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Azura current position

Azura current location is at Aegean Sea (coordinates 36.39840 N / 25.41705 E) cruising en route to GRATN > GRPIR. The AIS position was reported 55 seconds ago.

Current itinerary of Azura

Azura current cruise is 14 days, round-trip Mediterranean Fly-Cruise . The itinerary starts on 29 Aug, 2024 and ends on 12 Sep, 2024 .

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The 2010-built MS Azura cruise ship is one of the Grand-class P&O UK liners, with sistership MS Ventura .

The vessel (IMO number 9424883) is currently Bermuda- flagged (MMSI 310610000) and registered in Hamilton .

History - construction and ownership

P&O Cruises is a subsidiary company and two brands owned by Carnival Corporation - P&O UK and P&O Australia. In 2000, P&O Cruises became subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, which merged with Carnival Corporation in 2003. P and O is the world's oldest cruise company, starting passenger shipping operations in 1822 on the routes connecting England with Iberia.

The 3100-passenger ship Azura is the second vessel of this size for P&O UK (the first was sister ship Ventura, which was released in 2008). The design of the ship is orientated to the traditional passengers of the fleet. Azura was the first in the fleet to introduce an open-air cinema and 18 single staterooms. The wide cinema screen called SeaScreen is placed in front of the funnel.

Decks and Cabins

P&O Azura staterooms (1557 total, in 35 grades) include 26x Suites, 882x Balconies, 195x Oceanviews, 434x Inside, 2x Family Suites, 18x Studios (single-occupancy cabins). Most cabins are sized 165 ft2 / 15 m2. Most cabin balconies are sized 45 ft2 / 4 m2. The largest passenger accommodations are the Aft Penthouse Suites (410 ft2 / 38 m2, with terrace sized 180 ft2 / 17 m2).

The boat has 18 decks , of which 15 are passenger-accessible and 9 with cabins.

Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks

Spanning two decks, the Meridian restaurant is one of the ship's main dining rooms, featuring a glass design and a central grand staircase. The restaurant serves good quality food in a sometimes pretty chaotic environment. Breakfast features everything one would expect, from light and healthy options to British fry-up. Lunch is a la carte, including soup, lighter dishes, and pies while afternoon tea serves tasty treats of sandwiches, scones, and cakes. At night the Meridian operates the usual dining system of two sittings, where guests dine each night at the same table. The upper tier is for those who have chosen Freedom Dining, which means you can turn up at any time.

Follows the complete list of Azura restaurants and food bars.

• Meridian Restaurant (2-level aft Dining Room; for Breakfast 7:30-9 am, and Lunch 12:15-1:45 pm/3-course menu; Your Time dining at dinner 6-9.30 pm)
• The Oriental Restaurant (aft MDR, with fixed seating dining at 6:30 and 8:30 pm)
• The Peninsular Restaurant (forward MDR, with fixed seating dining at 6:30 and 8:30 pm, open-seating breakfast and lunch; also serving Afternoon Tea 4-4:45 pm)
• Sindhu (Indian specialty restaurant, by A. Kochhar)
• The Glass House (steakhouse/seafood specialty restaurant and wine bar, by Olly Smith)
• Verona Food Court (buffet-style; transformers into an Italian Trattoria restaurant in the evenings; complimentary)
• Venezia Food Court (buffet-style restaurant; complimentary; also serving themed dinners)
• Poolside Grill (fast food bar for burgers, baguettes, hotdogs; open 11 am - 7 pm for casual lunch and dinner; complimentary)
• Poolside Pizzas and Ice Creams Bar (11 am - 8.30 pm)
• Seventeen (dinner specialty restaurant; serves suite guests only for breakfast and dinner).

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

Azura is familiar to Princess Cruises' fans, as she definitely oozes P&O Cruises' classical style: complete dress codes, afternoon tea, deck games and ballroom dancing (dancing is very popular). Within twenty-four hours travelers can see passengers dancing together to a band in the atrium twice and dancing sessions featured prominently in the daily schedule. There is always something happening on one of the vessel's 3 dance floors, which include the wooden one in the atrium, that hosts regular dance evenings. Additional amenities include: Complimentary 24-hour Room-Service, Internet/WiFi access, supervised kids programme, laundry/self-serve laundromats.

