MV Adonia

For the 1984-built "Royal Princess", see Artemis (ship).

Career
Name:	2001–2003: R Eight 2003–2007: Minerva II 2007–2011: Royal Princess 2011-Present: Adonia
Owner:	2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2006: Cruiseinvest 2006–2011: Princess Cruises 2011-Present: P&O Cruises[1]
Operator:	2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2003: laid up 2003–2007: Swan Hellenic 2007–2011: Princess Cruises 2011-Present: P&O Cruises[1]
Port of registry:	2001: Monrovia,  Liberia 2001–2006: Majuro,  Marshall Islands 2006–2007: Nassau,  Bahamas 2007–present: Hamilton,  Bermuda[1]
Builder:	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Cost:	£150 million[2]
Yard number:	Z31[1]
Completed:	2001
Acquired:	1 February 2001[1]
In service:	2001
Identification:	IMO number: 9210220[1]
Status:	In Service
General characteristics (as Adonia)
Class and type:	R class cruise ship
Tonnage:	30,277 GRT[1]
Displacement:	2,700 DWT[1]
Length:	180.45 m (592 ft)[2]
Beam:	25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)[1]
Draught:	6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)[2]
Decks:	11 (8 passenger accessible)[3]
Installed power:	4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels combined 13500 kW[1]
Propulsion:	2 propellers[2]
Speed:	18 kn (33.34 km/h)[1]
Capacity:	688 passengers (lower berths) 826 passengers (all berths)

MS Adonia (previously R Eight, Minerva II and Royal Princess) is a cruise ship of the P&O Cruises fleet. The ship was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at their shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. At 30,000 tonnes, Adonia is the smallest of seven ships currently in service with P&O Cruises. She officially entered service with the company in May 2011 and was named by Dame Shirley Bassey.

Service history

Originally built as the last of eight 'R' class ships for Renaissance Cruises, Adonia was first known as the R Eight, and entered service in 2001. After Renaissance ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy in late 2001, the vessel was seized by creditors and laid up in Marseille, France.

In 2003, the vessel re-entered operation, this time as the sole cruise ship in Swan Hellenic's fleet. The vessel was named Minerva II, after both the Roman goddess and the company's previous vessel, Minerva.

On 7 April 2007, the Minerva II completed her final voyage with Swan Hellenic and was transferred by the parent company, Carnival Corporation & plc, to Princess Cruises. She was renamed Royal Princess and entered into service for Princess in April 2007. The first voyage as a Princess Cruises liner was on April 19, 2007. She will be transferred to P&O Cruises in May 2011 and be renamed the Adonia.^{[citation needed]}

On 18 June 2009, fire broke out in her engine room. The Royal Princess was on a 12-day Holy Land voyage and just left Port Said, Egypt. A little while later a serious fire broke out in her engine room, disabling the ship. She waited to dock in Port Said for an assessment of the damage.^[4]

On 9 December 2009, it was announced that Royal Princess was to transfer to the P&O Cruises fleet. The ship entered service with the company on 21 May 2011, and was renamed Adonia by Dame Shirley Bassey.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Asklander, Micke. "M/S R Eight (2001)" (in in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.nu/r_eight_2001.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 398–399. ISBN 981-246-739-4. 
3. ^ "Royal Princess Deck Plans". Princess Cruises. http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/rp/deck_plans/rp_seven.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
4. ^ cruiseind.wordpress.com: CruiseInd, retrieved 19 June 2009
5. ^ "Small is Beautiful - Adonia to join P&O Cruises fleet". http://www.pocruises.com/Press/Detail.axd?releaseId=420. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 

External links

• Princess Cruises: Royal Princess