@margaretkavanagh978 Hi Margaret, nice to see your still here following along with us. Glad you think so, thanks so much. The cruise was brilliant so makes it easier. Will you be watching my next cruise over to Mull from Oban then to Iona? ha. CALMAC cruising at its best! Ix
@@margaretkavanagh978 I know, you'll need to let me know how it is. 1st cruise, well I wonder if there was anything that I wished I'd brought with me???? I can't think, think we brought just the right amount of clothes and oh yes I brought sandals with me but my feet were so swollen I never got a chance to wear them and they were heavy in my case so that was annoying. Clips to keep the towel on the lounger cos it's windy up top. Oh and straw, a reusable one. They go through so many on the ship it's such a waste I felt, a new straw for every drink. It's getting to the exciting count down stage now! It'll be good craic anyway. Ix
That was a fantastic cruise Iona, I felt I was on holiday with you and your mum. That bus journey up that road looked terrifying, I hope you didn't have any wee accidents lol. The views were amazing, nearly as good as our scottish scenery, thanks again for all your brilliant work.
@daviemcf oh my goodness that bus was something else you're right! Haha we were weak thinking about it. The views are amazing, aye nice seeing a wee archipelago as we have here lots of uninhabited islands and others with very few on them. I bet Barra would be like this if the temperature was about 30 degrees warmer than it is currently ha. Good craic, thanks for watching. Ix
@oupintu2071 have you ever been on a cruise? We weren’t sure about them but I’ll be back on one very soon. Mum doesn’t want to be on the videos too much, doesn’t mind a wee shot but is camera shy like you say😎 Ix
Hi. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos. We were on board at the same time and this is the first one where I can see me and Mrs L. In the atrium at the celebration parade.
@mikelitherland5336 good evening Mike, lovely to hear from you. No way thats hilarious, I'll have to go back and watch it now see if I can spot you. Hope thats ok that you were caught in my video. Hope you enjoyed your cruise. Had you been on Discovery before? Thanks for watching! Ix
@ haha no problem being caught on film. I’m no longer on the run. I’m hidden behind the technician on the right of the stage but pop my head up as it goes on. First time on Marella for us but done lots on other lines. We enjoyed the cruise so much we’ve booked Voyager round the Caribbean in late Feb next year. Keep posting the vids.
@mikelitherland5336 😂😂 what a laugh, turned in by a video on YT, can you imagine it! Oh no way, you're so lucky I'd love to do that, how fab. Well please come back and tell me what it was like. I wish I could follow you on that one but you'll be ok, I'll be digging myself out the snow in the Outer Hebrides instead😆. Hope the Scottish Isles interest you a wee bit cos thats what'll be coming your way from me for a wee while. Ix
I've enjoyed our cruise and I didn't even have to pack! I'd have loved to smell Greece again though, for me it has this distinctive smell, it might be oregano. The cable car wasn't there when I passed by and I wasn't going to use donkeys so I never got off the ferry there, just admired it as we sailed by. I don't even think cruise ships were a thing then for the Cyclades. That was lovely that the crew got applauded, what a great idea. Looking forward to being back to misty Scotland!
