P&O Iona Norwegian Fjords Cruise - UK to Norway
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Hey y’all & welcome to this Vlog of our P&O Iona Cruise to Norway. In this episode we embark on P&O's cruise ship Iona from Southampton U.K before heading up to through the North Sea into Norway. In this video we will visit Stavanger, Olden, Alesund and Haugesund as well as some days at sea.
We start off by showing you the checking in process at the Ocean Terminal in Southampton. We got dropped off at the terminal, and straight onto the ship, so we walk you through the embarkation process.
Once onboard we explore the ship and take you with us as we head into a day at sea. We will be checking out the entertainment, restaurants, and more that Iona has to offer, including The Olive Grove, the Keel and Cow and Pearl and Coral Restaurants. We also take you with us to the Headliners Theatre, Oasis Spa Thermal Suites, and bars including the Sunset Bar and more… For a full Ship tour remember to check out our channel.
On this Cruise Vlog we will be taking you with us as we explore the towns and cities in Norway. Most we did independently without booking any excursions, with the exception of Olden where we head up the Leon Skylift for the first time! We will be sharing the locations we visit with you, providing What3Words locations so you know exactly where we are heading.
Our first port of call is Stavanger where we explore by ourselves and head over to the Valberg Tower and explore the Old Town. We also showcase some other shore experiences you could take, including a hike to Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) and a relaxing scenic cruise along the lysefjord, taking in beautiful waterfalls and breathtaking sights. He also highlight a few museums which are close by and worth a visit, including the Maritime Museum, the Norway Canning Museum and the Petroleum Museum.
We then sail onto beautiful Olden. Here we take part in our only shore experience booked via P&O, a visit the Leon Skylift. We take you with us, on this thrilling ride, up one of the steepest skylifts in the world. With snow still on the ground we explore and show you around.
We also showcase some other shore experience options you may wish to take part in, including the Briksdal Glacier with troll cars and the Kjenndal Glacier. We also highlight a beautiful historical church located in Olden.
Next up we visit Alesund where we have a walk around the town for a spot of retail therapy and a spot of lunch at a local bakery. Alesund is a city known for its art nouveau architecture located on the entrance of the Geirangerfjord which is a UNESCO world heritage site. We also show you an option of climbing the 418 steps up to the Aksla Viewpoint, with views of the ship docked up and amazing views over the city and surrounding area.
We then go onto our final port of call, Haugesund or do we? We show you around the town and taking in the shops and city.
We have also showcased a ‘back up’ port of Bergen. From a previous cruise our final port, Haugesund, was cancelled and we were lucky to visit Bergen instead. We have highlighted some options for you, just incase you find yourself making an unplanned visit to Bergen. Some things to explore on your own include the Floyen funicular and meeting the goats. The views are great from this viewpoint. And we also show you Bryggen and Baker Brun, a small bakery with delicious offerings. Bryggen itself is a UNESCO world heritage site comprising of old wooden structures, and is one of the most recognisable places in Norway.
It’s then back into a Sea day relaxing onboard P&Os Iona, having great food and being entertained.
The big question is did we see the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights) during our bucket list Norwegian Fjords cruise? You will have to watch the video to find out…
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Love the vlog, looks like you both had a fab time!
Thank you for watching! We had a great time! We love Norway and would 100% recommend visiting to anyone! Thank you for commenting and watching, we really appreciate it 😁😁
Enjoying the video (but the music is driving me mad! So repetitive!!)
Thanks for watching.
Glad to have found your channel, although I'm annoyed that I had to watch that Cinnamon Bun close up right before having dinner - I now want nothing more than a Cinnamon Bun, ha!
Looks like a cracking cruise - I'm dying to try the Fjords on Iona!
Hey 👋 thank you for watching! Iona is a great ship! We will look forward to watching your trip on her! We have just been watching your MSC NYC cruise. It’s definitely confirmed what we have heard about MSC 🙄
Keep up the great work on your channel
Dom & Pete
Hey guys, new subscribers to your channel. Its a year since we cruised to Norway but we remember it as if it was last week! What was your highlight? We would have to say the Briksdal Glacier followed by Geiranger! We will definately be gong back again.
Hi! Thanks for subscribing, we really appreciate it!… Norway is absolutely stunning! We loved the Briksdal Glacier, it’s well worth a visit. I think the highlight of this cruise had to be the Leon Skylift. The views were beautiful and the snow at top made it even more of an experience. And yes Norway will always tempt you back now! It’s certainly got a place in our hearts! Thanks for commenting and your question :) Pete
Great vid and thanks for the tour of the ship. We are going on this same cruise on Saturday. Just cannot decide if we should get the Wi-Fi package or not. :) It's our first cruise. :)
That means you’re onboard now! We’re not jealous at all!!!!! The WiFi really depends on if you want to switch off etc… we usually do get it!
Have a super cruise! Hope you are enjoying it!
