Cruise Ship Azamara Pursuit Update, now due Friday 31 January 2025

Last week I reported that the second cruise ship for the year is due to arrive on Norfolk Island on Thursday 23 January 2025. This week an update was given for the Azamara Pursuit advising it is not rescheduled to arrive on Friday 31 January 2025. The cruise is now sailing in the reverse order of the stops on the cruise voyage.

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.

The January 2025 Schedule shows

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 is due on Norfolk Island this week Thursday 23 January 2025. Departing Auckland 20 January on a 14-day voyage of New Zealand and Norfolk Island.

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 this 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

The images of the cruise ship are from the internet links above.

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 look forward to your arrival on Friday 31 January 2025 and hope the passengers are able to come ashore.

Betty Matthews

24 January 2025