@vivellasmum great and no washing either haha, hello, hope you're well and having a lovely weekend. To be back in Greece isn't it! We were very fortunate not to see any donkeys but we know they were there in that scorching heat, dreadful cruelty. Oh well Scotland it is for the foreseeable, great! Ive had quite a few firsts since Ive been back so im looking forward to sharing with y'all. Cheers. Ix
@GrahamMacFadyen Hello Mr MacFadyen, where are you from with a name like that? Thanks for watching and messaging me to say, very kind of you. I hope you'll enjoy some cruising around the islands with me again for a wee while, there are still many I haven't been to. Skye in December is surely a great idea😂 Ix
@IonaMacinnes Am from Coatbridge a town around 20 minutes from Glasgow city centre. I’ll definitely be joining you on your future adventures thanks for all your hard work keeping us informed and entertained on your channel 😊x
@@GrahamMacFadyen ah Coatbridge, I know where you are. I used to work in Bellshill and Motherwell for a wee while so I used to see the sign posts. Cool, nice to have you here. Have you ever been to my part of the world? Ix
@@IonaMacinnes It’s a small world right enough with you working in neighbouring towns.I’ve never been to your part of the world yet,must get up there sometime as can only imagine how beautiful everything is x
@GrahamMacFadyen yes but wait til the spring or summer to come, the days are too short now. You can have a wee taster with your feet up watching my videos until then ha! Ix
What stunning views. Mind you I'm rather disappointed that you never walked up the ziggy ziggy thing 😂😉 Will the ladies who adventure be having another cruise? Looking forward to your bread n butter Scottish videos now. All the best x
@ericthearfaviking7579 we cheated and took the easy way out, have a word with mu Mum ha. We will be for sure and im thinking May would be great. Of course lots of calmat ones between now and then! Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed the views. Cheers. Ix
@IonaMacinnes I shall be having serious words with your mum, mark my words 🤣🤣😉 I will try and do calmac myself next year, YOU have sold me on this, but already calendar is filling, I need to retire lol. Have a great weekend ladies. X
Thank you Iona! I'm actually a bit sad that you're finished cruising. Your videos have been amazing. I feel like I've had a holiday too! Looking forward to the next one!! 😘
@brucemcintosh7466 haha oh good craic Bruce, me too. I'll do the last day and then back to the good old Scottish sunshine. I'm so glad you got something out of my wee videos, it's so lovely to get messages like this. Much appreciated Bruce! Ix
That was another nice informative video, we were there on the same day as you, but we went up on the cable car and walked back down the zig-zag, my legs were sore for a few days after and I also slipped and grazed my shin but nothing too bad. We also feel sorry for the poor donkeys/mules that have to work in the heat carrying adults down to the dock, my wife had a bit of a meltdown and told some of the riders what she thought of them. We would have returned on the cable cars but saw the size of the queue which seemed to stretch all around the streets.
@honingholes7026 Hello, oh I'm so glad you're messaging me, thats great. Awe man alive no way, I heard the steps were very slippery and lots of people go for a flyer, good job was not too bad but still a pain all the same. But you'd have been down long before us. People were 100% skipping the queue, so you were better off going down the zig-zag. Was very beautiful wasn't it. Did you enjoy the ship? Ix
@@IonaMacinnes Yes it was a beautiful place, as were many of the stops on our cruise, it was our third time on that particular ship and the second time that we had an aft junior suite so we knew it quite well and enjoyed it. My wife is looking at cruises right now I think that NCL is our favourite cruise line but we don't seem to have anything with Newcastle flights and we'll maybe need to go to Manchester which is easy compared to the travel that you need to do. I let you know if we book anything.
@honingholes7026 oh aye, please do. Brilliant youve done a few already, I'm not surprised you go back on this one, its so good cos its 'small' compared to others, has all the gratuities included and you dont really need money for anything on the ship, I love that. But ive read that NCL is fabulous so maybe we will jsjt have to try that one out. I do want to go on the P&O Iona one of course ha, have you been on the Iona? We can get that one from Southampton but thats a long way for us. Ix
What a stunning place, only matched by your beauty. I'd spend a fortune there buying pottery, souvenirs, jewelry and wine, Did someone mention winery? I'd drink a bottle just taking in the views... That ring looks beautiful...
@tezzah... haha I know! Thats the only thing about a cruise going to different ports, you want to buy everything. We are a nightmare in the shops, want to buy it all but my case was so heavy going I'll know better the next time, for our next cruise that Mum doesn't know about yet ha. Oh the wine was lovely but much more and we definitely wouldn't have made it back to the ship, id have wanted to stay a week!! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the views as much as we did. Happy Saturday night, think I'll have a glass of wine and edit the going home and arriving in Arrochar video. Ix
@@IonaMacinnes Your journey home would have been a long one too, The pair of you must have been shattered, did you sleep for a week back in your own beds?
