P&O IONA, NORWEGIAN FJORDS | Things To Know Before You Go! Top Tips!
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- We just got back from our first ever cruise on P&O’s magnificent ship Iona. We wanted to get the most out of our week so we did a whole lot of research before boarding 🤓 In this video we share lots of tips that we discovered along the way and we hope that if you are about to set sail on Iona that they will help you too.
Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be sharing videos of our time on Iona and in Norway as we discover if cruising is for us! ⛴️
We still have lots of SE Asia vlogs to share and these will be back on our channel soon.
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Smashed it again guys, great vid!! ❤
Thanks Pete 😍
Excellent information and delivery. Thank you and well done!
Much appreciated! Thank you.😊
Thanks for all the heads up! looking forward to our trip!
Have fun! 😊🙏
Really enjoyed this, very useful. We’ve just stumbled across your channel while researching the Iona, as we’re going on in February. There are some great tips that we didn’t know about here, so thanks for posting. Just subscribed and looking forward to checking out more of your videos and to following your adventures. Cheers
Thank you so much for tuning in. Really glad our videos were of help. You will have a great time. I really wasn’t into doing a cruise. Now a convert.😊🙏
Very useful tips and hints. Booked for May. Thanks
Have a great time.😊
Great advice! Looking forward to the rest. Im booked on this cruise May 24
Thanks for watching. We loved it. Cruise newbees. Now cruise converts.😊
Just finished watching this series as I’m researching my trip this summer. Really looking forward to it and found your videos excellent and enjoyable and extremely useful, thank you
Thank you kindly for the comments. Glad the vlog was helpful. It can be really confusing. We had a great time. Plenty research is always good. Then you aren’t missing anything.😊🙏
Glad I found your page I'm booked on this June 24 for my wife's 60th and have been wondering about Wi-Fi and trips cant wait to see your other Videos
Yeah the Wi-Fi is not great apparently. A lot of money for nothing really. Thank you for tuning in. Glad we could help in anyway. Thanks again.😊
Great vlog, jotting down notes, taking my P and O cruise next July, have sailed with Princess twice and Royal Carribean 3 times and each have their own quirks ,ie you can book dining on Princess once you have paid your fair in full. X
Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you have a great time next July and that Iona is as good as your previous cruises! X
We go on iona on sat for 2 weeks thanks for all the useful info xx
Hope you enjoy it! It’s fab, thanks for watching.😊
@@romanaandewan no problem. Got lots of tips from your vlogs xx
Congratulations on a great video, very well presented and full of useful tips on Iona. We are looking at booking but been weary of the booking for MDR and theatre etc. it now doesn't seem as troublesome. Thanks will be looking out for the next in the series.👍
Glad it was helpful!😊
I wish I seen this before I went last month. Great advice. Had a great time. Going on to airplane mode while on the ship wonderful. You can completely switch off.
100% agree. Thanks for watching and glad you had a great time :)
Thanks for the information as i am going next week.
Have fun!😊
I go on this cruise tomorrow, it’s my first ever cruise too! Planning on vlogging whilst I’m there too 💜
Have a great time. You’ll love it. Looking forward to seeing your vlog.😊
Thanks, I still need to edit Its been a hectic month@@romanaandewan
Great video guys. I’ve been on a number of cruises. The first few we had a balcony. And because we only slept in the room, it seemed a waste of money.. so now we always have an inside cabin. It saves us a few bob.
Yeah it’s not bad at all the inside cabin. I thought I would feel claustrophobic. But I was fine.😊
So it’s £900 for an inside cabin, £1300 outside or £1500 balcony. Not been before and it 14 nights to the canaries. What you think? Is it worth paying more for that length of time?
Great info thank you looking forward to seeing La Voix for my 70th birthday we go 28th June.
Thanks for watching. Hope you have a lovely birthday. What a treat. You’ll love it.😊🙏
Thanks for this. We have just booked for mid April 2023 and really looking forward to this as it is our first cruise. Wonder what the weather will be????
Have fun! Hope the weather is good for you🤞😊
We are booked for our first ever cruise in May 24, on Iona going to fjords. So your videos have been exactly what we needed. Binge watched them all 😂
Honestly guys, these were cracking videos, really well balanced and presented by some genuinely great people ❤ too many bloggers make it about themselves.
Being our first cruise we have a lot of worries, but feel so much better now and really excited.
Keep up the great work, you are natruals❤.
Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad to be of help. Thank you for taking the time to write. We hope you have a wonderful time.😊🙏
We're going to the Norwegian Fjords as first time cruisers in May too 😊
I’m going on the 18th may
@@megapint1499 we are going on the 4th I think.
@@thethreeabominations I think we come back when you leave. We will make sure we leave the room tidy ❤️
Thanks for the comment about the Wise Card. I had not heard of it or considered using it.
