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Itineraries of the Azamara Pursuit

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decks plans

Deck 11

Sun deck
Azamara Pursuit Pont 11

Deck 10

Restaurant, jogging track
Azamara Pursuit Pont 10

Deck 9

Pool, bar, spa, fitness center, café
Azamara Pursuit Pont 9

Deck 8

Cabins
Azamara Pursuit Pont 8

Deck 7

Cabins
Azamara Pursuit Pont 7

Deck 6

Cabins
Azamara Pursuit Pont 6

Deck 5

Restaurants, bar, lounge, café
Azamara Pursuit Pont 5

Deck 4

Cabins, medical center
Azamara Pursuit Pont 4

Deck 3

Deck 3

Deck 2

Deck 2

Deck 1

Deck 1

Ship's attributes

Specific needs

  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Technical specifications

  • Tonnage:  30277
  • Speed:  18.5 knots
  • Passengers:  1112
  • Decks:  11
  • Length:  180 m
  • Width:  29 m

History

  • 2018: Année de rénovation

Five names, five lines, twenty-five years

No ship in our catalogue has changed hands this often. Delivered in 2001 as R Eight, she became the Minerva II at Swan Hellenic from 2003 to 2007, the Royal Princess at Princess from 2007 to 2011, then the Adonia at P&O from 2011 to 2018, with a spell under the fathom brand in 2016 and 2017. She arrived here in August 2018, after a refit at the Harland and Wolff yard in Belfast.

Two of those lines still appear elsewhere in our catalogue. The same ship, under different names, therefore turns up in it more than once, at different periods.

Seven hundred and four guests at double occupancy, up to seven hundred and seventy-four, four hundred crew. One hundred and sixty-two departure dates: twenty in 2026, seventy-one in 2027 and seventy-one in 2028. Ten of those lines appear twice, which gives one hundred and fifty-two distinct dates.

One hull of eight, and the other seven are elsewhere

The four ships in this fleet come from a single series: eight identical hulls ordered from Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire by an American operator, Renaissance Cruises, which went bankrupt in 2001. The eight hulls were scattered, resold, renamed, and every one of them is still sailing.

Four are here. The other four are at Oceania: the Insignia, the Nautica, the Sirena and the Regatta, which left that fleet on 17 August 2026. The entire series therefore appears in our catalogue, split between two lines that resemble each other very little.

What follows from it is simple: thirty thousand two hundred and seventy-seven gross tons, one hundred and eighty-one metres, eleven decks, around seven hundred guests. A ship this size enters ports closed to large hulls and stays alongside overnight without crowding anyone. That is exactly what this line does with them.

The number of wheelchair-accessible staterooms is published for no ship in this fleet. We check it at booking rather than quote a figure.

Staying overnight, which almost nobody does

This is the line's real argument and it appeared nowhere on our pages. Most ships sail around six in the evening: you go ashore in the morning, return in late afternoon, and the city you have just visited empties itself for you at the moment it starts to live.

Here, overnight stays alongside and late departures are the rule rather than the exception. That changes what a call can hold: dinner in a restaurant rather than at the buffet, a concert, an evening market, a city without the cruise coaches. It is also why these ships have stayed small.

What is included, and what is not

This formula resembles no other in our catalogue, so it is better read than guessed at.

Included: gratuities, a selection of spirits, wines and beers in every bar and restaurant, soft drinks, teas and speciality coffees, meals in the dining rooms, and one cultural evening ashore on most voyages.

Not included: Wi-Fi, shore excursions, spa treatments, premium spirits, fine wines and Champagne. Some restaurants carry a supplement.

A guest arriving from Regent, where excursions are in the fare, will notice the difference; a guest arriving from Cunard, where gratuities are posted daily to the onboard account, will notice the opposite. There is no general rule in this sector, only particular formulas.

Meanwhile, in the fleet

The Azamara Journey is the house's senior ship, the Azamara Quest her contemporary, and the Azamara Onward the latest arrival. The fleet numbers four.

Booking from Quebec

The carrier is American and the contract is governed by the general federal maritime law of the United States. An action goes before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami. The deadlines are those of American maritime law: six months' written notice and one year to sue, for personal injury.

One point we owe you in honesty: we were not able to verify whether the current ticket contract carries an arbitration clause or a class-action waiver. Several American competitors impose both; we neither assert nor deny it here. Ask for the ticket before paying and read it, or have your advisor read it with you.

A word on ownership, because the documentation in circulation is out of date: this line belonged to the Royal Caribbean group until 2021. It has since belonged to an investment fund and operates independently. Several pages we consulted still describe the former arrangement.

Nothing establishes a Quebec licence for the carrier. Your protection comes from here: Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from the Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and your departure is covered by the compensation fund for travel agency customers.

Frequently Asked Questions

All four from the same series: eight identical hulls out of Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire for Renaissance Cruises, an American operator that vanished in 2001. All eight were resold and renamed; four ended up here, four at Oceania. Not one was scrapped.
A combination found nowhere else in this catalogue. Included: gratuities, a selection of spirits, wines and beers, soft drinks, teas, speciality coffees, meals in the dining rooms and one cultural evening ashore. Not included: Wi-Fi, excursions and the spa.
Yes, they are in the fare. Nothing is posted daily to your onboard account on that account, which is not the case for most of the American lines in this catalogue. Over a fortnight, the difference shows in the final bill.
No. They are booked and settled separately, as at most lines. That is the sharpest difference from Regent and Ponant, where shore outings are in the fare. The trade here is time: the ship often stays in port overnight, which lets you go out on your own.
No, not on the base fare. It has to be bought, aboard or as a package before departure. It is one of the few things this formula leaves out while several competitors include it, including at comparable levels.
She does not leave at six. That is all, and it changes everything. Most ships sail in late afternoon, at the moment the city starts to live. Here overnight stays alongside and late departures are the rule: dinner in town, a concert, an evening market become possible.
Small, and that is the point. One hundred and eighty-one metres, eleven decks, around seven hundred guests. At that scale a ship reaches ports closed to large hulls and can stay alongside overnight without blocking a terminal. The four are practically identical.
Almost nothing, in layout terms. Same yard, same tonnage, same length, same deck count: they are sisters. What separates them is their past and their deployment. Choose the itinerary and the season; the ship will follow.
Six hundred and thirteen, not six hundred and fifty-seven. The gap comes from forty-four lines appearing twice in the listings, mostly on the Onward. We prefer to give the distinct figure rather than the raw one, which creates a false impression of abundance.
It is American. The general federal maritime law of the United States applies, and an action goes before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami. Six months' written notice and one year to sue for personal injury, as that law provides.
We were not able to verify it, and we will not decide it for you. Several American competitors impose arbitration and a class-action waiver; we did not obtain this line's current ticket contract. Ask for it before paying, or have your advisor read it with you.
Five in twenty-five years: R Eight from 2001 to 2003, Minerva II at Swan Hellenic from 2003 to 2007, Royal Princess at Princess from 2007 to 2011, Adonia at P&O from 2011 to 2018 with a spell under the fathom brand in 2016 and 2017, then Azamara Pursuit.
In August 2018, after a refit at the Harland and Wolff yard in Belfast. She was the third R-series hull to join this house.
Seven hundred and four guests at double occupancy, up to seven hundred and seventy-four at maximum, with four hundred crew across eleven decks.
One hundred and sixty-two dates: twenty in 2026, seventy-one in 2027 and seventy-one in 2028. Ten of those lines appear twice, which gives one hundred and fifty-two distinct dates.
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