@Trond_travels hey, oh it is isn't it. Lucky you spending a week there, was it a relaxing holiday? I met a couple from Glasgow in a bar who were there for a week said it was amazing destination for a week. Thanks again for watching and coming back to say hello, much appreciated! Ix
@ It sure was relaxing. Very expensive place, but still worth it. It’s different from Crete and Rhodos, which are more «typical» tourists destinations for Northern/West Europeans. Tourists come from all over the world to Santorini. Unique place for sure. A very small island also, you could problaby walk from one end to the other in one day 😅
@alanlister8810 haha, don't get too used to this, normal attire resumes in the next video haha. Aye, needed to blend in with the fine decor in Santorini😂😂 thanks for watching as always Alan. Ix
Loving your videos Iona...Very informative...We did a Greek islands cruise last year..Santorini is stunning but i would avoid the cable car area again if i went back..Its too busy..Queues are too long and can be smelly because of the poor donkeys. ❤
@49blackboab Hello thanks for messaging me! Glad you found my videos and liked them ha. Which was your favourite island would you say? I loved Crete, where we were in Chania was lovely and real, of course Mykonos & Santorini were stunning, but in terms of reality haha, think the latter 2 were out of a fairytale to be honest. I wouldn't do the cable car either, that queue was a joke but we didn't get the option of a bus going down. Maybe they're too scared to take us down the gradient; was bad enough going up! Ix
@IonaMacinnes Hi...we only did Santorini...Mykonos and Kusadasi from Rome. It was a Royal Caribbean cruise but I would consider doing a Marella cruise to see the smaller islands and maybe Croatia as well..🙂
@@49blackboab oh well that was my first one so ill be checking out Royal Caribbean too at some point I hope. We went to Crete and Athens as well, The port for Athens takes all the big ships sure we seen them there so maybe it doesnt matter the size of ship. But try Marella anyway, it's a lot of fun for sure. Where are you from? Back to island hopping for me now for a wee while. Ix
@IonaMacinnes Hi...I am from Glasgow....Living in East Kilbride now...I went on wee break to the Orkney Islands during the summer with a few friends...Always wanted to see the Neolithic history there and it was great..We had good weather as well 🙂
@49blackboab oh aye, @grahammacfadyen lives not too far way from you, I was just telling Graham I used to work in Bellshill and did a course in Hamilton so thats near where you are in EK, gosh this is so funny. Amazing, well I bet you loved it for sure & makes a difference having good weather, brilliant! I was there in 2005 and also went to Shetland, and would like to go back soon (can't believe that is nearly 20 years ago) so if you have any tips for me then please share. I'll probably be on the ferry rather than flying...you know since I love being on boats so much, ha! Ix
Hi Iona I have recently discovered your channel and have found your vlogs very enjoyable, you looked like you had a great time on your cruise. Do you have anymore cruises planned?
@PhilHughes-k4e Hello Phil, nice of you to come and say hello and thank you so much for watching my channel. I really enjoy doing the videos and then hearing from people in the comments. We really enjoyed our first cruise so we will do another one for sure, I just have to ask Mum what she thinks😂. I'll need to ask her for the round up video I'll do on the cruise , it'll come next I think. But I'm cruising all over on CalMac so I'll be fine in Scotland for a wee while. Where do you live? Have you ever been on a cruise? I can't believe this was my 1st one, never really appealed so much before. Cheers, happy Saturday! Ix
@@IonaMacinnesHello Iona, I am going on my fourth cruise in December to the Canary islands and Madeira, I never thought I would go on a cruise but tried my first on one on the Marella Discovery a few years ago and loved it, I like how you wake up in a different place every morning, each day is a brand new adventure. I live near the city of Chester.
@PhilHughes-k4e oh brilliant, I was looking at the canaries cruises for December, I'm off in December and was a toss-up between the canaries or the Isle of Skye, and the homeland won so I'll be dragging myself up the Trotternish Ridge while you're enjoying afternoon tea on deck 9, haha brilliant. Come back and let me know what it was like, I'd love to do it. I've never been to Chester, I'll need to check the map. Lovely, well I hope you enjoy some more videos from Scotland and hopeful a cruise early next year! Ix
@@IonaMacinnesI do like the afternoon teas on Marella, the miniature chocolate eclairs are my favorites. I was on the Marella Voyager last October which started in Palma and stopped at Gibraltar, Cadiz, Valencia, Malaga and Cartagena. The staff are so friendly and welcoming aboard the Marella ships I find which makes for a really good holiday. I will watch out for your vlogs from the Isle of Skye and will let you know what the cruise of the canaries was like. Chester was an old Roman settlement, there is an amphitheatre, it's a walled city. xx
Brilliant video Of your cruise 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@margaretkavanagh978 Hi Margaret, nice to see your still here following along with us. Glad you think so, thanks so much. The cruise was brilliant so makes it easier. Will you be watching my next cruise over to Mull from Oban then to Iona? ha. CALMAC cruising at its best! Ix
@ We are booked up for January leaving from Tenerife for our first cruise x greetings from ireland 🇮🇪
@@margaretkavanagh978 I know, you'll need to let me know how it is. 1st cruise, well I wonder if there was anything that I wished I'd brought with me???? I can't think, think we brought just the right amount of clothes and oh yes I brought sandals with me but my feet were so swollen I never got a chance to wear them and they were heavy in my case so that was annoying. Clips to keep the towel on the lounger cos it's windy up top. Oh and straw, a reusable one. They go through so many on the ship it's such a waste I felt, a new straw for every drink. It's getting to the exciting count down stage now! It'll be good craic anyway. Ix
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That was a fantastic cruise Iona, I felt I was on holiday with you and your mum. That bus journey up that road looked terrifying, I hope you didn't have any wee accidents lol. The views were amazing, nearly as good as our scottish scenery, thanks again for all your brilliant work.
