<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">P&amp;O Cruises will offer fly-cruise  holidays in the Mediterranean in 2011. The development comes with the  introduction of 710 passenger ship Adonia, joining the fleet in May  2011. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Full details of Adonia will be released  in the P&amp;O Cruises 2011/12 brochure, and her cruises can be booked  from Tuesday April 27, 2010. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">P&amp;O Cruises, managing director, Carol  Marlow, said: &ldquo;Adonia is an exciting introduction to our fleet and one  that enables us to diversify the range of cruise destinations that we  offer.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">&ldquo;She is a small ship and her size enables  her to visit off the beaten track destinations and lesser known ports  of call. Adonia will be our pathfinder ship, but she will, of course  offer our tried and tested P&amp;O Cruises experience. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">&ldquo;We know that many of our passengers  prefer a cruise experience exclusively for adults and also the intimate  atmosphere and sense of camaraderie that comes with a smaller ship.  Adonia will fit the bill perfectly and we are confident that she is  going to be a much-loved addition to the P&amp;O Cruises fleet.&rdquo; </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Adonia&rsquo;s main restaurant will be the  Pacific Restaurant and there will be two further Select dining venues*,  Italian &lsquo;Sorrento&rsquo; and a steakhouse named the Ocean Grill. There will  also be a buffet restaurant, with some al fresco dining and a barbecue  area out on the Lido deck. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">For entertainment, Adonia will have eight  bars, including P&amp;O Cruises signature &lsquo;Crow&rsquo;s Nest&rsquo; observation  lounge; Andersons, the familiar club-style lounge bar; and Raffles,  which will also offer a coffee shop menu throughout the day with  pastries, chocolates, hot drinks and afternoon tea. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Adonia will also feature The Curzon  Lounge, where passengers can enjoy a drink with a sea view during the  day, and by night enjoy a performance by the Headliners theatre company,  concerts, dancing, or after dinner speakers. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">There will be the signature Oasis Spa,  offering a range of treatments and therapies such as hot stone massages  and body scrubs, Aromatherapy, and reflexology. There is also a well  equipped gym with panoramic sea views. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Adonia&rsquo;s well appointed cabins will  feature Egyptian cotton linen, tea and coffee making facilities so  popular with British passengers, and over 75% of the cabins will have a  private balcony. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">&ldquo;She will celebrate all those things our  regular passengers love about cruising with us &ndash; a classic dance floor,  Crow&rsquo;s Nest observation lounge, formal nights, classical music recitals,  guest speakers, silver service dining and a dedicated card room. Loyal  cruisers and those new to cruising alike will be charmed by the refined  P&amp;O Cruises experience Adonia will offer.&rdquo; </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Adonia&rsquo;s cruises will feature &lsquo;Spotlight&rsquo;  &ndash; a new programme of events for passengers wanting to learn a skill,  develop their knowledge or find hobbies. Talks and interactive workshops  will be offered on subjects as such as history, current affairs, the  natural world, dance, art and gastronomy. All are delivered by experts  in their field, some including familiar TV personalities. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">The ship will be based in Southampton  between May and October 2011, offering cruises from seven to 26 nights  in duration to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. The itineraries  will feature overnight calls in Athens and St. Petersburg, as well as a  round Britain cruise. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">In October, Adonia will reposition to the  Mediterranean and offer six open-jaw Central and Eastern Mediterranean  fly-cruises, departing from Savona, Athens, Trieste and Naples.  Itinerary highlights include a Christmas and New Year cruise to the Holy  Land. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Prices on Adonia start from &pound;1,924** for  the 16 night Western Mediterranean maiden cruise from Southampton in May  2011, &pound;899 for a seven night ex-Southampton Norwegian Fjords cruise,  and &pound;1,399 cruise only, for a 14 night Central Mediterranean holiday  from Trieste to Athens in December 2011. A holiday package add-on with  flights is available for &pound;99. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">&ldquo;We are also delighted to be introducing a  number of new destinations for our passengers next year, as well as a  number not visited since the days of P&amp;O Cruises Victoria.&rdquo;  continued Marlow. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">New ports of call for Adonia are: </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">&bull; Bourgas, Bulgaria <br />&bull; Flekkefjord,  Norway <br />&bull; Foynes, Ireland <br />&bull; Jersey, UK <br />&bull; Koper, Slovenia <br />&bull;  Liverpool, UK <br />&bull; Sassnitz, Germany <br />&bull; Savona, Italy <br />&bull; Zadar,  Croatia </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Ports of call that are being reintroduced  &ndash; in some instances after more than 30 years - on Adonia&rsquo;s itineraries,  are: </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">&bull; Alta, Norway <br />&bull; Antalya, Turkey <br />&bull;  Ashdod, Israel <br />&bull; Bodo, Norway <br />&bull; Bodrum, Turkey <br />&bull; Catania,  Italy <br />&bull; Gythion, Greece <br />&bull; Haifa, Israel <br />&bull; Huelva, Spain <br />&bull;  Izmir, Turkey <br />&bull; Patmos, Greece <br />&bull; Port Mahon, Spain <br />&bull;  Salerno, Italy <br />&bull; Samos, Greece <br />&bull; Tangiers, Morocco <br />&bull;  Trieste, Italy <br />&bull; Volos, Greece <br />&bull; Waterford, Ireland </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Early bird savings are available for  bookings made by 30 June 2010. Double savings are offered on balcony  cabins, with savings up to &pound;800 per couple for a 14 night cruise, and  also on all cabin grades on two of Adonia&rsquo;s fly-cruise holidays in  October 2011 and January 2012. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial;">Free car parking is available on all of  Adonia&rsquo;s cruises from Southampton, and on board spending money of  between &pound;50 and &pound;250 per cabin is also available (amount depending on  duration). </span></p>