Great video Matthew. Just disembarked Iona myself this morning and what an amazing ship she was. P&O have really excelled themselves with this one ... stylish & classy throughout. Can't wait to go on her again, she was beautiful.
Thanks Matthew, been following you on the maiden cruise. We're (hopefully) on a twice-rescheduled cruise to Norway next year so you have whetted our appetite! Iona looks wonderful.
Nice to see you back with your informative and succinct commentary. Many could learn. We are on Britannia next month and Iona next April, can't wait to resume cruising. Keep the vlogs coming and thank you
Excellent presentation, clear and concise. Very helpful, thank you Matthew! Going next month so will take some of your advice to book early for certain dining’s.
Iona does indeed look fabulous, I am sooo looking forward to going on her at the end of January & look forward to your future vlogs. I really enjoy your videos, thanks for doing them 👍
Excellent video Matthew, very detailed. We've booked for the Canaries in March 2022. It will be our first P&O experience as we've sailed mostly with Cunard and a few times with Princess. It'll be interesting to see how we cope on such a huge ship.
Oh it’s so good to see you back on board! I’ve just had a short cruise on the Disney Magic uk staycation (my vlog is nowhere near as good as yours), it’s really whetted my appetite to be at sea again. I’m on QM2 in December, all being well. Anyway, thank you for this charming vlog. Iona does look gorgeous, but a tad big, but I’d absolutely cruise on her.
Enjoyed the tour and now even more excited for our cruise in October thank you. Only thing missing for me was info/sneak peak of kids clubs. Where do you think the sail-aways will happen now out of interest?
Thank you so much! Ah yes apologies for that but I couldn't film in those areas and I feel other youtubers would be able to do them in better detail! Good question, the sailaway from Southampton was near the infinity pool at the back of the ship as was the entertainment on the Island of Iona so I'd assume there! Can't say for certain as we didn't have a 'proper' sailaway but hopefully you find it useful!
Just had 16 nights on board Iona. Magnificent ship but it took me 2-3 days to find my way around. Disappointed that some venues were closed and some shows were cancelled "for unforeseen circumstances". I definitely would not organise another cruise at the mercy of a positive Covid test, having to disembark, isolate and then organising repatriation to the UK. Its not worth to risk & I feel so sorry for any crew, passengers or entertainment guests that were subjected to that criteria. On the plus side the food was excellent and the staff impeccable. Onboard entertainment that did go ahead was very enjoyable
I'll be on that ship tomorrow for a week around the Norwegian fjords!
Hope you had a fantastic time!
Great video Mathew, We will be going on her 12th February and cant wait. We've sailed on most of the fleet so this will be a new adventure for us.
Thank you! She's quite different but I loved the whole experience!
Great video Matthew. Just disembarked Iona myself this morning and what an amazing ship she was. P&O have really excelled themselves with this one ... stylish & classy throughout. Can't wait to go on her again, she was beautiful.
She's very well designed isn't she!
It looks soooooooooooo goood!!! I love everything about this. Yay! :)
Aw thanks Emma
A great video Matthew it was lovely meeting you in the Sky Dome on the maiden and I'm looking forward being back on her in April 2022.
Lovely chatting to you! It won't be long!
Thanks Matthew, been following you on the maiden cruise. We're (hopefully) on a twice-rescheduled cruise to Norway next year so you have whetted our appetite! Iona looks wonderful.
Thank you! She's fantastic 😍
We have just spent a week on Iona. Really lovely ship. Our app went down on formal night too.
Glad you enjoyed! Ah thats a shame but one of those things with new technology! Hopefully they get it sorted soonish 🚢
Wow, what a ship !!! Great tour.
She certainly is impressive! Glad you liked it ❤
Nice to see you back with your informative and succinct commentary. Many could learn. We are on Britannia next month and Iona next April, can't wait to resume cruising. Keep the vlogs coming and thank you
That means alot thank you ❤ Hope you have a great time on them both 😊
Great video thanks. Excited to be on her next month 😊
Thank you! You'll have the best of times!
Excellent presentation, clear and concise. Very helpful, thank you Matthew! Going next month so will take some of your advice to book early for certain dining’s.
Thank you so much!
Iona does indeed look fabulous, I am sooo looking forward to going on her at the end of January & look forward to your future vlogs. I really enjoy your videos, thanks for doing them 👍
Thank you so much ❤
Excellent review sir! Professional narration AND video. Well-done! :)
I'm really glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much ❤
Excellent video Matthew, very detailed. We've booked for the Canaries in March 2022. It will be our first P&O experience as we've sailed mostly with Cunard and a few times with Princess. It'll be interesting to see how we cope on such a huge ship.
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed her, quite different but lots of fun :)
Great video, is that a Clive Cussler book your reading at the sunset bar? If so which one. Thanks for another great video👍
Thank you so much! I don't believe so, this book was called the Swarm :)
@@CruisingWithMatthew might pick that up for my Iona trip in November 14 nighter 👍
Oh it’s so good to see you back on board!
I’ve just had a short cruise on the Disney Magic uk staycation (my vlog is nowhere near as good as yours), it’s really whetted my appetite to be at sea again.
I’m on QM2 in December, all being well.
Anyway, thank you for this charming vlog. Iona does look gorgeous, but a tad big, but I’d absolutely cruise on her.
Thank you so much! Oh I'm sure it's fabulous ❤ Iona is great just a little big, so you definitely get your steps in 😂
Enjoyed the tour and now even more excited for our cruise in October thank you. Only thing missing for me was info/sneak peak of kids clubs. Where do you think the sail-aways will happen now out of interest?
Thank you so much! Ah yes apologies for that but I couldn't film in those areas and I feel other youtubers would be able to do them in better detail! Good question, the sailaway from Southampton was near the infinity pool at the back of the ship as was the entertainment on the Island of Iona so I'd assume there! Can't say for certain as we didn't have a 'proper' sailaway but hopefully you find it useful!
Thanks Matthew for another really great tour. Perhaps a bit big for me 😵💫
Yes she is a bit big but glad you enjoyed!
Very informative
Thank you!
Really enjoyed this vlog, can you book restaurants before your holiday or do you need to be onboard?
Thank you so much! Unfortunately you can only book onboard as the My Holiday Web page only works on the ships WiFi 🚢
Thanks for the video. Does it have an area to play tennis?
I believe you could in the sports deck near the Panorama bar!
Great
Thank you 😊
Just had 16 nights on board Iona. Magnificent ship but it took me 2-3 days to find my way around. Disappointed that some venues were closed and some shows were cancelled "for unforeseen circumstances". I definitely would not organise another cruise at the mercy of a positive Covid test, having to disembark, isolate and then organising repatriation to the UK. Its not worth to risk & I feel so sorry for any crew, passengers or entertainment guests that were subjected to that criteria.
On the plus side the food was excellent and the staff impeccable. Onboard entertainment that did go ahead was very enjoyable
So glad you enjoyed the ship! Sorry to hear but hopefully you still had a good time :) That's fair enough 😊
Loyalty club???24 years of cruising with p.o two cruises by you. Now we are penalised by drop in 2 loyalty levels . No fault of ours. Loyalty ????
Sorry to hear you've had that issue :( Hopefully if you get in contact with them you can get sorted