"Embarkation and disembarkation, very smooth and lots of helpful staff around.Overall, the impression was of insufficient numbers of staff or perhaps they weren’t focussed on their duties...."Read More
I wanted to go on a cruise again as it had been 10 years since the last time.
I wanted again a scenic place to go to so it seemed logical to choose the Norwegian Fjords. After some search, I came across P&O and booked a 7-night cruise with my husband.
We decided to book a sea view room and to book some of the excursions offered online.
The day of the cruise finally arrived. The only ...
Thei was out first cruise, we had a beautiful cabin with balcony. The staff were great and very attentive. All dining facilities were nice but I noticed a lack of variety of vegetables and fruit with main meals in the main dining rooms.
The destinations were great and the expeditions we went on were fantastic. The only problem was a lot of the expeditions and speciality restaurants were booked ...
Booked this trip to see Norway and all it has to offer.
The ship is huge. All shows were booked out for amost the entire trip. Some restaurants were never available so could not experience them at all.
Unfortunately the cruise company did not advise that 2 of the 4 stops in Norway would be closed due public holidays. So nothing to do when you disembark. This would have been nice to know ...
I booked this cruise 3 years ago in 2020; I was meant to sail last year, however I postponed due to the covid protocols. I chose Norway as relatively affordable and having wathed some box sets in lock down (having made the Transatlantic crossing, in 2019, on the QMary with Cunard - as a big treat).
When I first got on the Iona I was slightly overwhelmed with the size of it and wondered if it ...
We chose this cruise for the destination and value. The travel agent tries to upsell of course so choose the cabin you like for yourself from the ships plan. I did speak to someone on board who had to pay the premium for a balcony cabin yet part of the ships structure came across the patio door, so she could not see anything. Really not sure where it was so check that out before buying a balcony ...
Just back from a wonderful week in the Norwegian Fjords on Iona had a great time. We stayed in 95** a conservatory suite which was a great room, nice to have that extra bit of space - lovely for sailing in and out of Olden. Watched all the shows in the theatre, especially loved the magician and the comedian Tucker. Favourite bars Crows nest and Emerald. Loved Sindhu, the Limelight with La Voix ...
A cruise for all walks of life, a beer in a sports bar up to champagne in a cocktail bar to smooth piano tunes. Not having to pay for things we would not need such as wifi and ridiculous drinks packages (we are light drinkers). We ordered all the drinks we fancied and spent £150 in a week. (We had £310 OBC so hit the shops to spend the balance or loose it). Great food and choice of style/quality ...
The only 2 things good about this cruise: the cabin type conservatory mini suite and the itinerary.
The food at all times was substandard: midnight buffet dry crackers with cheese, restaurant options for vegan snd vegetarian little and abhorrently cooked/presented.
We were forced to eat outside the cruise.
Parking in the terminal chaotic and no considerations for disabled.
P&o ...
All round brilliant. The ship was clean, well laid out, modern and easy to walk around. The disabled access is fantastic with automatic doors in the accessible cabins. Plenty to do on sea days with entertainment and plenty of restaurant choices. We used the spa for the first time which had excellent facilities.
Cabin was spacious, modern and comfortable. Our cabin Steward Moses was fantastic. ...
We have cruised with P&O a couple of times before and this was a fairly last-minute decision to go to Norway to see the fjords. We decided to see whether the most basic inside cabin would work for the three of us (me, husband, teenager). Firstly, the cabins look great - the decor is modern and stylish and the shower particularly is well-designed and easy to use. The sofa bed is very firm but quite ...