Good look at Iona. I really liked your cabin, seems like a decent amount of space. At 7:05, you both stop on the promenade to listen to the Capt... the takeaway was the smiles on your faces, realizing how wonderful it is to hear ANY Captain's first speech aboard. The atrium looks great! Good job, several times over, of audio fading into an oncoming scene. Welcome back to cruising :)
What an enjoyable video thank you for sharing. So very good to see a lovely couple who aren't extroverts (meant as a compliment). So many videos from others are bouncing about gushing at everything like they are high on attention. It really does stand out that your opinions are your own and not influenced by other factors. Please keep up the good work.
Thank you! Yes, know exactly what you mean. The over the top TH-cam persona that some put on make us turn off too. Rest assured that will never be us! Glad you enjoyed the video.
So nice to be back on a ship isn’t it. Great to see Iona vlogs finally, looking forward to the others and hopefully trying it ourselves some time soon!
Great video Andy. I commented a while ago encouraging you to do a voice over and I'm really pleased you've started to include your thoughts and opinions. It's what people are looking for in videos like this - info, tips and thoughts. Fantastic and thanks for uploading.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The channel started as a platform for our holiday videos and still is really, but we appreciate the vlogging style is better and we try and include a bit of information too.
Great to see you back 😀 excellent video as always! Cabin looked lovely! Looking forward to seeing more videos! We are off today on her so let’s hope we get some good weather. Keep up the good work xx Matt and Kelly xx
Yesss! So excited to cruise on Iona, she looks amazing. Man those balconies are soooooo weird on the promenade, not a problem for me as I’m an inside cabin cruiser but still. 😂👍🏼
Lovely lovey to see you back where you should be. On a ship. I love the balcony cabin and I was wondering if they are good so low down. It looks great and light and roomy. Would you recommend level 5 as you are under the action on level 6.
Our cabin was perfect! Felt very private. We were directly under Andersons, the lounge bar/library which was a very quiet venue, so didn't hear a thing. It was very convenient for the Atrium and dining rooms, especially as we were midship.
It must be amazing to be back cruising! We miss it a lot and have been looking to book but not sure what the experience will be like onboard with all the changes, so looking forward to the rest of the vlogs! Also those balconies were strange, not sure if I'd like the lack of privacy!
Yes, those promenade balconies are odd and people don't seem to like them. Yes, it's great to finally be back. Good to know you enjoyed the video, look forward to watching yours when you're back cruising too!
Great to have you back. Might book one of those promenade balcony cabins next year. Think they'll be giving them away by then 😊 What a dumb idea. Rest of the ship looks nice though, just a bit too big for us. Where are you Arcadia 🔭
Great to see you back cruising. Your vlog was very informative. We are looking forward to our 3 cruises next year. Will be patiently waiting to view your up and coming vlogs from the Iona maiden voyage.
It’s great to see you back cruising. The ship looks fabulous and your cabin is very nice, though I’m not sure I’d like to stay in one of the promenade balcony cabins.
Watching from Australia where there is no cruising in sight. I have three cruises booked for 22 &. 23 but we shall see what happens. Thanks for the video
Great hope it's looking good for our cruise on Iona next June third time lucky we kept our booking from June last year booked for June this year not ment to be next year fingers crossed xx
Good to see you back on a ship! I forwarded this to our cruise friends, you sat in front of them at some stage in the week. They didn't realise you were YT stars! ;-)
I really enjoyed your vlog - thank you. you appeared so happy, and did a great job with the filming. Ive only ever sailed with princess, going on a 3 day section from Southampton of Friday - but thinking about other cruise lines to try too. cant wait to see your next vlog, and hope you got sorted with breakfast and to grips with the app Terry x
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! We really like Princess, sure you'll have a great time. We did get breakfast sorted. The app was actually fine and turned out to work OK for us for the rest of the week.
Can’t believe in 13 cruises you have never had a balcony before. Now you are back what are your thoughts on it, a must have or a nice to have for future cruises. ?
We'd rather spend the money elsewhere like food and excursions rather than a balcony. We did love having it, but aren't worried about booking an inside cabin moving forward. We do have a couple more balcony cabins coming up though!
