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Adonia

A little - adult only - addition to the fleet

P&O Cruises bucked the industry trend for ever larger vessels when it introduced Adonia to its flee t- a ship that accommodates just 710 passengers and is able to visit the "off the beaten track" destinations that are inaccessible to bigger ships.

Adonia, which for four years sailed with the Princess Cruises fleet as Royal Princess, joined the P&O Cruises fleet fleet in May 2011, becoming the smallest of its seven ships. Along with Arcadia she is adult only.

Adonia is the smallest ship in the P&O Cruises fleet

The 30,000-ton Royal Princess originally entered service in 2001 as a Renaissance vessel (named R8) before becoiming Swan Hellenic’s Minerva II.

Adonia’s attractive main restaurant is the Pacific dining room and there are two further Select dining venues - Marco Pierre White’s Ocean Grill and Sorrento’s fine Italian cuisine. There is also a buffet restaurant, with some al fresco dining and a barbecue area out on the Lido deck.

For entertainment Adonia has eight bars, including

P&O Cruises signature Crow’s Nest observation lounge

Andersons, the familiar club-style lounge bar

Raffles, which will also offer a coffee shop menu throughout the day with pastries, chocolates, hot drinks and afternoon tea

You can make a stunning entrance down Adonia’s sweeping atrium staircase

Adonia also features The Curzon Lounge, where passengers can enjoy a drink with a sea view during the day, and by night enjoy a performance by the Headliners theatre company, concerts, dancing, or after dinner speakers.

There is the signature Oasis Spa, offering a range of treatments and therapies including Aromasoul massages and body scrubs, Aromatherapy, and reflexology. And the well equipped gym with panoramic sea views is hard to drag yourself away from ... unless you fancy chilling in the quiet and quite excluysive outside jacuzzi

Adonia’s well appointed cabins feature Egyptian cotton linen, tea and coffee making facilities so popular with British passengers, and more than 75 per cent have a private balconies.

Vital statistics

Operated by P&O Cruises
Built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Formerly: Royal Princess, Miverva II, R8
Entered service: 2001; joined P&O Cruises May 2011
Gross tonnage: 30,277 tons
Passengers: 740
Passenger decks: 11
Lifts: 4
Crew: 373
Officers: European
Cabins: 335 including

• 232 with balcony
• 77 with ocean view
• Inside: 26
• 3 for wheelchairs
• Single: 0

Length: 592ft
Width: 84ft
Draft: 20ft
Engines: diesel electric
Cruising speed: 18 knots

Facilities

Pacific Restaurant for main dining, Marco Pierre White’s Ocean Grill, and Sorrento fine cuisine, food court, the Curzon lounge, eight bars, two pools, ocean view fitness centre, Oasis Spa and health club, steam room, jacuzzis, golf nets, shops, library, card room. Adult only.