Pete 😁
New subs here. We love Iona and really want to do this cruise. Great video 🍻
Ahh thanks for subscribing! It really means a lot! It’s a great cruise and yes we love Iona too! Get bookinggggg!
Pete 😁
Great video, very informative. New subscriber here 👍 We’re on this cruise next week albeit slightly different itinerary - we call at Hellesylt instead of Alesund 😊🚢
Thank you for subscribing and watching the vlog! We haven’t been to Hellesylt but we have been to Geiranger! It is absolutely stunning! My cousin saw orcas there a few weeks ago so keep an eye out! The Geiranger Fjord is beautiful! You are going to love it!
Pete 😁
@@DomPetesTravels thanks, will keep a look out! 😉 cheers
A great video, we are on this trip in 3 weeks and it looks amazing for our first cruise. Food options look super, cannot wait. Thank you for sharing it with us, we have also booked the Skylift and I think I’m looking forward to that the most. Thanks again and all the best wishes to you both.
Ahhh thank you for watching and for your kind words!
Norway is a great destination for a first cruise! It’s stunning and we are sure you will love it! The SkyLift was a real highlight this time around! The views are phenomenal!
Have a super time! Pete & Dom 😃😃
Hi we are going on Iona next year to Norway , thanks for a great vlog youve given us some fab ideas on what to do in port ,love you guys look forward to watch your next adventures 😊
Ahh thank you for your kind words! We love Norway and we’re sure you are going to love it! Glad we’ve given you some ideas to think about when you head off on your Norwegian adventure! It may seem like ages away but that will soon come around! Thanks for commenting! Pete and Dom 😃😃
Any chance you could upload the clips of Digital serparetely?
Hi 👋
Thank you for watching 👀
Unfortunately Digital is one of the shows we are not allowed to film. We just filmed the last 5 seconds for the vlog. It’s a great show with some great dancing 🕺
We are going on this cruise in 2 weeks. Thank you!. PS is the WiFi package worth it? It's appears very expensive. In one of the videos we have watched they said if u don't buy the package you get 1 hours of WiFi free every day. Is that correct?
Hi… thanks for your comment. Those 2 weeks will fly by now! Not long to go! We personally usually get the WiFi package. Remember that you will need to put your phone on airplane mode whilst out to sea so you don’t connect to the maritime network (this is super super expensive and avoid at all costs!) so you will be disconnected for those 2 days, which may not be a bad thing… We always get a single device package. You can log in and out of it, meaning you can share the log in.
I know they were offering 1 free hour on this cruise… this is due to them recently partnering up with Starlink, so it was to showcase the speed etc of the service. I’m not sure if that offer was for 1 hour per day…not that we were aware, and we would be quite surprised if that was the case.
Usually the WiFi is cheaper to purchase beforehand so bear that in mind. P&O usually do 15% off offers etc before you sail. Or if you have onboard spend you can use that towards the cost, but bear in mind it will be full price at that point.
I hope that helps… Have a great cruise! Pete & Dom
@DomPetesTravels thank you! I might just purchase the package and then turnoff roaming on our mobiles to recover some of the money.
Great video, with many tips I'll use on my cruise starting July 20th!
Quick question, we've booked Nordfjord Kayaking at 1pm, would you know if it would be possible to do the Leon Skylift and get back in time for the 1pm start? And if so any tips would be very helpful, thanks in advance.
Hello! Really sorry about the delay in replying, we’ve been moving and it’s been hectic!
If you get off the ship straight away you can probably do this! But be mindful that you are relying on a few things all lining up, such as queues at the bottom and top when coming back down and shuttle buses not having any issues!
If you wait until mid morning then you will absolutely have queues and we personally wouldn’t risk it, but first off the ship and to the shuttle then it could be done 👍
Have an amazing cruise!
Pete 😁😁
First time on iona would never go again 😢
Oh no! Sorry you’ve had a bad experience!
Thanks for the comment.
Kind regards
Pete 🙂🙂
Why please
Please tell me reason why aren’t?
Hey… We’re not sure on why they would never go on Iona again, but remember that everyone has different tastes and different cruise lines offer different experiences. Our advice would be to watch lots of vlogs and weigh up what you want from your cruise.
We love Iona, but completely understand that some people won’t, it’s all down to personal taste. So get watching as many vlogs as possible. We try to be fair and point out some things that work and some that don’t. Hope you find your perfect cruise!
Pete & Dom 😁😁
Hey… We’re not sure on why they would never go on Iona again, but remember that everyone has different tastes and different cruise lines offer different experiences. Our advice would be to watch lots of vlogs and weigh up what you want from your cruise.
We love Iona, but completely understand that some people won’t, it’s all down to personal taste. So get watching as many vlogs as possible. We try to be fair and point out some things that work and some that don’t. Hope you find your perfect cruise!
Pete & Dom 😁😁