16 Night Cruise sailing from Southampton roundtrip aboard Adonia.

Adonia will be the smallest of the seven ships within our fleet. Designed to offer a wonderfully intimate cruising experience, she will radiate small ship charm. Stepping on board will be akin to returning home; there will be a comfortingly familiar feel to your surroundings with experienced P&O Cruises officers and crew on hand to look after your every need. Due to her small numbers - she carries just 710 passengers - Adonia will be incredibly sociable and within no time at all, you'll be surrounded by friendly, familiar faces. Exclusively for adults, Adonia will travel far and wide, exploring ports the larger ships of today are unable to visit.

With wood-style panelling, a grand staircase and traditional artworks, her ambience and decor will be in keeping with the traditions of cruising. Yet being a 21st century ship, (she was built in 2001) there'll be modernity to her detailing, all of which will be beautifully crafted. Her Crow's Nest will offer far reaching views by day and live music by night, and Anderson's bar will feel reassuringly British. In her grand lounge, the dance floor will play host to an elegant waltz or cha-cha-cha and its stage will present a wide range of evening entertainment. There will be a card room with panoramic ocean views, ample sunbathing space and restaurants which range from six-course silver service to al fresco grill fare. And of course being smaller, everything is only just a short walk away.

Cruise Overview:
Sail to the fjords with Adonia on this 16-night Arctic adventure to the Land of the Midnight Sun.

Your first port of call is the small sleepy village of Eidfjord, gateway to some huge-scale attractions, including the largest high mountain plateau (Hardangervidda) and Norway's largest national park. Then Adonia takes you to the 'top of the world' where more memorable sights can be found in Bodo, gateway to the Arctic. Just 600 miles south of the North Pole lies the rugged but spectacularly scenic island of Spitsbergen where you'll find Ny Alesund, civilisation's most northerly outpost in this Arctic wilderness, and the small colourful community of Svalbard's capital, Longyearbyen.

More breathtaking views can be found in Tromsr where you could opt to take a cable car up Storsteinen to look out over the city. Then it's on to find that your last port of call, Geiranger, has changed very little since welcoming its first cruise ship in 1869, remaining a small village resort surrounded by natural beauty.

About Eidfjord
The Norwegian cruise port Eidfjord is just a small sleepy village but it stands on the edge of huge scale attractions including the largest high mountain plateau (Hardangervidda) and Norways largest national park.
Eidfjord stands on the banks of the fjord, from which it takes its name, and has attractions of its own including a 14th century church and the largest collection of ancient graves in western Norway at its Viking Burial Place.
A couple of miles away is the Hardangervidda Nature Centre, which is an unusual adventure centre with all kinds of interactive ways of illustrating the rich natural, cultural and historical heritage of the region. Equally unusual is the Troll Train, which travels through the Mabodalen Valley to Norways most famous waterfall - Voringsfossen, which free falls nearly 500 feet.

About Ny Alesund
Just 600 miles south of the North Pole, the rugged but spectacularly scenic island of Spitsbergen is civilisations most northerly outpost and Ny Alesund is the most northerly settlement on it. Although about two-thirds of Spitsbergen and the handful of smaller, neighbouring islands that make up Norways Svalbard territory, are covered in glaciers, the Atlantic Gulf Stream which passes to the west has ensured a rich variety of plants, flowers and birds.
Large areas are now designated bird sanctuaries, nature reserves and national parks. A ban on hunting also means there are plenty of polar bears and arctic foxes to be spotted by keen-eyed visitors. Once the base for Polar expeditions, Ny Alesund is also the place where one of the most famous explorers of modern times, Roald Amundsen, set off in 1928 to rescue an Italian explorer on a dirigible flight from which he never returned.

About Tromso
It is easy to make the most of a day in Norway's most northerly city and cruise port Tromsr because, in summer, the 'midnight sun' shines around the clock. The best way to see its full glory is to take a cable car 480 metres up to the top of Mount Storsteinen, which affords spectacular views out over the city to the surrounding mountains.
The launchpad for many Polar expeditions, Tromsr lies 400 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle and, if you are fascinated by the world of snow and ice, the city's Polaria Science Museum is the place to find out all about it.
Within its iceberg-shaped walls you can meet the local wildlife at a vast aquarium, experience an Arctic snowstorm or take a virtual trek through the frozen wilderness to encounter polar bears and see the mystical Northern Lights.
And, if the experience leaves you thirsty, you're in luck; Tromsr has more bars than anywhere else in Norway!

About Geiranger
It is just nine miles long but the snaking Geirangerfjord is the most photographed of all Norways fjords because of the sheer beauty of its setting.
As you cruise along to the ships anchorage off Geiranger cruise port, just marvel at the views as spectacular waterfalls with evocative names like Bridal Veil and The Seven Sisters cascade down from the steep rocky peaks that overlook the fjord from both sides.
Geiranger welcomed its first cruise ship (carrying a group of Quakers from Scotland) in 1869 and its appeal for visitors has hardly changed since then. It is still just a small village resort which simply makes the ideal base for walking, boating, or motoring tours into a surrounding area full of natural beauty and magnificent scenery with snow-capped mountains, verdant valleys, plunging waterfalls and age-old glaciers.
There are superb views from the Dalsnibban mountain plateau overlooking the fjord.