Follows the complete list of Azura lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens, and adults.

• Azura Atrium (3-decks central open floor area and social hub); Atrium Shops (Regalia - clothes, souvenirs, gifts; The Wardrobe - brand fashion, watches, bags, hats); Chic - fashion boutique; Emporium - candy shop; Eternity - jewelry, Essence - perfumes)
• Java Coffee Bar (specialty teas and coffees, complimentary sweets and snacks)
• Brodie’s Pub; Karmala Room (multi-purpose lounge); Malabar Lounge (Indian themed, live music); The Blue Bar; The Planet Bar; Breakers Bar (sports bar)
• The Playhouse Theatre (800-seat, 2-decks, featuring grand scale productions, live performances, game shows)
• Manhattan Lounge (live entertainment venue and disco)
• Casino; Ivory Suite (vow renewal and wedding services)
• Photo Gallery and Shop; Art Gallery; The Library (with Internet computers)
• SeaScreen (outdoor LED screen for movies)
• Terrace Pool (adults only area, served by Terrace Bar); Aqua Pool and Bar; Coral Pool and Bar; 6 jacuzzis
• The Retreat (adults only area)
• Oasis Spa and Health Club (Treatment Rooms, Thermal Suite, Beauty Salon); Oasis pool & bar
• Gymnasium (complimentary equipment, Fitness classes; Yoga and Pilates at surcharge)
• Kids Venues (The Beach Hut; Frontiers; The Hub; The Sea Bed)
• Game On! (teen lounge with video games arcade); Apartment 16 (teen lounge)
• Shuffleboard; Sports Court (basketball, volleyball, tennis); Table Tennis; four Golf Net cages.

Itineraries

P&O Azura itinerary program is based on roundtrips from homeports Southampton England , Bridgetown Barbados (Caribbean Islands voyages), Valletta Malta (Mediterranean fly-cruises), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands) and Transatlantic crossings (UK-Caribbean) on seasonal redeployment (RepositionCruises.com).

Due to the Coronavirus crisis, the ship Azura was paused through December 2021.

For the winter 2022-23 Canaries program, P&O added charter flights for Azura's itineraries (7-day plus 14-day B2Bs ) out of Tenerife. The Canaries-England fly cruises are with roundtrip flights are from the UK (Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester/East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle) and with an overnight port stay in Tenerife. Fly-cruise rates started from GBP 609 / USD-EUR 706 pp (7-day itinerary).

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Other P&O UK cruise ships

The Fincantieri Monfalcone -built MS Azura is one of P&O UK's largest vessels, and one of the largest passenger ships on the UK market - along with the fleetmates Ventura  (sistership), Britannia (2015)  and P&O's newest ship Iona (2020) . Azura's Godmother was Darcey Bussell (Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell) - 1969-born British ballet dancer. Ship's Inaugural Cruise/maiden voyage started on March 31, 2010, from the shipyard Monfalcone (Italy) to Southampton England .

P&O Azura (Monfalcone shipyard/hull number 6166) is powered by Wartsila-Sulzer marine diesel engines (models 8ZAV40S and 8L46C) generating total power output 67,22 MW.

MV Azura was designed to appeal more to the line's mostly British passengers. The vessel offers a huge selection of balcony staterooms (almost 900 of them, divided into 10 different categories). The ship also features 18 single occupancy cabins, spa cabins (with direct access to the Spa complex), huge-size Atrium with a dance floor in it, open-air theatre (large movie screen in front of the funnel), a total of 11 dining places.

During winter, the ship cruises in the Caribbean leaving roundtrip from homeport  Bridgetown Barbados . Fly-cruise deals from the UK (Southampton) to Bridgetown are also offered. P&O UK's "flight and cruise" deals to the Caribbean are additionally inclusive of discounted airfare to and from Barbados.

