Magnificent ship
Iona Cruise Review
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Purser
Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28
Review summary
We enjoyed it, however the weather was poor during sea days so the 5000 + guests had to entertain ourselves with onboard activities which as previously mentioned could be betterEmbarkation
Many coaches had to be held in waiting area whilst previous guests disembarked. Not a great inconvenience but did not run smoothly
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Overall the food was great, a little repetitive at times in the main dining rooms and buffets but very much acceptable. Nice touch with the Quays food area and Pizzas were fantastic.
Onboard Activities
The weather was not that good so didn’t utilise many activities. Could be improved on variety as not a great deal to offer.
Entertainment
Satisfactory sums it up, definitely room for improvement.
Service and Staff
All staff works hard and deserves a round of applause from room stewards to those who work behind the scenes. Saw some chefs getting a little abuse over some food, I went out of my way to praise them. They did a great job
Ship Quality
Spot on, never had any room to complain with any area.
Cabin / Stateroom
The bed was probably the best I’ve ever slept in, huge and extremely comfortable. The room size for an inside cabin was great no complaints
Ship tip
Take a pullover. For some reason all over the ship has air conditioning on high and it’s always cold, even in the restaurants and the cutlery was ice cold. Definitely a spoiler.
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Ports of call
Great, lots to do without going on an the ships excursion. We did hop on hop off bus well worth it. The cable car is great so is walking around the food market
Disembarkation
Pretty unorganised when it came to collecting my luggage, I spent a good half hour searching for all of my luggage as it was not kept together in a row and trying to negotiate my way around other guests looking for their luggage.