P&O Cruises Azura floated out

P&O Cruises’ latest vessel, the 115,000grt Azura was floated out at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard last week. The vessel is scheduled to be officially named in Southampton in April 2010 and sail on her maiden fare paying passenger voyage on 12 April.

At the float out ceremony P&O Cruises’ managing director Nigel Esdale said: ‘Azura is designed with traditional cruise values of service and quality combined with the flexibility and choice that today’s contemporary customer expects and the high level of early bookings proves this demand.

‘For Azura we’ve gone back to the future. We’re looking at how travelling at sea really should be; sophisticated, relaxing, indulgent and exciting, whilst we are also looking forward at the same time. Firsts for P&O Cruises will include an open-air cinema-at-sea, an open-air spa terrace and single staterooms.’

The 3,118 passenger capacity Azura will feature an Indian fine dining restaurant, Sindhu, which will offer a fusion of fine British and Indian cuisine, as well as a new wine bar and restaurant concept – The Glass House. Sphere: Related Content