Adonia Arrives for P&O

P&O Have a new ship – Adonia for 2011, launching less than 16months after the last newest vessel Azura, the Adonia is set to be a ship that they can be very proud of. Her history is very Royally indeed which is fitting for the time of the year with the Royal Wedding etc. The Adonia was originally the Royal Princess, built in 2001 and a very unique feature for P&O as she will have the smallest capacity in their fleet – Carrying just 710 passengers. Adults only ship, she will include Ocean Grill the Marco Pierre White restaurant that features on Azura amongst its other four dining venues . Also featuring a classic dance floor, Crow’s Nest observation lounge, formal nights, classical music recitals, guest speakers, silver service dining and a dedicated card room

 Sailing out of Southampton with a scheduled launch date of May 22nd – Dame Shirley Bassey is set to be the Adonias Godmother with Actor Hugh Bonneville from Downton Abbey taking part in the naming ceremony – I'm anticipating it will draw quite a crowd.

Ive done a bit of research on the name Adonia to see what it means and what I found Is that it a variation of a Hebrew Biblical name meaning “my lord is God” from the Old testament Adoniah was the fourth son of David. As a female name, Adonia is a feminine form of Greek Adonis, suggesting a very handsome person. - I think this is fitting as she is set to be a might fine looking vessel.