Azamara
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| Industry | Tourism |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Orlando Ashford (Executive Chairman), Carol Cabezas (President) |
| Products | Cruises |
| Parent | Sycamore Partners |
| Website | www |
Azamara is a cruise line based in Miami, Florida, that operates four cruise ships on worldwide itineraries[1].
History
The company was founded in 2007 under the name Azamara Cruises and re-established in 2009 under the current name[2]. The ships were extensively renovated from 2012 to 2013 and 2018, respectively.
Azamara currently operates four ships. They belong to the eight R-Class ships that were built for Renaissance Cruises between 1997 and 2001. The Azamara Quest and Azamara Journey both entered service in 2000 under the original names R Six and R Seven. In March 2018, Adonia was also taken over by P&O Cruises and renamed Azamara Pursuit.
Each of the ships can carry a maximum of 686 passengers. All ships sail under the flag of Malta. Azamara offers cruises with the ships worldwide.
In January 2021, Royal Caribbean announced that it would sell Azamara to Sycamore Partners in the first quarter of 2021[3]. The sale was completed in March 2021[4]. The acquisition of another ship, the Pacific Princess, a sister ship to the other ships in the fleet, was also announced. It was handed over in March 2021 and initially renamed P Prince. In future it will be called Azamara Onward[5].
Fleet
The Azamara ships were built in 1999–2001 for Renaissance Cruises as a part of their R class.
| Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for Azamara |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azamara Journey | 2000 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | 2007 | 30,277 tons |  Malta |
Previously R Six, Blue Star and Blue Dream. | .jpg)
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| Azamara Quest | 2000 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | 2007 | 30,277 tons | Malta |
Previously R Seven, Delphin Renaissance and Blue Moon. | _IMO_9210218;_Split,_2013-09-29_(1).jpg)
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| Azamara Pursuit | 2001 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | 2018 | 30,277 tons | Malta |
Previously R Eight, Minerva II, Royal Princess and Adonia. | 
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Future Ship
| Ship | Built | Builder | Will Enter service for Azamara |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azamara Onward | 1999 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | 2022 | 30,277 tons | Malta |
Previously R Three, Pacific Princess and P Prince. |
References
- ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article248918689.html
- ^ https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=3076
- ^ https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-caribbean-sell-azamara-cruise-brand-coronavirus-2021-1
- ^ http://www.sycamorepartners.com/news/article/2066
- ^ https://www.azamara.com/loyalty/news/sycamore-partners-announces-plans-add-fourth-ship-azamara-fleet
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