Cruise Ship Azamara Pursuit

The Azamara Pursuit arrived at Cascade Bay on Friday morning, 31 January 2025, this is the second cruise ship for the year, and travelers were able to disembark on their cruise ship passenger transfer vessels at Cascade Pier. There had been a brief shower of rain overnight and the weather in the morning was warm and breezy with large swells at Kingston and swells at Cascade as well with the morning high tide.

The passengers were bused to town to begin exploring our beautiful Norfolk Island. Some ventured to Kingston and the world heritage area, and I saw them walking around the convict ruins and enjoying the stunning view of the lagoon. Some checked out the shops in town, while others went off on tours learning about the history and beauty of our remote South Pacific Island.

I drove to Cascade Pier in the morning and took a few photos as the passengers were slowly unloaded and the boat ride looked a bit bumpy as the crew carefully transferred the tourist to the landing area. I returned in the afternoon and the sun was shining brightly and the boats were busy taking the cruise ship passengers back to the Azamara Pursuit. I met a few of the travelers during the day and they said their next stop is the Bay of Islands when they return to New Zealand.

The Azamara Pursuit is on a 14-day cruise starting in Auckland New Zealand cruising around many ports around the North and South Island including sailing to Norfolk Island then returning to New Zealand.

The Azamara Pursuit was built in 2001 and sails under the flag of Malta and is a Azamara Cruises cruise liner. The former names of this cruise ship are Adonia, Royal Princess, Minerva II, R8. The ship has the capacity for 670 to 777 passengers with 375 crew. The vessel is 180m length, Beam 24m, draught of 5.6m and 30,277 tones with a cruising speed of 18knots.

2025 Schedule ships

The last cruise ship was at the beginning of January, the Silver Nova visited on Thursday 2 January 2025, with 673 passengers disembarking at Cascade Pier.

Azamara Cruises arrived on Norfolk Island this week Friday 31 January 2025. Departing Auckland 20 January on a 14-day voyage of New Zealand and Norfolk Island.

I am unsure how many passengers disembarked during the visit.

The next cruise ship on my schedule, please note these are to be confirmed

5 February – Wednesday – Le Ponant – approx 32 passengers - to be confirmed

10 March 2025 – Monday - Scenic Eclipse – approx 228 passengers - to be confirmed

17 March 2025 – Monday - Heritage Adventurer – to be confirmed

If you would like to learn more about this cruise ship, Azamara Pursuit, check out these internet link.

Azamara Pursuit Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review | CruiseMapper

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Azamara-Pursuit-666

Azamara Pursuit Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review | CruiseMapper

14 days, round-trip New Zealand Intensive Voyage

2025 Jan 20 Auckland $4399

https://www.cruisetimetables.com/cruise-ship-azamara-pursuit.html

Cruise Ship Azamara Pursuit

Thank you everyone who made this another successful cruise ship visit, the tourist staff, bus drivers, tour guides, cafes and shop staff, and the passenger tender crew and staff and security at the pier, keeping everyone safe.

We wish the passengers safe travels and a great holiday as they cruise the South Pacific and around New Zealand on the Azamara Pursuit. We hope you enjoyed your day ashore, exploring Norfolk Island on Friday 31 January 2025. Here are a couple of the photos I took on Friday.

Betty Matthews

31 January 2025