Hi Andy & Kirsty Iona looks a lovely ship and I would love to go on her next year,think I did see Ben and David but not you on theirs have a fab time 😻
Beautiful ship, but now you've done it, once you go with a balcony cabin you can never go back. Looking forward to the rest of the cruise, any margaritas in the future?
We've got a couple more balcony cabins coming up but also an inside. Nice to have but not to worried about not having one. Iona didn't have Margarias on their cocktail menu! They might have done me one if I'd asked.
i have to say P&O do have the best ice cream I normally do not eat sweets but I do on there. We just come back from Iona lovely ship and the crew were brilliant. We ended up having a mini suite on the famous deck 8
@@andyandkirstie I think the mini suites should have been higher up because people were walking passed us on the promenade so had to be careful when changing clothes. The suite was lovely and relaxing the cabin steward always folded up any clothes lying around
I love a balcony cabin that deck 5 one looks so cute never been that low down but it looks lovely so close to the sea what do you think it would be like on a very rough sea x
I think it'd be fun if it was a bit choppy, but if it was too rough the crew would close the balcony off with the steel bulkhead door which closes over the glass door into the cabin. You'd still be able to look out the big window though.
This is a really lovely vlog and reflects our experience perfectly. We boarded later, like you and felt a bit strange on that first evening. We did have a prom deck room but asked to move as the hot tub outside the room was noisy.
Hope you don’t mind me asking but were the prom deck rooms really bad we have a cruise booked for Norway next year and booked a guaranteed EE cabin but it does say we could get upgraded .I am really hoping we don’t get “upgraded to a garden conservatory cabin “. We had a cruise booked this year but it was canceled. Tia
It really depends if you don't mind people (and the sound of people) right outside your balcony. There's nothing wrong with the cabins themselves. Actually the conservatory cabins are lovely.
Loved your video - it's the first one I've watched showing this ship. Unfortunately I've been put off trying it out for myself because we always book saver and there's no way we're risking being allocated deck 8. Never seen such a ridiculous layout of balcony cabins. We'll be sticking to trusty old Ventura and Britannia I'm afraid. x
A lovely vlog. As you say it is really big and there are many advantages due to the newness and plenty of choice. Would you still cruise on smaller ships such as Ventura and Arcadia? Not sure whether to prioritise ship or itinerary. Thank you.
We loved the ship but it only had half the maximum passenger capacity for our cruise. We still would prefer a smaller ship and less passengers. We've Azura booked for next year and that's the size of ship we like. Especially if getting on and off at ports.
We loved it, it was so great to be so close to the water. We had no noise whatsoever. Andersons, the bar/library was directly above us and was really quiet.
You'll have a great time! The app isn't as bad as some say. The only trouble was some venues got fully booked. Joining a virtual queue was easy. Our table was generally ready within minutes.
Hi, just subscribed. Never been on P&O, wanting to go on Iona. Would you recommend the basic package or ( more expensive) special saver with the extra benefits. Any advice would be welcome. Thank you x
Nice cabin, great to see the new ship. It’s very different to Britannia in a good way. Not keen on the balconies level with the promenade - not much privacy!
I think I agree with Kirstie about the promenade...I am not sure I like all that furniture on it. Holland America ships have a promenade and there are beautiful old fashioned wooden loungers back against the wall so there is still plenty of room to walk.
Dreadful balcony cabins at front of deck 8 with people walking by looking into cabins. Don’t book a balcony cabin on deck 8 that’s the main gripe I hear . Plus the app is rubbish.
Good look at Iona. I really liked your cabin, seems like a decent amount of space. At 7:05, you both stop on the promenade to listen to the Capt... the takeaway was the smiles on your faces, realizing how wonderful it is to hear ANY Captain's first speech aboard. The atrium looks great! Good job, several times over, of audio fading into an oncoming scene. Welcome back to cruising :)
Thanks! Yes, we're so happy to be back! We loved our cabin, it was perfect.
16:44 I watched you leave on this cruise, firm fan of Solent Ships for a few years now...
As usual, excellent footage!
What an enjoyable video thank you for sharing. So very good to see a lovely couple who aren't extroverts (meant as a compliment). So many videos from others are bouncing about gushing at everything like they are high on attention. It really does stand out that your opinions are your own and not influenced by other factors. Please keep up the good work.