You’re welcome. It’s really handy when travelling 👍🏻
Did not know about the 1L per person alcohol allowance. Thats amazing!! Thanks for sharing
Yes it’s definitely good to know 🍷 have fun!
A bit late to the channel, from the 7th May 2024, the rules changed on alcohol, you are no longer able to beer and spirits but you can take up to 1 litre of wine or bubbly
Great videos thanks for sharing your thoughts
Your welcome. Thank you. Hope it helps.😊🙏
A massive thank you for these Iona videos. Our first cruise this Saturday and was stressing about what we needed to do etc. We watched all three last night, and booked entertainment etc whilst we watched. We are now both far more confident and looking forward to the trip. Its definitely made a difference to our mindset, especially when not realising that our "free parking" needed booking early which didn't help. Also thanks to Ewan for his travel sickness updates (very useful for me). Now cannot wait 🙂
Aw thank you so much for watching and commenting 😊 Have a fantastic time and hope the sun shines for you 🌞
@@romanaandewan Update..... A fantastic time was had. The weather in Haugesund and Olden was sunny and warmer than the Med. Shorts and T shirt 🙂A few roughish seas with no travel sickness. Thanks again for all your help.
Great video, subscribed!!. Do you just drive into the terminal and back out again for the bag drop? Wer'e going in May 2024..
Thank you! We didn’t have a car with us. I’m not entirely sure if you can drive right into the terminal but you can certainly get very close and then walk the rest of the way to drop your cases. Have fun!
If you are parking with CPS, you drive up to the terminal and wait for CPS staff to check your car in. Then its simply take your luggage out of the car, hand over your car key and its no more than 100 yards to the luggage drop off point. They do have luggage trolleys to assist you, just like an airport or mainline train station. Then go into the terminal building and through airport style security. Then it's straight onto the ship via an airbridge.
Literally about to book this trip. promised my mum Id take her! so this is very useful as neither of us been on a cruise b4
Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy it as much as we did :)
Great advice. We go 2nd September this year.
Thanks for watching. Have a great time. Hope the weather is kind to you.😊
@@romanaandewan The weather can be so unpredictable in Norway. We stopped at Stavanger and it was beautiful and warm then we cruised around the fjords and it started to change. We went at the end of May and to be honest it felt like November in England. Very wet windy and cold. But you don’t go to Norway to get a suntan. Cost of living over there is very very expensive. My husband bought a beer in one of the local bars. It was £5.00 for 400mls not even a pint. If you are watching the pennies or being a bit miserly like I am. I’d suggest you fill up on food whilst on ship before you head out to explore. It is a beautiful country with amazing views and lots of outdoor activities but as you’d expect it can be very hilly. Nearly everyone in the resorts speak English so it’s easy to be understood. Enjoy your cruise
We are on the same trip - first time- enjoy
@@simeonherbert371 it’s our first time too! Fingers crossed the rain stays away for us Simon. Enjoy 👍🏽
@@michelewelsh8428 great tips 👍🏻
Found your channel doing research for my first cruise and we looked at Norway on Iona.
Wifey wants to go and I'm not so sure on this kind of thing anyway, what wifey wants, wifey (usually) gets, so your channel is good information, will watch your actual trip vlogs.
Just to say, +1 for the Wise card, just done 3 months in Malaysia and SIngapore and used it everywhere, just like a debit card, top it up from UK bank account online as required, and convert to local currency.
Glad you found the videos helpful. Wise card is great. So helpful. Iona cruise is brilliant. You will love it. Hope you enjoy the rest of our cruise series.👍
This is a fantastic video. Very informative. Thank you. Weve just booked, but dont go until summer 2025 😢
Thank you.🙏 something to look forward to.😊
HI, We are going to the fjords on the 9th sept our first cruise too. was the bag drop off easy to find and did you book the theatre before getting on the boat. ( you may have said in your video but I missed it)
Thanks for watching 😊 Bag drop was really easy to find. Just look for the conveyer belts outside the terminal when you get there. We booked the theatre shows before we left but every night we went there were still free seats so you can probably just turn up too but for peace of mind we booked. Have a great time!
I know it may sound silly but is it warm inside the ship. in the restaurants Etc. As I know Norway is going to be quite cold Just need to know what to pack
@@romanaandewan
@@PeterEvans-dw2ol not silly at all. I wondered the same thing! I always feel the cold but I was fine. I didn’t feel cold in the restaurants or theatre. Maybe the wine warmed me up but I think you’ll be fine inside the ship.
Just one more question 😁 I have my boarding time as 4 pm. Can I drop my bags off before this or do I have to take my bags to check in with me. I was hoping to drop my bags off and park the car early and go for a walk around town before checking in. @@romanaandewan
@@PeterEvans-dw2ol yes you can. I think we mention it in this video. Bag drop opens from 11.30am I think. Just go down to the terminal and you’ll see the people taking bags. You don’t even have to go into the terminal itself. It’s all done outside.
