One of the nicest ship on the seas but let down badly by the low staff /passenger ratio. It didn't make any sense .
Iona was large but had no character. The Atrium is like been in an airport lounge . The food was awful, cold , uninspiring. Specialty restaurants were very good . Cabins were nice clean and crisp but storage was lacking . I think P & O cut backs have gone to far. We have done 42 cruises but won’t be going with P& O again
norway was beautiful just warm so didnt need hats scarves gloves etc
sceneri was stunning ship was stunning all the staff were amazing
A complete shambles from start to finish, glad to get off the ship
Outstanding crew, stewards, waiters, chefs, entertainers, in fact, every crew member we came in contact with was polite and charming. The food in The Quays was fab and fast. The Pearl was our favourite for the evening meal, the staff were so lovely. The captain's announcements were very witty too.
Delicious, plentiful food. Very clean & efficient throughout. We loved every minute of this wonderful cruise and cannot find fault in any way.
Our first but hopefully not last cruise.
We had a fantastic time sailing to the Norwegian Fjords
Ship was fantastic, crew amazing, food fabulous, Entertainment brilliant …
We have booked 2 more cruise Iona 2023 and Arvia 2024
7 nights cruising the Norwegian Fjords on the P&O ship Iona. Our first full cruise (we did a mini cruise on Britannia last year) and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We had booked an aft Deluxe Balcony Cabin and loved the views of the fjords from the balcony. We dined in the the two main Freedom Restaurants, Coral & Pearl, where both the food and service was very good. Chilled out in the Atrium and the Crows Nest. Overall, a very enjoyable first cruise.
Ship is huge, but lacking in outdoor seating. Elderly people would get up and bag the sunloungers at 6am and keep their towels on there all day. Staff didn’t enforce the removal of towels. A fight broke out over sunloungers and a woman got one thrown at her. Otherwise food was really great, and speciality restaurants fab. The entertainment a bit average. Cabins nice but very small (balcony cabin). Didn’t do drinks package as many of the branded drinks out of stock. Drinks choice not that great, a bit Wetherspoonish
Sailed on 29th January. covid restrictions still in place pre cruise testing organised by P&O went smoothly and were on board and in our cabin within one hour. No issue with having cabin services once a day although heard others complain about not having evening turn down. We were most impressed by the choice of food in the olive grove and the waiting staff were very attentive. For breakfast and evening meal we mainly dined in the Pearl restaurant and had the same table allocated each time this meant by the end of the cruise we had a good rapport with the waiters. The booking app worked well for us. Wearing a mask when walking around the ship and on trips was no problem and everyone appeared to comply. Only downside of cruise was missing Cadiz for operational reasons two days in Lisbon instead. The Captains daily message at 6pm was informative and helpful as well as seeing him around the ship.during the day. Iona may be a big ship but due to the different venues there are plenty of quiet areas