Southampton to Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

It went to the Canaries, no airport waiting and late availability. From getting onboard the my holiday app was temperamental to say the least. Everything needed booking through it including theatre etc. by continually going on there I was able to book most entertainment and some restaurants for 6 pm, but Christmas Day and New Years Eve showed that 12.15 am was only time available. Bought ...

A disaster from start to finish. At Southampton, despite all the promises that proof of vaccinations will be checked, nobody was asked for this upon checking in. We were then herded into very long seating rows, crammed like sardines. The itinerary had changed, we were not informed, ever. Our cabin, 7167 - starboard aft - (we always choose this area) shook so violently that the bed and pillows ...

We have cruised with Cunard several times mostly recently last summer on Queen Elizabeth. We were excited to try Queen Victoria and to experience our first pre-Christmas cruise. We had several emails from Cunard on the weeks leading up to the cruise, most of which were reminding us of the health and safety protocols. We were also reminded of the need to bring proof of our COVId vaccination ...

This was our 15th cruise and and first on Cunard. I would rate it 10th or 11th. Seeyoujimmy's review further down echoes our experience. Ship is lovely but very noisy in the back of the restaurant, no conversation possible on Deck 2. It also "wags it's tail" in bad weather. Many folks missed the first gala night. Turned out the propeller was broken, we stopped for 2 nights in Cadiz to change it ...

Having sailed with P & O for the last 17 years we were looking forward to cruising on Iona having seen all the reviews. How disappointed we were , by the food. My holiday app is the go to place to book everything from restaurants to theatre etc etc. However it leaves a lot to the imagination as it doesn’t work on all devises. Booking a table for a meal is something to do on your ...

We had been booked on Arvia maiden voyage and disappointingly that was cancelled so we chose this cruise instead. We got such a great deal we decided to treat ourselves and book the following cruise too 7 nights Northern Europe Christmas markets which included my birthday. Embarkation was a very long queue outside before you even got to the terminal building and had to queue even more probably 1 ...

We booked a balcony cabin on this cruise 2 weeks before sailing. It appeared value for money. For various reasons, we just needed to get away; just wanted to relax, be looked after for a while; ports not important. We have only been on one previous cruise and that was pre-covid, pre-recession etc, so we expected this cruise to be a bit different. THE SHIP - we really liked it. Modern, ...

It has takem me until now to write this critique because I came back so angry and disappointed : we have been cruising with P and O and princess ships for 12 years or more including the Ventura : NEVER WITH P and O again!! canaries was on my bucket list for my 70th brthday gift problems started when couldn't have table for 2: instead we were put on a table for 6 with people I didn't want to ...

We chose this cruise as we were travelling with family and there were children in our group, so we thought Iona would be perfect. We travelled on Britannia in January 2022 and had a really good experience so were looking forward to being on P&O's newest ship. Embarkation was fine, from arriving at the port to being on the ship was about 40 minutes. The cabin was well appointed but VERY ...

Iona review Cabin steward 10/10 Very attentive and always willing to help in anyway possible. Restaurants were hard to book and virtual queues could be from 20 minutes to not available on the day. (Many of the bookable restaurants prior to boarding were fully booked the whole 14 days) we took a chance on a few occasions and managed to get cancellations, albeit mainly very late at ...