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P&O Cruises - Adonia
P&O Adonia
P&O Cruises presents its newest ship, the Adonia, replacing the Artemis, which has served the cruise line for many years. The Adonia is a streamlined and sleek space for a mere 710 passengers, providing a friendlier atmosphere than some of the larger cruise ships. The smaller size of the Adonia, at a mere 180m in length, also greatly increases the number of possible destinations so guests can expect the opportunity to dock at less commercial and more intimate ports along their journey.
Cruises vary in length from a quick 7-day getaway to the Fjords of Norway to lengthier trips throughout Europe. Summer 2011 will see the Adonia sail from Southampton along the Mediterranean making visits at Huelva and Portofino as well as the more popular destinations of Rome and Barcelona, while the winter months will see the intriguing destinations of Zadar (Croatia), Vols (Greece) and Izmar (Turkey).
Ship Stats & Features
Passenger capacity: 710 Year entered service: 2011 Beam (ship width): 84 feet Draught (ship depth): 20 feet Length: 592 feet Tonnage: 32,077 Crew: 373 Number of passenger decks: 8 Number of lifts: 4 Number of cabins: 355
Food, Cuisine & Dining
The main restaurant, The Pacific Dining Room, offers six course silver service, while the ship’s specialty restaurants include the Italian Sorento and the Ocean Grill. The self-serve Panorama Buffet offers an alternative to the more formal fine dining.
Onboard entertainment & activities
The Adonia has eight decks including P&O Cruises’ signature Crow’s Nest for taking in the stunning views of the Mediterranean through the floor-to-ceiling windows while relaxing with a drink from the long bar. The Anderson, named for the founder of P&O Cruises, is the traditional lounge and is decorated in the dark wooden style of the early twentieth century complete with traditional fireplace, while other public suites include dance floors and stages for after-dinner entertainment. The reception hall on the Adonia is modeled as a copy of the Titanic’s Grand Staircase in fitting with elegant and classical decor.
The library, decorated in beautiful classical English-style, offers over 4,000 titles for your pleasure and card rooms and shuffleboard courts also provide alternative forms of amusement. As Britain’s leading cruise line P&O Cruises are skilled in providing entertainment at all levels. Expert after-dinner speakers and the theatrical and live musical performances are sure to delight, while theme nights and activities such as quizzes and panel games ensure the social and friendly atmosphere of the Adonia is rife.
The Adonia provides an excellent cruise program for adults, with the high-end service and experience you have come to expect from P&O Cruises, and added variety in the choice of destination.
Spa & Fitness facilities
The onboard spa offers the perfect opportunity to unwind and relax while indulging in a beauty treatment, while the swimming pool and ample space for sunbathing can be found on the lido desk and a separate thalasso-therapy pool is also on board. For the more active a jogging track, a golf cage, and a gym offer the chance to keep up fitness levels while on board.
Cabins
The Adonia offers the option of both indoor and outdoor rooms catering for a wide range of budgets and tastes. Outdoor-facing rooms encompass a private balcony for your comfort and pleasure. All rooms have good storage facilities and tea and coffee making facilities are standard. While the Adonia is smaller in size than many of the grander superliners, it still maintains the high standard of service and elegant charm expected from P&O Cruises.
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By May, Bristol on 3rd May 2012
Our second cruise on
Adonia. Great value for
money Balcony cabin
booked through this site,
23 nights for £1499
each!
Adonia only takes 710
passengers spoiled by 400
crew...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / South America
By baker, cheshire on 21st Apr 2012
South American Adventure
from Rio de Janeiro back
to Southampton.
We had a 3 night stay in
Rio saw the fantastic
sights at leisure staying
at the Sheraton Hotel...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / South America
By Palmer, Fareham on 13th Apr 2012
Reading a lengthly review
full of doom and gloom
just before we left for
our 87 day cruise, I was
rather apprehensive as to
what I would find on the
Adonia.
