Cruise delayed in Port for 36 hours!!!!! New Year's Eve onboard P&O IONA

[@robinwbarrett]

Our 36 hours in Southampton were compensated by having an excellent vantage point, in the Crows Nest, to enjoy the fabulous fireworks display provided by the citizens of Southampton

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

You must have had an amazing vantage point from up there! Lots of people in the atrium did head to the windows for a look but as you could see we were too busy singing and dancing 🤣 Hope you had a fabulous time on the cruise too 🤩 Thanks for watching - Amanda & Mark 😍

[@robinwbarrett]

@@AdventureswithAmandaandMark thoroughly enjoyable apart from getting food poisoning from under cooked liver on the mixed grill

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

@@robinwbarrett Oh no!! Hope you weren’t ill for too long!!

[@robinwbarrett]

@@AdventureswithAmandaandMark two days

[@debdavet-cornwallandbeyond1649]

Great video guys. So glad your New Year turned out ok, and looked brilliant. Definitely the right call, knowing what the bay can be like when it's rough.

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

Thank you ☺️ We had a great time - getting some practice in for our wild gardens silent disco 🪩 😂 New Years Eve could be slightly different this year 😉 Thanks for watching - we really do appreciate that you do every week 😊 xx

[@JGunner1970]

Great video guys. We also loved the silent disco!

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

Awhh thanks ☺️ Mark loves them and goes hunting them out 😂 Did you do one on Iona and was it in the Atrium or Sky Dome? Thanks for watching - Amanda & Mark 😍

[@JGunner1970]

@@AdventureswithAmandaandMark yes we did two and both were in Sky Dome. The first one was better as not too many attended the second. We would have liked to have done one int the Atrium as we have seen it done there when we watched other Iona vlog channels.

[@DannyEvs]

6 Pools if you include the staff one 😜 such a shame about the wind! Great vlog here watching

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

😂 They kept that one well hidden then 😉 Thank you so much for watching - Amanda & Mark 😍

[@DannyEvs]

@@AdventureswithAmandaandMark you see it when you walk at the front of the ship 😁 No worries Great watch

[@lincolnroad3]

Nice vlog. Happy times!! Love Iona 🎉🎉

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

Thank you so much ☺️ Have you been on many cruises on Iona? We'd wanted to sail on her for a while as had previously had a cruise cancelled due to COVID restrictions! Thank you for watching - Amanda & Mark 😍

[@tinamilledge3035]

Enjoyed watching! That captain is funny, is this the Wesley man I’ve been reading about on Facebook groups?

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

Thank you ☺️ Yes that's the one and only Captain Wesley Dunlop and he really did keep us entertained with his daily updates (even on our Norwegian cruise!!) If you have any questions about the ship or cruising in general just ask - we've done quite a few 😉 Thanks for your support, we really appreciate it - Amanda & Mark 😍

[@Travel_Day_Dreams]

If the ship had departed on time you'd probably have ended up making a video about how terrible your new years celebration was, at sea in 30+ knot winds and 6-7m swells. The Bay of Biscay can be brutal in poor weather conditions, the captain made the right decision. We've been on Iona three times, once during a force 10 storm, and she's pretty stable but you can't beat mother nature. Great to see you enjoying your time on Iona, we've loved traveling on her and would do so again in a heartbeat.

[@wendydavies3401]

Brilliant Captain, he made the right decision , as weather was appalling, almost throughout the Holiday , nothing you can do , ship and crew were great .

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

You are absolutely right that's probably what would have happened and I know I was so disappointed to start with - we'd originally booked pretty much the same itinerary on Iona for January 22 but cancelled because there were still some COVID restrictions in place so I was really looking forward to this one but like you saw it turned out really good in the end and yes we've done the Bay of Biscay on the ferry crossing which was really rough and a couple of transatlantic crossings that have had a few rough days but all in all the first few days were good. So much to see and we were so busy we didn't always have time to film everything 😂 Have you got more cruises planned? Thank you so much for watching - Amanda & Mark 😍

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

We thought he was a great Captain and Mark even got to shake his hand to say thank you in one of the ports - I'm guessing you were on the same cruise? Did you have a fab New Years too?

[@Travel_Day_Dreams]

@@AdventureswithAmandaandMark we're off to Fort Lauderdale next for a T/A on Sky Princess. In summer we're trying Queen Anne to see if Cunard is for us, and finally for 2024 we have MSC World Europa at the end of the year. Great to watch & listen to other peoples experiences, it's given us fresh perspective & ideas on how to get the most out of our cruising, keep up the good work & hope you enjoy creating & building the youtube channel.

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

@@Travel_Day_Dreams Well thats just a little bit spooky!! Our next cruise is on Sky Princess, our first Princess cruise and we are on MSC World Europa towards the end of the year too!! I’m hoping to get a ship visit on Queen Anne but would love to do a Cunard cruise one day just to say we’ve done it - Happy Cruising 🚢😍

[@takethetwistyroad]

Love the video and you two are having a great time. I think with the sea state, Jane would have spent 95% of the cruise so far, in bed. 😂. She does not have sea legs. The ship looks great though, very modern.

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

We had a great time after feeling so disappointed to start with ☹️ Oh bless her, honestly there were so many people poorly and not able to get out of bed for a couple days! One couple we spoke to said they'd be flying from from Lisbon or Vigo if there was a chance of the return sailing being the same 😮 The ship was good, not as modern as MSC Euribia that we went on in November though. Hope you're both well and thank you for watching - Amanda & Mark 😍

[@41djbrooks]

the captain was reading off a script

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

Do you think so 🤔 Well maybe one he prepared earlier 😍

[@41djbrooks]

@@AdventureswithAmandaandMark they give the captains a manual on what to say in all situations he was reading off something in the past captains would just say we are stuck here till the weather improves, i been on many P&O cruises and it all changed after the pandemic the captain does not come down unless he has too.

[@robinwbarrett]

No that speech is typical of our fabulous captain, Wesley Dunlop. He is just the same when you are talking one on one

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

@@41djbrooks Ok but I’m sure they don’t write things like “movable feast” and “sweet point” 😁 We just thought his way with words was so entertaining. Mark got to shake his hand and say thank you when he was out meeting guests on one of the port days 🤝🏻

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

@@robinwbarrett He gave good speeches didn’t he?! Always very long but so interesting to listen to 😍

[@Ashiitakai]

your faces of disappointment at the beginning! But Mark all tucked up to the chin in bed at the end more than made up for it.

[@AdventureswithAmandaandMark]

😂 I seriously was so disappointed ☹️ We'd booked the at cruise specifically for New Years and waited a whole year for it! But as you saw we ended up having a fabulous time and we're soon on our way! Thank you so much for watching - Amanda & Mark xx