MS R Eight

MV Adonia leaving Havana in July 2016
History
Name:	R Eight (2001–03) Minerva II (2003–07) Royal Princess (2007–11) Adonia (2011–present)
Owner:	Renaissance Cruises (2001) Cruiseinvest Eight SA (2001–03) Octavian Shipping Ltd (2003–06) Carnival Corporation & plc (2006–present)
Operator:	Renaissance Cruises (2001) (laid up 2001–03) Swan Hellenic (2003–07) Princess Cruises (2007–11) P&O Cruises (2011–16) Fathom (2016–present)
Port of registry:	2001: Monrovia,  Liberia 2001–2007: Majuro,  Marshall Islands 2007 onwards: Hamilton,  Bermuda
Route:	Miami-Dominican Republic and Cuba
Builder:	Chantiers de l'Atlantique St. Nazaire, France
Cost:	GB£150 million
Yard number:	Z31
Christened:	2001
Completed:	2001
Acquired:	1 February 2001
In service:	2001
Identification:	Call sign: ZCDV2 IMO number: 9210220 MMSI number: 310530000
Status:	In service
General characteristics (as Adonia)
Class and type:	R-class cruise ship
Tonnage:	30,277t GT 2,700t DWT
Displacement:	15,100t
Length:	180.45 m (592 ft)
Beam:	25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)
Draught:	Max. Draft 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
Decks:	12 (9 passenger accessible)
Installed power:	4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 13,500 kW (combined)
Propulsion:	Two propellers
Speed:	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity:	777 passengers (max. capacity)
Crew:	380 crew

MV Adonia (previously R Eight, Minerva II and Royal Princess) is a cruise ship. The ship was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at their shipyard in St. Nazaire, France.

Adonia is a twin sister ship of the Pacific Princess (which is the smallest ship of Princess Cruises), the four sisters operated by Oceania Cruises and the two ships in operated by Azamara Cruises. After service with P&O, she entered service for Fathom in 2016.

Originally built as the last of eight 'R' class ships for Renaissance Cruises, Adonia was first known as R Eight, and entered service in 2001. After Renaissance ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy in late 2001, the vessel was seized by creditors and laid up in Marseille, France.

In 2003, the vessel re-entered operation, this time as the sole cruise ship in Swan Hellenic's fleet. The vessel was named Minerva II, after both the Roman goddess and the company's previous vessel, Minerva.

On 7 April 2007, Minerva II completed her final voyage with Swan Hellenic and was transferred by the parent company, Carnival Corporation & plc, to Princess Cruises. She was renamed Royal Princess and entered into service for Princess in 2007. The first voyage as a Princess Cruises liner was on 19 April 2007.

On 18 June 2009, fire broke out in her engine room. Royal Princess was on a 12-day Holy Land voyage and just left Port Said, Egypt. A little while later a serious fire broke out in her engine room, disabling the ship. She waited to dock in Port Said for an assessment of the damage.