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Azamara · Renaissance / R-Class

Azamara Pursuit

4.0· 594 votesBuilt 2001 · 30,277 GT · 11 decks94 sailings from $233/night
Guests
704774
Crew
400
Cabins
352
Length
181 m
Space ratio
40
Homeport pattern
Barcelona

Where she is right now

AIS reported 12:44 UTC · 2 Aug 2026
En route · Victoria BC· 8/2/2026, 12:44:52 PM· Course 177°
Position
48.50°N, 123.21°W
Heading
177° · COG 177°
Speed
7 kn
Destination
Victoria BC
Our take · opinion

Destination days over megaship buzz

We experience Azamara Pursuit as destination immersion on a midsize R-Class hull—late stays, overnight ports, and a quieter evening pulse than Fun Ship or Oasis energy. We’d put couples and culture-first travelers here when the itinerary matters more than waterslides.

Day to day, Pursuit feels walkable and conversational, with human-scale public rooms and evenings built around live music and wine rather than megaship nightlife. We like her when long days ashore and overnight ports are the point, and the ship is the stylish base camp you return to between museums, dinners, and late sail-aways. She is the wrong pick if you want waterslides, kids clubs, or a theme-park week at sea.

Cabins follow classic R-Class bones refreshed for Azamara during the Belfast drydock that turned Adonia into Pursuit. Most guests should book a step-out balcony, while we stretch to a Club Suite or World Owner’s Suite when terrace time and living space matter on a longer voyage. Ask us before locking inside rooms or lower-deck banks, because older midsize layouts still hide noise near elevators, the pool deck, and late public rooms.

Dining is the product story more than thrill rides, with Discoveries for open-seating evenings, specialty nights at Aqualina and Prime C, and casual bites at the Pool Grill plus Windows Café. Versus Quest and Journey, Pursuit sails the same Azamara destination-immersion playbook with her own deployment calendar across Europe and South America. Confirm sailings on this page, then ask us which category matches your ports, voyage length, and sleep style.

She's for
  • Couples who want overnight ports and longer stays ashore
  • Culture-first travelers who treat the ship as a stylish base camp
  • Azamara fans who already like Quest or Journey’s pace
  • Shoppers trading megaship thrills for destination immersion
She's not for
  • Families hunting waterslides, kids clubs, and high-energy pools
  • First-timers who want maximum wow-per-night spectacle
  • Anyone who needs brand-new cabin tech and infinite verandas
Honest caveat

She’s a 2001 R-Class hull—beautifully refreshed for Azamara, but without modern megaship cabin tech. If infinite verandas and brand-new bathrooms are non-negotiable, ask us before you lock a category.

The record · ship background

Azamara Pursuit, on paper

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Azamara Pursuit began life in 2001 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique as Renaissance R Eight. She then sailed as Minerva II for Swan Hellenic, Royal Princess for Princess, and P&O’s Adonia, including a Carnival fathom Cuba season from Miami, before Azamara took delivery on 14 March 2018. After a multi-month Harland & Wolff refit in Belfast, she was christened in Southampton on 28 August 2018 and entered Azamara guest service that summer.

She is the third R-Class sister in today’s Azamara fleet beside Journey, Quest, and Onward, sharing the intimate footprint and destination-immersion program DNA. Ownership moved from Royal Caribbean Group to Sycamore Partners in a 2021 carve-out. The ship remains Marshall Islands–flagged and managed for Azamara’s midsize product rather than a megaship resort model.

Deployments rotate through European and South American seasons plus transatlantic repositionings, with overnight ports as part of the brand promise. Confirm the exact homeport and overnight pattern on the sailing you are considering—schedules shift by year. Specs, ratings, and live sailings on this page are the place to verify before you book.

Build record

Keel to delivery
2000 – 2001
Inaugural
Aug 2018, Southampton (as Azamara)
Fuel
Marine diesel
Sisters
Azamara (Journey, Quest, Onward), Oceania (Insignia
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Upcoming sailings

40 itineraries · 94 sail dates on Azamara Pursuit. Fares are live and change daily.

8-Night China

Shanghai · 8n · $274/n · Oct 23, 2026

From $3,058 inside · Balcony $2,828

SailingDateDepartNights$/nInsideBalconySuite
27-Night Alaska & Japan Cruise: Icy StraitVancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | Ketchikan, Alaska | Klawock, Alaska | Icy Strait Point, Alaska | Haines, Alaska | Cruise Hubbard Glacier | Valdez, Alaska | Seward, Alaska | Kodiak, Alaska | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | Cross International Dateline | Miyako, Iwate | Oarai | Tokyo
Aug 27, 2026Vancouver27$425$11,468$11,468
14-Night Japan Intensive Cruise: TokyoTokyo | Tokyo | Mt Fuji (Shimizu) | Kobe | Kobe | Kochi | Hiroshima | Beppu | Kagoshima | Nagasaki | Fukuoka | Busan | Yeosu | Seoul (Incheon)
Oct 2, 2026Tokyo14$393$5,508
29-Night Asia Combination Cruise: TokyoTokyo | Tokyo | Mt Fuji (Shimizu) | Kobe | Kobe | Kochi | Hiroshima | Beppu | Kagoshima | Nagasaki | Fukuoka | Busan | Yeosu | Seoul (Incheon) | Beijing (Tianjin) | Beijing (Tianjin) | Dalian | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Naha, Okinawa | Ishigaki | Taipei (Keelung) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong
Oct 2, 2026Tokyo29$386$11,208
15-Night China Intensive Cruise: BeijingSeoul (Incheon) | Beijing (Tianjin) | Beijing (Tianjin) | Dalian | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai | Naha, Okinawa | Ishigaki | Taipei (Keelung) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong
Oct 16, 2026Incheon15$331$4,978$6,278$13,108
7-Night China Intensive Cruise: BeijingSeoul (Incheon) | Beijing (Tianjin) | Beijing (Tianjin) | Dalian | Shanghai | Shanghai
Oct 16, 2026Incheon7$273$1,908$2,368$3,468
8-Night ChinaShanghai | Shanghai | Naha, Okinawa | Ishigaki | Taipei (Keelung) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2026Shanghai8$274$3,058$2,828$8,798
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