P&O Azura

P&O Cruises' Azura is a family-friendly ship, launched in 2010, with a maximum capacity of over 3500. Registered in London, the Azura cruise ship comes with a British feel and a variety of child-friendly activities.

The P&O Azura is the company's most advanced cruise ship ever built and offers families a big-ship environment with all the comforts of a luxury liner. With its P&O sister cruise ship, Ventura, Azura is the largest cruise ship ever built for British holidaymakers.

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P&O's Azura has a British feel, with sterling the on-board currency, and a style all of its own. On board, you'll find 7,000 pieces of art from 55 British artists. There's an art gallery where you can buy artwork.

Ship Stats & Features

Passenger capacity: 3,100
Year entered service: 2008, 2010
Beam (ship width): 118 feet
Draught (ship depth): 26 feet
Length: 951 feet
Tonnage: 115,000
Crew: 1,226
Number of passenger decks: 14
Number of swimming pools: 4
Number of cabins: 1,546

Food, Cuisine & Dining

The P&O Azura comes complete with several on-board dining choices: there's a café, dining rooms, a grill, pizzeria and an ice-cream bar. You'll find three specialty restaurants where you have to reserve tables. They serve Indian cuisine, steaks and seafood.

Aside from the on-board dining, the main focus of drinking on board the Azura are a variety of bars, lounges and night clubs.

P&O likes traditional British cruising and that includes strict dress codes. For men on the P&O Azura, that means tuxedos; for women, elegant dresses. Cruise for 16 nights and expect five to be formal; two on a seven-night cruise. On other nights, you'll get away with semiformal - dinner suits for men, smart separates for women - or smart-casual, which translates to dark, smart denim, but no sports gear at all. Children are allowed smart-casual on formal nights. Dress codes kick in after 6pm.

Onboard entertainment & activities

Passengers on the P&O Azura get three main pools: one at the stern and two on the pool deck. If you're after extra deck space, you can pay a little more and get into a covered, child-free zone called The Retreat. Here, you'll find a sun deck with its own private terrace dotted with cabanas, and single and double sun-bed loungers. You'll also enjoy SeaScreen, a massive open-air movie screen, near the funnel by the Aqua Pool.

There's an impressive three-deck atrium, with an integral dance floor, open-plan library and casino. Also on board are shuffleboard courts, beauty salon, whirlpools and health centre with massage and treatment rooms.

Sports fan will enjoy P&O touches on the Azura that include an aerobic and exercise room, a golf driver net, gym and sports court.

Spa & Fitness facilities

The Oasis Spa offers relaxing treatments for you to take advantage of during your cruise. The spa features:

* Fully Equipped Gym
* The Retreat - alfresco spa terrace
* Thermal suite spa
* Outdoor Sports Court - can be used for football, cricket and tennis

Cabins

The P&O Azura comes with five different staterooms, ranging from 130 square feet to suites that span up to 742 square feet. They come in clean and neutral tones with furniture in light wood. The ship has an artwork theme, and each cabin has nautical canvas pictures. Kettle and hot drinks facilities are standard in the staterooms, with Twinings tea bags and coffee stocked up every day.

Common misspellings: Azure, Azurer, Azur