I’m going in October with my two children and their significant others, my first time and it’s my 60th birthday gift from them, we can’t wait 😃
Aw what a lovely gift! Happy Birthday when it comes and we hope you enjoy the cruise as much as we did!
@@romanaandewan thank you, I’m sure I will and thank you for the video, it was very helpful to a newbie like me ❤️
Great video. Do you tip on board i.e
Person who cleaned room?
Good question. The price is supposed to include tips but we left some money for our room cleaner on the morning we left.
Hi, hope you’ve had a good weekend? Wife and I are enjoying your vlog, I have noticed that a lot of your food was Gluten free, I have Coeliac Disease and wondered was it difficult to get GF food? Wife and I are doing the Norwegian Fjords on Iona in May!
Hello there, there are plenty of gluten free options available on the Iona. In all the restaurants. Also remember to ask specifically at the horizon buffet for any other gluten free nibbles like crackers. Muffins. Bread. Biscuits. They are not laid out usually so don’t be afraid to ask.👍
Thank you, i was worried about this, but you have but my mind to rest. Hope you're having a good week@@romanaandewan
Thank you, for an informative video. We are going in September 2024, a little apprehensive as have always sailed with Royal Caribbean, but they don't do the Fjords in September, the reason for the late sailing is that we want to hopefully see the Aurora. I have seen it up the very northwest of Scotland, but my wife hasn't.
Thanks for watching and hope you have a great cruise. And fingers crossed for the aurora 🤞🏻
Hi Andy that's interesting we have only done Royal Caribbean as well . So will be interesting we are going before you on the 20 April. I hope it's as good as RC
@@victorkent768 How did your cruise go?
Great video. Did you need a visa ?
Thank you 😊 No we didn’t need a visa.
Wow, first of all, I want to say that you are incredibly beautiful and pleasant! Secondly, your video is super helpful with lots of useful information. It's wonderfully shot and very well narrated! Thank you so much!
Aw thank you. What a lovely comment :) really appreciate you watching!
You can no longer take 1Ltr on board, only wine now.
Totally agree with you re internet packages. Pricey to use their packages and I loved having no access to internet at sea!
I found the bag drop confusing when I got there. One of the team helped me attach my luggage labels when I handed over my luggage once I worked out the system. However my bag didn’t turn up at my cabin - when I rang reception, they said they had a bag matching description and brought it up - it was wrong bag. Fortunately I went down to reception and it was there.
When I went on this cruise last year, I didn’t need to book ahead for anything so clearly a lot busier.
Weird,ly, I managed to lose about 5 pounds on this cruise despite really enjoying the food - full English breakfast, pastries and cereals every day.decent lunch, and lovely suppers.
We heard of someone on our cruise who lost their luggage. Luckily ours was at our door when we got to our cabin. Glad you got yours in the end.
Wow well done for losing weight! We definitely didn’t despite using the gym most days. Having desserts at lunch as well as dinner everyday probably didn’t help 😂 the food was fab!
Thanks for watching :)
At 2.45 it shows the ship has free wifi? Is this the case?
There’s two Wi-Fi systems really. The Wi-Fi at 2.45 is the booking Wi-Fi. That allows you to book a table and events. Nothing else. This is free.
The ship Wi-Fi is the one you pay for that allows you to google stuff. Not free. Not reliable by all accounts. Obviously when you get to each port you could find a cafe and use Wi-Fi there for email etc.
Thank you
We went on the iona in May this year. We couldn’t book anything before we embarked. Then once we got on we couldn’t book into any entertainment Or speciality restaurants 13:54 Everything was booked up the whole of the trip. The iona is a massive ship and everyone wants to do the same things as you do so you’ve no chance. I was really disappointed. The cruise was tres expensive I have had a nicer more enjoyable experience onboard the p and o azura. Too many passengers it was very unpleasant and uncomfortable. Norway however is beautiful
Sorry to hear you didn’t have a great experience on Iona. Being able to book things ahead really helped us. It’s a shame you weren’t able to. We’re definitely keen to try other P&O ships and Azura might be one of them in the future 👍🏻
@@romanaandewan the azura is actually quite old so it isn’t as modern as the iona. It was due an upgrade which didn’t happen because of covid and those works have been put on hold for a while. However it still is a lovely ship. It certainly isn’t as big as the iona but it can house around 3000 passengers so you still can get lost The crew are fantastic. The waiters and front of house staff are really very friendly and helpful. Certainly none of the grumpy faces that we experienced on the iona. There’s no issue about booking speciality restaurants or entertainment. Everything is so easy to sort out. You don’t feel cramped or uncomfortable as the ship is very airy. This ship has very competitive deals later in the season. A cruise around Tenerife for example in October is around £499.00 per person flights included. Which I think is fantastic value for all inclusive and entertainment too. The weather at that time of year is still pretty hot.
Beautiful
Thank you 😍
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