Thank you! Yes, know exactly what you mean. The over the top TH-cam persona that some put on make us turn off too. Rest assured that will never be us! Glad you enjoyed the video.
So nice to be back on a ship isn’t it. Great to see Iona vlogs finally, looking forward to the others and hopefully trying it ourselves some time soon!
Glad you enjoyed the video. You guys would love it!
Looks lovely! So glad u are back cruising. I have to wait until March unless I find one earlier! Enjoy and I will enjoy watching you!!
Nice to have you back thanks for sharing your holiday with us, we sail on her in November fingers crossed.
Really enjoyed your video. We are off on Iona in November so great to get an inside view of the ship.
Thanks! You'll have a great time on Iona!
So good to have you back,I love Kirsties smile.
Loved the video. Looks like you had a great time. Thank you for posting both.
Lovely to see your wonderful Vlogs again … bringing hope and happiness to everyone eager to return to cruising.
Really glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent vlog, really enjoyed revisiting Iona!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Great video Andy. I commented a while ago encouraging you to do a voice over and I'm really pleased you've started to include your thoughts and opinions. It's what people are looking for in videos like this - info, tips and thoughts. Fantastic and thanks for uploading.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The channel started as a platform for our holiday videos and still is really, but we appreciate the vlogging style is better and we try and include a bit of information too.
Great to see you back 😀 excellent video as always! Cabin looked lovely! Looking forward to seeing more videos! We are off today on her so let’s hope we get some good weather. Keep up the good work xx Matt and Kelly xx
Hey, thanks guys! You'll have a great time! Look forward to seeing how you get on. Make sure you try The Olive Grove, it's included and really nice!
Yesss! So excited to cruise on Iona, she looks amazing. Man those balconies are soooooo weird on the promenade, not a problem for me as I’m an inside cabin cruiser but still. 😂👍🏼
Think you'll really like Iona, plenty of places to eat and relax! Yes, not sure anyone really likes the promenade balconies 🤔
Yay fab first Iona Vlog! Hope you had a safe journey home, hope to be on board a ship with you both again soon!
Thanks Lois! Disembarked in a flash and got home safe, thanks. Yeah, be great to cruise together again!
Lovely lovey to see you back where you should be. On a ship. I love the balcony cabin and I was wondering if they are good so low down. It looks great and light and roomy. Would you recommend level 5 as you are under the action on level 6.
Our cabin was perfect! Felt very private. We were directly under Andersons, the lounge bar/library which was a very quiet venue, so didn't hear a thing. It was very convenient for the Atrium and dining rooms, especially as we were midship.
So nice to be back onboard ships. Loved this Iona vlog, just about to watch no.2!!
Thanks!
It must be amazing to be back cruising! We miss it a lot and have been looking to book but not sure what the experience will be like onboard with all the changes, so looking forward to the rest of the vlogs!
Also those balconies were strange, not sure if I'd like the lack of privacy!
Yes, those promenade balconies are odd and people don't seem to like them. Yes, it's great to finally be back. Good to know you enjoyed the video, look forward to watching yours when you're back cruising too!
Great to see you both back cruising. Looks a great ship to be on.
It's good to be back!
Great to have you back.
Might book one of those promenade balcony cabins next year. Think they'll be giving them away by then 😊
What a dumb idea.
Rest of the ship looks nice though, just a bit too big for us. Where are you Arcadia 🔭
Nice to see you back. Looking forward to your next vlogs. No going back now you’ve had a balcony. X
Great vlog. Thanks 😊
Great to see you back cruising. Your vlog was very informative. We are looking forward to our 3 cruises next year. Will be patiently waiting to view your up and coming vlogs from the Iona maiden voyage.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. We've loads of footage sitting on our hard drives waiting to be edited!
Really good video we enjoyed watching it thank you
Thanks!
Lovely vlog. That balcony is amazing. It was also amazing to meet you both too. Looking forward to the next vlog.
Thanks Steph! Great to meet you too. Really pleased you like the video!
Balcony Cabin: A luxury once tasted, becomes a necessity!
It’s great to see you back cruising. The ship looks fabulous and your cabin is very nice, though I’m not sure I’d like to stay in one of the promenade balcony cabins.
It's great to be back! Our cabin was perfect. Nobody likes the promenade cabins!
