A guide
to booking No-Fly Cruises
from Southampton
Cruise from
Southampton (UK) with P&O Cruises aboard Adonia a
'child-free' more intimate ship
With a history dating
back to the 1830's, you could almost say that P&O invented
cruising.
Building on this heritage with a strong commitment to
innovation, P&O Cruises is proud to hold the title of
Britain's leading cruise line.
Aimed
exclusively at the British market, you are guaranteed to feel
at home wherever you may be in the World.
The 710 passenger ship
Adonia joined the fleet in May 2011. She is a small ship and her size enables her to visit off
the beaten track destinations and lesser known ports of call.
Exclusively for
adults, Adonia offers an intimate atmosphere and sense of
camaraderie that comes with a smaller ship.
Not a new ship, she
started out originally as one of the R8 ships built by
Renaissance Cruises.
Swan Hellenic also
owned the ship for a while, sailing as the Minerva II before
she was transferred to Princess Cruises as the Royal Princess.
Ship Fact
File
Adonia
Rating:
Premier / 4 Star + Exclusively for adults, smaller ship
Adonia will be based
in Southampton between April and September 2012, offering cruises
from 07 to 23 nights in duration to the Mediterranean and
Northern Europe.
The itineraries will
feature overnight calls in Venice and St. Petersburg, as well
as a round Britain cruise.
In October, Adonia
will then reposition to the Mediterranean and offer Central
and Eastern Mediterranean fly-cruises, departing from Athens,
Trieste and Salerno.
Photos of P&O Cruises Adonia Cruise Ship:
Adonia's style of decor is best described as a floating
country house hotel.
The decor is
timelessly elegant with its rich colours and dark
wood panelling harking back to ships of yesteryear.
Adonia’s main
restaurant is the Pacific Restaurant and there are two further Select dining venues*, Italian ‘Sorrento’ and a
steakhouse named the Ocean Grill.
*Cover Charge Applies.
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; and Raffles, which also offer a
coffee shop menu throughout the day with pastries, chocolates,
hot drinks and afternoon tea.
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 also
the
signature Oasis Spa, offering a range of treatments and
therapies such as hot stone massages and body scrubs,
Aromatherapy, and reflexology. Plus a well
equipped gym with panoramic sea views.
Adonia’s well appointed cabins feature Egyptian cotton linen,
tea and coffee making facilities popular with
British passengers, and over 75% of the cabins have a
private balcony.
Adonia celebrates
all those things, regular P&O passengers love about cruising
with them – a classic dance floor, Crow’s Nest observation
lounge, formal nights, classical music recitals, guest
speakers, silver service dining and a dedicated card room.
Loyal cruisers and
those new to cruising alike will be charmed by the refined P&O
Cruises experience that Adonia offers.”
Adonia’s cruises also
feature ‘Spotlight’ – a new programme of events for passengers
wanting to learn a skill, develop their knowledge or find
hobbies. Talks and interactive workshops are offered on
subjects such as history, current affairs, the natural
world, dance, art and gastronomy. All are delivered by experts
in their field, some including familiar TV personalities.
Highlights aboard Adonia:
Central atrium with grand staircase
8 bars -including Crow’s Nest and
Anderson’s
Club Dining Restaurant
2 Select Dining restaurants – fine
dining Italian style, and a grill restaurant
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