AZURA Southampton Bound

| April 4, 2010 | Shipping News | 6 Comments
AZURA taken at 10:42hrs, leaving Monfalcone, Italy with pilot disembarking, April 1, 2010. Photo copyright Alberto Marchesi

Last looks from her builders Fincantieri at Monfalcone, Italy as the new P&O AZURA, (sister to VENTURA) drops her pilot and heads for her new home port of Southampton, UK.  AZURA will arrive at Southampton’s Ocean Cruise Terminal on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 07:00 hrs and she will leave on her maiden voyage on Monday, April 12. Former prima ballerina, Darcey Bussell will be the guest of honour at AZURA’s naming ceremony on Saturday, April 10. AZURA is registered in the UK.

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MARTIN COX - Founder and publisher of MaritimeMatters, inspired by maritime culture and technology growing up in the port of Southampton. He works as a photographer in Los Angeles, and his works has been exhibited in LA, San Francisco, New York, London and Iceland. Martin is the co-writer of the book “Hollywood to Honolulu; the story of the Los Angeles Steamship Company” published by the Steam Ship Historical Society of America. The Los Angeles Maritime Museum has commissioned artworks and collected his photographs.

6 Comments
  1. anthony ward

    Yet another hideous, boxy, squared off stern-type ship. I hate these new designs.

  2. ron bowles

    got to be worth a try before condeming surely

  3. David

    I did a Transatlantic crossing on the Golden Princess the earlier version of the Azura and these ship are Holly Rollers. The Golden seemed to Hang on EVERY Roll to the point of alarm.

  4. David

    I agree with Mr. Ward looks like a Apartment Building, and extremely top heavy.

  5. Michelle

    I agree with Mr. Ward looks like a Apartment Building, and extremely top heavy.

  6. Alan Bayliss

    When everyone (well almost) wants an balcony nowadays this is the boxy type of ship we end up with. She does look extremely top heavy but I’m sure will be nice as pie on the inside.
    I wonder if we will see her in Australia ?

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