In August 2017, Azura became the world's first cruise ship performing gay weddings at sea. P&O UK's wedding packages prices started from GBP 1200. For comparison, Cunard’s ship weddings cost from GBP 2570 (on RMS Queen Mary 2 ) and from GBP 2120 (on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth ). On MS Azura, gay wedding ceremonies are carried out by ship’s Captain, while marriage licenses are issued by Bermuda's Government (as the vessel is flagged/registered in Hamilton Bermuda ).

Among cruiseferries, boat's namesake is the GNV -owned MS Azzurra . Another namesake is the megayacht Emerald Azzurra (2021).

P&O Azura refurbishments review

The ship's drydock 2020 (April 4-16, at Navantia Ferrolane Shipyard in  Ferrol Spain ) was a GBP 20 million project planned mainly for needed repairs and equipment modernization. The project involved 3000 people - 1000 crew, 1500 contractors (employees of companies hired by the shipowner, most from the UK) and 500 local workers (specializing in mechanics, steelworks, painting).

Works included technical and hotel maintenance, general upgrades of public areas (all bars and restaurants) and passenger cabins (beds, bathrooms, lighting, woodwork, decoration). All staterooms and venues received new carpeting and furniture. Four bars now serve draught beers. Some outdoor deck spaces were redesigned to allow alfresco dining.

The ship's drydock in November 2015 (GBP 26 million project) resulted in the following deck plan changes.

• The vessel received the new P&O livery (on the hull).
• Added were the new restaurants/venues Sindhu, Glass House, Grab and Go, Costa Coffee.
• Renovations received the Theatre Lounge, Lido Buffet, Reef Kids Club, Sidewalk Cafe, Spa, Shops, Casino, Champions Bar.
• New Beach House menu was introduced.

All passenger staterooms received various upgrades.

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Azura drinks prices?

By SeaSickGill , January 9, 2011 in P&O Cruises ( UK )

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SeaSickGill

My first ever post = hope I've done this right:confused:

Can anyone tell my some basic drinks prices on board - nothing too detailed, cheap bottle of red with tea (sorry dinner), a whiskey and ginger, perhaps a cocktail or two....

Any help would be great, the P&O website doesn't seem to give them.

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Here is a list from the website

https://ask.pocruises.com/resources/carnivaluk/fleet/po_bar

The house wine is fine on P&O and tended to be what I drank. The Glass House also has some nice wines by the glass too.

There is usually a cocktail of the day for about £2.85

Have a great trip - she's a lovely ship

Thanks for your reply, just had a look and the prices are pretty good. No doubt a few cocktails of the the day will be drank - although the Bay of Biscay early April may call for a few brandy's:eek:

We did the Bay in early April on Ventura last year and it was fine. It was closer to Portugal that was a bit choppy. You can also buy spirits for your cabin via the cabin steward - starting from around £12 for a litre of gin. We usually had a G&T while getting ready for dinner.

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Rivierabelle

Do they do a drink package?

I had cocktail of the day: Moscow Mule while crossing Bay of Biscay. The ginger in it cured my slight feeling of sea sickness and I was able to take the sea bands straight off :D

Not really. You can buy a wine package (i.e. several bottles at a discount) in the restaurant and you can get offers on beer in the cabin, e.g. 7 for the price 6. Drinks are very reasonable so a drinks package isn't really that necessary.

MattyBarlow

I had cocktail of the day: Moscow Mule while crossing Bay of Biscay.

My favourite!!!!!!

Look out for cock tail of the day.. and the virgin cocktail ( no alcohol) which are often better value... the virgin cocktail often works out better than just a coke... out on deck type drink..

They also will have a Specilty coffee of the day etc .. you see them listed in the daily paper or ask the drinks waiter.. they will know what it is each day.

I will have one this evening in your honour. Cheers :D

Wow, great info on drinks prices, thank you, printed list off, seem very reasonable, less expensive than Princess, making our selections now:)

Brenda & Rob

Wow, great info on drinks prices, thank you, printed list off, seem very reasonable, less expensive than Princess, making our selections now:) Brenda & Rob

A lot less than Princess and no 15% added either. :D

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