Great to see you guys back on a ship. You will never be able to go on another cruise without a balcony now😂😂
Ship looks amazing.Going on October 30th cancelled from last October so cant wait getting closer now booked a balcony deck15
Yeah it's a lovely ship with loads to do. You'll have a great time!
Watching from Australia where there is no cruising in sight. I have three cruises booked for 22 &. 23 but we shall see what happens. Thanks for the video
Hope the cruises happen for you. Thanks for watching the videos!
Happy to be on the ship with you. Beautiful!
So glad you liked the Languanitas IPA. That’s a California brewing company (Petaluma, CA) near San Francisco and it’s a favorite out here.
Loved it!
I was waiting for this! 👏🏻👌🏻😃 We're on next week 😃 Great review guys
Great hope it's looking good for our cruise on Iona next June third time lucky we kept our booking from June last year booked for June this year not ment to be next year fingers crossed xx
You'll have a great time!
Enjoyed this, really looking forward to our first ever cruise in May to Fjords on Iona
Wow, great ship and itinerary for your first ever cruise! Glad you enjoyed the video. Keep watching for more Iona vlogs!
Glad to see you back 😃
Good to be back!
Good to see you back on a ship! I forwarded this to our cruise friends, you sat in front of them at some stage in the week. They didn't realise you were YT stars! ;-)
Haha, awesome! 😄
wow I think its really big balcony !! was it standard balcony looks good
Ours was a standard balcony cabin.
I really enjoyed your vlog - thank you. you appeared so happy, and did a great job with the filming.
Ive only ever sailed with princess, going on a 3 day section from Southampton of Friday - but thinking about other cruise lines to try too.
cant wait to see your next vlog, and hope you got sorted with breakfast and to grips with the app
Terry
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! We really like Princess, sure you'll have a great time. We did get breakfast sorted. The app was actually fine and turned out to work OK for us for the rest of the week.
We have been waiting for your vlogs, ship looks amazing and we look forward to your next vlog 👍
Can’t believe in 13 cruises you have never had a balcony before. Now you are back what are your thoughts on it, a must have or a nice to have for future cruises. ?
We'd rather spend the money elsewhere like food and excursions rather than a balcony. We did love having it, but aren't worried about booking an inside cabin moving forward. We do have a couple more balcony cabins coming up though!
Great video guys sunday night viewing just got better after 16 months 😆 2 and a bit weeks we get on sky princess so this is helping with the build up.
Awesome, have fun on Sky Princess, we're on her in September! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Love you guys
Hi Andy & Kirsty Iona looks a lovely ship and I would love to go on her next year,think I did see Ben and David but not you on theirs have a fab time 😻
Beautiful ship, but now you've done it, once you go with a balcony cabin you can never go back. Looking forward to the rest of the cruise, any margaritas in the future?
We've got a couple more balcony cabins coming up but also an inside. Nice to have but not to worried about not having one. Iona didn't have Margarias on their cocktail menu! They might have done me one if I'd asked.
Awesome video guys 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you! ❤
i have to say P&O do have the best ice cream I normally do not eat sweets but I do on there. We just come back from Iona lovely ship and the crew were brilliant. We ended up having a mini suite on the famous deck 8
Yeah, the deck 8 balconies are becoming infamous! How'd you find it?
@@andyandkirstie I think the mini suites should have been higher up because people were walking passed us on the promenade so had to be careful when changing clothes. The suite was lovely and relaxing the cabin steward always folded up any clothes lying around
@Andy&Kirstie the Red Funnel Ferry is Red Kestrel shes a Freight only to the Isle Of Wight
Interesting to know, thanks!
@@andyandkirstie shes half the size of her sisters OSPREY , Eagle ,Falcon
@@andyandkirstie Disney Magic & QM2 both departing later live at 18:00 on Solent Ships
I love a balcony cabin that deck 5 one looks so cute never been that low down but it looks lovely so close to the sea what do you think it would be like on a very rough sea x
I think it'd be fun if it was a bit choppy, but if it was too rough the crew would close the balcony off with the steel bulkhead door which closes over the glass door into the cabin. You'd still be able to look out the big window though.
Oh yes that's my only worrie really for a longer cruise thankyou x
Lovely video. Liked the music😀
Thanks!
