The room was excellent. it took us over a week to properly book a table for when we wanted to eat at night.There were two people at the point of booking,one the man was very good and tried to help when he could.The other a female was one of the most horrid people I have ever met on a cruise liner.Basically the ship was too big. To say I wont be going back is an understatement.
I have been cruising for over 40 years with over 150 cruises achieved so my experience is good . Iona very modern , well appointed rooms , clean and presentable , very big ship hard if your elderly lot of walking . Ques an issue but not supprising based on the ship capacity , food not the best but you never starve but it’s not high end , drinks prices same as a hotel , great for family’s , can attract some different levels of passengers , difficult if you have high standards . Moving from high standard ship like celebrity you may not like the change . But generally they are cheap and you get a good deal for the price . If you go with an open mind you will enjoy the experience . All cruise lines have a challenge regarding price and passenger levels . If you want high standards then pay twice the amount , but you will still end up at the same ports . She handles storms well had Gail force twelve and she moved but not enough to stop you moving around because of her size sister ship the same
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Chosen because of itinerary and more days on land than at sea. Had been on this ship more than 10 years ago. Ship recently refurbished so looks very smart. Balcony cabin more spacious than other P&O ships. Food generally good in main dining rooms though getting a table for 2 very difficult unless you are prepared for a long wait. Entertainment good, itinerary excellent (Santander is recommended, not often on itineraries). Ship had to have a deep clean so boarding was late but didn't detect high levels of sickness, just keep away from the buffet and Jacuzzis!
On the whole, good value and the only gripe was missing out on Guernsey with a day at sea instead. As there was warning that this would probably happen there was disgruntlement among the passengers that there appeared to be no effort made to find a substitute port of call.
Only our 2nd cruise (1st was the Caribbean on Arvia) but even though we were on a smaller and older ship we still had an amazing holiday. The destinations and tours we did were fantastic. Our only negative was we should have booked for 2 weeks instead of one!
Lots to love some not so good
Arrived at port had to wait to book in cabin with balconie very good no problem with luggage arrived on time was quite rocking in bed sailing for 2 days got to madera very nice but not a lot to do alot of old poeople on board which was fine food was nice staff very nice dont like the strict dress code though but others didnt seem to mind lovely weather in the canaries very pleasant cruise going to another cruise with pand o in november
Just as good as ever, Tenerife is great at Xmas and my Teide is stunning as is Madeira