@daviemcf oh my goodness that bus was something else you're right! Haha we were weak thinking about it. The views are amazing, aye nice seeing a wee archipelago as we have here lots of uninhabited islands and others with very few on them. I bet Barra would be like this if the temperature was about 30 degrees warmer than it is currently ha. Good craic, thanks for watching. Ix
I enjoyed watching this cruise ❤😊. Your mom must be camera shy. 😊
@oupintu2071 have you ever been on a cruise? We weren’t sure about them but I’ll be back on one very soon. Mum doesn’t want to be on the videos too much, doesn’t mind a wee shot but is camera shy like you say😎 Ix
No, I have never been on a cruise. It must be a great experience. 😊😎
Hi. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos. We were on board at the same time and this is the first one where I can see me and Mrs L. In the atrium at the celebration parade.
@mikelitherland5336 good evening Mike, lovely to hear from you. No way thats hilarious, I'll have to go back and watch it now see if I can spot you. Hope thats ok that you were caught in my video. Hope you enjoyed your cruise. Had you been on Discovery before? Thanks for watching! Ix
@ haha no problem being caught on film. I’m no longer on the run. I’m hidden behind the technician on the right of the stage but pop my head up as it goes on. First time on Marella for us but done lots on other lines. We enjoyed the cruise so much we’ve booked Voyager round the Caribbean in late Feb next year. Keep posting the vids.
@mikelitherland5336 😂😂 what a laugh, turned in by a video on YT, can you imagine it! Oh no way, you're so lucky I'd love to do that, how fab. Well please come back and tell me what it was like. I wish I could follow you on that one but you'll be ok, I'll be digging myself out the snow in the Outer Hebrides instead😆. Hope the Scottish Isles interest you a wee bit cos thats what'll be coming your way from me for a wee while. Ix
I've enjoyed our cruise and I didn't even have to pack! I'd have loved to smell Greece again though, for me it has this distinctive smell, it might be oregano. The cable car wasn't there when I passed by and I wasn't going to use donkeys so I never got off the ferry there, just admired it as we sailed by. I don't even think cruise ships were a thing then for the Cyclades. That was lovely that the crew got applauded, what a great idea. Looking forward to being back to misty Scotland!
@vivellasmum great and no washing either haha, hello, hope you're well and having a lovely weekend. To be back in Greece isn't it! We were very fortunate not to see any donkeys but we know they were there in that scorching heat, dreadful cruelty. Oh well Scotland it is for the foreseeable, great! Ive had quite a few firsts since Ive been back so im looking forward to sharing with y'all. Cheers. Ix
@@IonaMacinnes Can't wait! Seriously LOVE your videos! 😍
Great videos have really enjoyed watching them all thank you 🙂
@GrahamMacFadyen Hello Mr MacFadyen, where are you from with a name like that? Thanks for watching and messaging me to say, very kind of you. I hope you'll enjoy some cruising around the islands with me again for a wee while, there are still many I haven't been to. Skye in December is surely a great idea😂 Ix
@IonaMacinnes Am from Coatbridge a town around 20 minutes from Glasgow city centre. I’ll definitely be joining you on your future adventures thanks for all your hard work keeping us informed and entertained on your channel 😊x
@@GrahamMacFadyen ah Coatbridge, I know where you are. I used to work in Bellshill and Motherwell for a wee while so I used to see the sign posts. Cool, nice to have you here. Have you ever been to my part of the world? Ix
@@IonaMacinnes It’s a small world right enough with you working in neighbouring towns.I’ve never been to your part of the world yet,must get up there sometime as can only imagine how beautiful everything is x
@GrahamMacFadyen yes but wait til the spring or summer to come, the days are too short now. You can have a wee taster with your feet up watching my videos until then ha! Ix
What stunning views.
