Lovely ship but got court in 2 ports weather so bad we couldn’t sail a big ship like this couldn’t sail really???

Item: Iona
Rating: 3.8
Author: tilly12

Iona Cruise Review

tilly12

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Northern Europe

Sail date: April 02, 2022

Ship: Iona

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Ship beautiful entertainment was poor for a new ship

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Leaving Southampton was good but the sail party was very poor

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Can’t fault it all restaurants where very good

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Very poor closed all outside pools only had the Dome one open and that was closed for a day and shut at 5pm to get it ready for the entertainment for the evening

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Very poor in each venue they went they did the same thing songs the only good one was Tucker he was funny

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very good very nice

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Can’t fault it

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very nice very clean we had a balcony but couldn’t use it due to the bad weather

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Very good but I no the ship sailing again that day but why do we have to get out of our cabins at 8am means in the restaurant everyone had to take their bags.

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8 Comments

teamstewart 2 years ago

Although sailing in stormy weather is likely possible it probably isn’t very pleasant for the passengers, so that is taken into account too when they decide not to move. My in laws were on this sailing, they enjoyed it and just made as best of it as they could with the weather.

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PiratesWorld 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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BreakingBass 2 years ago

The problem with big ships isn’t the sailing at sea, it’s the getting into and out of port. They act like a floating block of flats, wind is their enemy. If it’s too windy the pilots won’t take them in and out either. We’ve had a similar problem.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the hiccups.

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blackholesun 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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ladylusiphur 2 years ago

Being out of your cabin at 8am is standard for the majority of cruise lines. Some I've had to be out at 7! Takes time to clean 2000+ rooms.

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