel made history in 2016 while it was sailing under the Fathom brand as the first US cruise company to sail to Cuba in more than 40 years.