In fact it was wonderful
experience...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / World Cruise
By Haskey, Droitwich on 24th Mar 2012
Before our cruise we had
a P&O organised 3 day
hotel stay in Rio De
Janeiro, and this was
wonderful. The city is a
delight and a one day
stop just isn't enough to
appreciate the sights...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Stephenson, London on 17th Mar 2012
Cruised from Southampton
through Eastern Med and
Dardnells to Black Sea.
26 nights of pure
pleasure! Odessa and
Yalta very nice indeed
especially Odessa loved
it with all the history
and...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Malcolm, Tayport on 6th Mar 2012
A great value cruise
which was blessed with
good weather- a definite
travel plus. Good choice
of excursions although
many ports such as Malta
could be explored very
easily on foot or on the
local...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By boyne, Wimborne on 27th Feb 2012
We were tempted to try
Adonia by its fantastic
ports of call, we
realised that the ship
would be more geared to
the maturer guest, but
the itienary for us was
the reason for our
holiday...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Marr, Balerno on 19th Feb 2012
The Eastern Mediterranean
in December was great.
The weather was 16 - 20
degrees most days which
was getting near a
Scottish summer for us.
We were on P & O's
Adonia...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Haverty, Newbury on 29th Jan 2012
The ship was refurbished
in 2011 and we thought
the interior lovely,
especially with all the
delightful Christmas
decorations and other
Christmas touches for our
December cruise...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By O'Connor, Leigh-on-sea on 28th Jan 2012
The cruise was
“Eastern
Mediterranean (Holy
Land)” on
P&O’s Adonia,
spanning Christmas 2011
and the New Year, on an
Adults Only ship.
However, four of our
destinations changed...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Far East
By Karmock-Golds, Chislehurst on 27th Jan 2012
*A copy of the letter I
sent to P&O Head
office* (I am still
awaiting a reply!)
Dear Sir/Madam
To start with 62.5% of
the original cruise that
I booked has either been
cancelled or altered...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Anniocathio, York on 26th Jan 2012
Christmas and New year on
board Adonia was a a
mixed experience of good
and bad. The ship was a
lovely cosy "cottage"
with excellent
furnishings and super
decor in the public
rooms...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Scott, Wetherby on 17th Jan 2012
We choose our cruises by
the itinerary and this
one had lots of new
places to visit. It was
easy to walk to the main
sights in Venice and we
also walked round Koper
in Slovenia and Split in
Croatia...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Simpson, Reading on 16th Jan 2012
Adonia is a lovely ship.
The food and service is
excellent. We had
problems with
destinations on our
Christmas cruise. Libya
was changed earlier in
the year for Tunisia...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By riley, Dukinfield on 14th Jan 2012
Having returned from
P&O's Christmas and
New Year cruise on the
Adonia, my wife and I
found it to have been
very disappointing. When
we boarded the ship we
felt very much at home as
we had had...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Hales, Hull on 12th Jan 2012
I chose this cruise for
its itinerary - as the
title says, there were
lots of ports and it
ticked a lot of "must-do"
boxes for me. There was a
last-minute change to the
ports (there was
apparently...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By WILSON, Market Harborough on 11th Jan 2012
We travelled on the
Adonia on 6th until 20th
December to the Eastern
Med. First of all we
found the Adonia a very
attractive small ship.
The organisation we
experienced by Thomson
and P & O was...
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P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By Cramant, Manchester on 11th Jan 2012
We chose the Adonia Xmas
and New Year cruise for 2
reasons – the
itinerary and the size of
the ship. Although we had
half expected not to go
to Egypt (having had
Libya cancelled a few
months...
P&O CRUISES / Adonia / Mediterranean
By graves, Brighton on 9th Jan 2012
We have just returned
from Christmas and New
Year cruise on Adonia.
We booked a balcony cabin
A Deck no 037 midships
starboard side of ship,
and herein lay our
problem, a smell of
sewage every time...