Mind you I'm rather disappointed that you never walked up the ziggy ziggy thing 😂😉
Will the ladies who adventure be having another cruise?
Looking forward to your bread n butter Scottish videos now.
All the best x
@ericthearfaviking7579 we cheated and took the easy way out, have a word with mu Mum ha. We will be for sure and im thinking May would be great. Of course lots of calmat ones between now and then! Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed the views. Cheers. Ix
@IonaMacinnes I shall be having serious words with your mum, mark my words 🤣🤣😉
I will try and do calmac myself next year, YOU have sold me on this, but already calendar is filling, I need to retire lol.
Have a great weekend ladies. X
Thank you Iona! I'm actually a bit sad that you're finished cruising. Your videos have been amazing. I feel like I've had a holiday too! Looking forward to the next one!! 😘
@brucemcintosh7466 haha oh good craic Bruce, me too. I'll do the last day and then back to the good old Scottish sunshine. I'm so glad you got something out of my wee videos, it's so lovely to get messages like this. Much appreciated Bruce! Ix
That was another nice informative video, we were there on the same day as you, but we went up on the cable car and walked back down the zig-zag, my legs were sore for a few days after and I also slipped and grazed my shin but nothing too bad. We also feel sorry for the poor donkeys/mules that have to work in the heat carrying adults down to the dock, my wife had a bit of a meltdown and told some of the riders what she thought of them. We would have returned on the cable cars but saw the size of the queue which seemed to stretch all around the streets.
@honingholes7026 Hello, oh I'm so glad you're messaging me, thats great. Awe man alive no way, I heard the steps were very slippery and lots of people go for a flyer, good job was not too bad but still a pain all the same. But you'd have been down long before us. People were 100% skipping the queue, so you were better off going down the zig-zag. Was very beautiful wasn't it. Did you enjoy the ship? Ix
@@IonaMacinnes Yes it was a beautiful place, as were many of the stops on our cruise, it was our third time on that particular ship and the second time that we had an aft junior suite so we knew it quite well and enjoyed it. My wife is looking at cruises right now I think that NCL is our favourite cruise line but we don't seem to have anything with Newcastle flights and we'll maybe need to go to Manchester which is easy compared to the travel that you need to do. I let you know if we book anything.
@honingholes7026 oh aye, please do. Brilliant youve done a few already, I'm not surprised you go back on this one, its so good cos its 'small' compared to others, has all the gratuities included and you dont really need money for anything on the ship, I love that. But ive read that NCL is fabulous so maybe we will jsjt have to try that one out. I do want to go on the P&O Iona one of course ha, have you been on the Iona? We can get that one from Southampton but thats a long way for us. Ix
What a stunning place, only matched by your beauty. I'd spend a fortune there buying pottery, souvenirs, jewelry and wine, Did someone mention winery? I'd drink a bottle just taking in the views... That ring looks beautiful...
@tezzah... haha I know! Thats the only thing about a cruise going to different ports, you want to buy everything. We are a nightmare in the shops, want to buy it all but my case was so heavy going I'll know better the next time, for our next cruise that Mum doesn't know about yet ha. Oh the wine was lovely but much more and we definitely wouldn't have made it back to the ship, id have wanted to stay a week!! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the views as much as we did. Happy Saturday night, think I'll have a glass of wine and edit the going home and arriving in Arrochar video. Ix
@@IonaMacinnes Your journey home would have been a long one too, The pair of you must have been shattered, did you sleep for a week back in your own beds?