New subscriber also 😀
Awesome thank you! Hopefully you'll enjoy the rest of the series. New video out Sunday morning!
Brilliant really enjoy ing catching up with all your videos . Very entertaining 😀😀😀👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great video guys, will having a balcony change your mind for future cruising? 🚢
Thanks! We have got balconies coming up, but have booked an inside for the Caribbean next year, we're not too fussed. It was great having it though.
This is a really lovely vlog and reflects our experience perfectly. We boarded later, like you and felt a bit strange on that first evening. We did have a prom deck room but asked to move as the hot tub outside the room was noisy.
Thanks. Think the general consensus is those balconies are not great, although some might like them.
Hope you don’t mind me asking but were the prom deck rooms really bad we have a cruise booked for Norway next year and booked a guaranteed EE cabin but it does say we could get upgraded .I am really hoping we don’t get “upgraded to a garden conservatory cabin “. We had a cruise booked this year but it was canceled. Tia
It really depends if you don't mind people (and the sound of people) right outside your balcony. There's nothing wrong with the cabins themselves. Actually the conservatory cabins are lovely.
@@andyandkirstie thanks for the reply we really wanted a direct sea view with a little privacy fingers crossed we don’t get upgraded .
Loved your video - it's the first one I've watched showing this ship. Unfortunately I've been put off trying it out for myself because we always book saver and there's no way we're risking being allocated deck 8. Never seen such a ridiculous layout of balcony cabins. We'll be sticking to trusty old Ventura and Britannia I'm afraid. x
That's fair enough. Nobody really likes those promenade deck balconies! Glad you liked the video!
A lovely vlog. As you say it is really big and there are many advantages due to the newness and plenty of choice. Would you still cruise on smaller ships such as Ventura and Arcadia? Not sure whether to prioritise ship or itinerary. Thank you.
We loved the ship but it only had half the maximum passenger capacity for our cruise. We still would prefer a smaller ship and less passengers. We've Azura booked for next year and that's the size of ship we like. Especially if getting on and off at ports.
I wonder if they will reduce the price of the promenade balcony cabins think they were a bad idea .
Been looking forward to this! Judging by your Instagram you had a great time :) My turn in just under 2 weeks!
The cabin looks great. I've never had a balcony cabin that low, did you experience much noise?
We loved it, it was so great to be so close to the water. We had no noise whatsoever. Andersons, the bar/library was directly above us and was really quiet.
Really enjoyed your vlog. We are going in September. Did you manage to get to grips with the app?
You'll have a great time! The app isn't as bad as some say. The only trouble was some venues got fully booked. Joining a virtual queue was easy. Our table was generally ready within minutes.
@@andyandkirstie thanks. Can’t wait now !
Hi, just subscribed. Never been on P&O, wanting to go on Iona. Would you recommend the basic package or ( more expensive) special saver with the extra benefits. Any advice would be welcome. Thank you x
It depends if you want to choose a specific cabin or dining time or if you're not too bothered. There's not too much else in it to be honest.
Good to see you both cruising again. Balcony looks lovely. Shame the Beach House has changed as my favourite place to eat. Beards gone the. Andy ! X
Yep, had to shave for the cruise!
Nice cabin, great to see the new ship. It’s very different to Britannia in a good way. Not keen on the balconies level with the promenade - not much privacy!
Not many people (if any) seem to like the promenade balconies.
I think I agree with Kirstie about the promenade...I am not sure I like all that furniture on it. Holland America ships have a promenade and there are beautiful old fashioned wooden loungers back against the wall so there is still plenty of room to walk.
We did have a couple of warm sunny days and areas of the promenade did actually feel a bit too busy then.
What is the song you used???, name of it?
It's from Epidemic Sounds and is called 'This or That'.
i would think the beach house food would be included seeing that it looks like fried fast food, but thats carnival owned for ya
@Solent Ships waz streaming live wen she waz on her Maiden Voyage
Didn't know that they are putting name tag bracelet like they do in hospitals for patients...
Yeah, just during embarkation. You can bin it when on board.
@@andyandkirstie I remembered because I had out patient surgery few weeks back.
Dreadful balcony cabins at front of deck 8 with people walking by looking into cabins. Don’t book a balcony cabin on deck 8 that’s the main gripe I hear . Plus the app is rubbish.