[2] The company was founded by Royal Caribbean who wanted to diversify its operations.

In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company was sold to a private investment group.

They belong to the eight R-class ships that were built for Renaissance Cruises between 1997 and 2001.

In January 2021, Royal Caribbean announced that it would sell Azamara to Sycamore Partners in the first quarter of 2021.

[8] The Azamara ships were built in 1999–2001 for Renaissance Cruises as a part of their R class.