haha aye, it was a busy fortnight thats for sure! Ix
Santorini is beautiful 😊 I spent a week there back in 2017. Great video, thanks 😊
@Trond_travels hey, oh it is isn't it. Lucky you spending a week there, was it a relaxing holiday? I met a couple from Glasgow in a bar who were there for a week said it was amazing destination for a week. Thanks again for watching and coming back to say hello, much appreciated! Ix
@ It sure was relaxing. Very expensive place, but still worth it. It’s different from Crete and Rhodos, which are more «typical» tourists destinations for Northern/West Europeans. Tourists come from all over the world to Santorini. Unique place for sure. A very small island also, you could problaby walk from one end to the other in one day 😅
Thanks Iona, you looked very elegant sipping your wine on Santorini
@alanlister8810 haha, don't get too used to this, normal attire resumes in the next video haha. Aye, needed to blend in with the fine decor in Santorini😂😂 thanks for watching as always Alan. Ix
Loving your videos Iona...Very informative...We did a Greek islands cruise last year..Santorini is stunning but i would avoid the cable car area again if i went back..Its too busy..Queues are too long and can be smelly because of the poor donkeys. ❤
@49blackboab Hello thanks for messaging me! Glad you found my videos and liked them ha. Which was your favourite island would you say? I loved Crete, where we were in Chania was lovely and real, of course Mykonos & Santorini were stunning, but in terms of reality haha, think the latter 2 were out of a fairytale to be honest.
I wouldn't do the cable car either, that queue was a joke but we didn't get the option of a bus going down. Maybe they're too scared to take us down the gradient; was bad enough going up! Ix
@IonaMacinnes Hi...we only did Santorini...Mykonos and Kusadasi from Rome. It was a Royal Caribbean cruise but I would consider doing a Marella cruise to see the smaller islands and maybe Croatia as well..🙂
@@49blackboab oh well that was my first one so ill be checking out Royal Caribbean too at some point I hope. We went to Crete and Athens as well, The port for Athens takes all the big ships sure we seen them there so maybe it doesnt matter the size of ship. But try Marella anyway, it's a lot of fun for sure. Where are you from? Back to island hopping for me now for a wee while. Ix
@IonaMacinnes Hi...I am from Glasgow....Living in East Kilbride now...I went on wee break to the Orkney Islands during the summer with a few friends...Always wanted to see the Neolithic history there and it was great..We had good weather as well 🙂
@49blackboab oh aye, @grahammacfadyen lives not too far way from you, I was just telling Graham I used to work in Bellshill and did a course in Hamilton so thats near where you are in EK, gosh this is so funny. Amazing, well I bet you loved it for sure & makes a difference having good weather, brilliant! I was there in 2005 and also went to Shetland, and would like to go back soon (can't believe that is nearly 20 years ago) so if you have any tips for me then please share. I'll probably be on the ferry rather than flying...you know since I love being on boats so much, ha! Ix
Hi Iona I have recently discovered your channel and have found your vlogs very enjoyable, you looked like you had a great time on your cruise. Do you have anymore cruises planned?
@PhilHughes-k4e Hello Phil, nice of you to come and say hello and thank you so much for watching my channel. I really enjoy doing the videos and then hearing from people in the comments. We really enjoyed our first cruise so we will do another one for sure, I just have to ask Mum what she thinks😂. I'll need to ask her for the round up video I'll do on the cruise , it'll come next I think. But I'm cruising all over on CalMac so I'll be fine in Scotland for a wee while. Where do you live? Have you ever been on a cruise? I can't believe this was my 1st one, never really appealed so much before. Cheers, happy Saturday! Ix
@@IonaMacinnesHello Iona, I am going on my fourth cruise in December to the Canary islands and Madeira, I never thought I would go on a cruise but tried my first on one on the Marella Discovery a few years ago and loved it, I like how you wake up in a different place every morning, each day is a brand new adventure. I live near the city of Chester.
@PhilHughes-k4e oh brilliant, I was looking at the canaries cruises for December, I'm off in December and was a toss-up between the canaries or the Isle of Skye, and the homeland won so I'll be dragging myself up the Trotternish Ridge while you're enjoying afternoon tea on deck 9, haha brilliant. Come back and let me know what it was like, I'd love to do it. I've never been to Chester, I'll need to check the map. Lovely, well I hope you enjoy some more videos from Scotland and hopeful a cruise early next year! Ix
@@IonaMacinnesI do like the afternoon teas on Marella, the miniature chocolate eclairs are my favorites. I was on the Marella Voyager last October which started in Palma and stopped at Gibraltar, Cadiz, Valencia, Malaga and Cartagena. The staff are so friendly and welcoming aboard the Marella ships I find which makes for a really good holiday. I will watch out for your vlogs from the Isle of Skye and will let you know what the cruise of the canaries was like. Chester was an old Roman settlement, there is an amphitheatre, it's a walled city. xx