P&O Iona | Linzi's Practical Tips Ship Tour
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- Join us for Linzi's Practical Ship Tour aboard P&O Iona, where we take a look at some parts of the ship that don't always get as much love or maybe not talked about at all. Linzi will take you on a tour of spots from the Launderette to the Bars, and from Restaurants to Whirlpools, sharing her top tips.
This is the first time we have filmed this kind of video, shot straight to camera, so please let us know in the comments below if you enjoyed it, and would like to see more on future cruises, or whether you prefer our voice over format.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro to Linzi's P&O Iona Practical Ship Tour
00:24 The Launderette
03:10 The Skydome - Not always so warm
05:15 Changing rooms for The Retreat & Beachcomber Pool
08:42 Whirlpool Tips
10:23 Infinity Whirlpool - Enlargement Awareness
12:40 Conservatory Suites - Privacy
14:02 Wet Bottom Warning on Iona
16:30 The Quays - A Quieter Breakfast Spot
17:20 Avoid a queue at the Keel & Cow
18:17 Gin Making - Watching for Free
19:19 Where to find a Negroni - Important if you are Linzi
20:45 How to Navigate to the Crows Nest Bar easier
21:52 How to get the Hydrotherapy Suite to yourself - Maybe
22:50 The Best Queue for the Headline Theatre
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We wore a summer dress over our costumes when we went to any whirlpools and went straight back to the cabin to shower afterwards.
A summer dress is a fantastic idea Sarah. Linzi and Mark
Thanks for all the tips guys. I just wanted to add my own.
To speed up drying times in a dryer I do the following: Once your clothes have finished in the washing machine run a "spin and rinse" cycle. This shouldn't take more than 10 minutes roughly. Your clothes will come out dryer and then when you put the clothes in the tumble dryer add a dry towel from the pool area that again helps the clothes dry quicker. You can also use dryer balls too but I find a dry towel is sufficient for agitating the clothes and drying them quicker.
Oh that is a fantastic tip. Thank you, we will give that a go next time. Linzi & Mark
Great video guys Linzi is a natural. Its tips like these that makes life easier onboard.
That’s so kind thank you Steve. We were really unsure doing that kind of video. We do the cabin tours straight to camera but this felt a different thing. Guess you can expect to see more of these in the future :) Linzi and Mark
Loved this - lots of great advise and Linzi is a natural in front of the camera.
Seriously considering squeezing in a Fjords trip on Iona next year if we can.
Thank you Karen and Stuart, we are glad you enjoyed it. Fjords trip on Iona (or any ship for that matter) sounds fantastic. We are going to try and get a Fjords one in this year too, not sure when or on what cruise line yet though. Linzi and Mark
Excellent feature thanks you two!😁 cheers Andrew and Jane x
Thank you Andrew & Jane, we are glad you enjoyed it. Not long to your cruise now! Linzi & Mark
this is the stuff that matters!
he he he,, that's why we make the tips tour😂
Fabulous! Heading on my first cruise on arvia in June.... so I'm glad I've watched your video!
Thank you that so kind of you. Have an amazing cruise on Arvia in June. Linzi and Mark
Thank you that was so helpful! I'm sailing to fjords in June and thought about doing all my laundry before I come home!
You are very welcome Charlotte, we are so glad it was useful for you.
Those washers and dryers are so much quicker and cheaper than doing the washing at home, it is just not that exciting sometimes planning doing washing before you go on holiday 😂
Have an amazing cruise to the Fjords.
Linzi and Mark
I absolutely love your videos!! Myself, husband and kids have never been abroad but youve totally persuaded me to book to go on iona next may x
Thank you so much Donna, that is so kind. And wow, we are absolutely honoured that our content has help you do that. Wow. Where are you going on Iona? We can't wait to hear how you get on. Linzi & Mark
Thanks guys...I thought it was odd about the whirlpools...not quite hot tub, but still lovely. We love your cruise tours as they are useful, funny and practical. We are on Iona for a warm cruise for 2wks this Sat!! Yaay, we did Norway on there last may so looking forward to some sun.
Lv to you both and cheers Andrew
That is so kind Andrew & Jane (thank you for all your comments). The Whirlpools were a bit odd, but we did spend a huge amount of time in them still :)
We hope the sun is shining for you on the cruise in 2 weeks time so you can spend plenty of time in them too. Have a lovely day, Linzi & Mark
Really useful tips
Thank you Richard, so happy they are useful for you.
Have a lovely day,
Linzi & Mark
Linzi thanks 🙏 great tips and revelations 👍
You are welcome Amira, thank you for watching.
Linzi and Mark
Great tips thanks for sharing 👏
Thank you John & Julie😀
@@SuiteNatured Thank you both 🙏 for supporting our channel, we appreciate it so much. 😍
You are very welcome :)
Watching you guys and getting all the tips for our cruise on Iona in a few weeks! So excited and so glad there is a laundry! There was none on RCI Anthem and it was tough with a child keeping the clothes clean!!! Thanks for all the tips! Xx
Thank you Natalie and you are very welcome. We love a cruise countdown, that few weeks before you are due to set sail is so exciting. Have an amazing cruise. Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured yes we are 20 days now! So exciting! Just want to try and get stuff booked but not available yet! Got a late check in time too so but gutted about that! Wanted to be on the ship early!!! Thanks again for all the tips xx
@@nataliehandley8374 Got to love a cruise countdown :)
How late is late? We've found, that usually (not always) but if you get there a bit early (so if you were due to board at 4, then 2.30) they will let you on. Worst case scenario, you have to just sit a bit and look longingly at the ship through the glass. Linzi & Mark
Yes I think we will try to go a little earlier, we have a toddler so hoping they may let us on earlier but if not we can just walk around the port looking at all the ships! Can’t wait! Trying to find out who is in the limelight club but they haven’t released it yet! Hoping it’s someone I know! Going to try and catch the full live stream of yours tomorrow - only popped in for a few minutes xx
Thanks for the tips. Just got back from a cruise on irona. .
You guys gave us a great insight to the ship . Good and bad. Mmm a few mmm bad bits too .cheers
You are welcome Matthew. Hope despite any bad bits you still had a fantastic cruise. Linzi and Mark
Yet again a superb video and great information for our trip on Arvia later this year! Loved that you started in the laundry as on a 14 night cruise I'd have to use this!
Thank you Andrew. We ended up doing quite a bit of our washing before we went home, it was that much quicker, and we suspect with current price of energy, probably cheaper too. :)
You will use it we sure on a 14 night on Arvia, When do you go on her?
Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured 3rd Sept, 2 weeks into the Mediterranean ... At 55, the first time I will have been seen it and visited mainland Spain. 😳
I can't wait to do this and videos like yours makes me even more excited for it ... And I will be looking for those pesky wet seats! 😂
@@andrewb9790 Oh wow, the first time visiting Spain! It is such an interesting country, as the Atlantic Coast side (such as La Coruna & Bilbao) feel like a different country to the Costas and Barcelona. You will have an amazing time we are sure. Even if you got a soggy bottom occasionally from those pesky seats ;) Linzi & Mark
Going on the Iona in April, some great information, cheers.
Thank you Russell we are so happy it was useful for you. Have an amazing cruise on Iona in April. Linzi and Mark
The part with the loo facilities for the Beachcomber and the Retreat is an eye opener, that is not a lot of toilets per sun beds/chairs etc.
Very entertaining and informative video thank you
Thank you again John. Really glad you enjoyed it. Linzi and Mark
Useful to know - we are on Iona in Feb.
Thank you Paula. Have a fantastic cruise next month. Linzi and Mark
Oh I've just remembered the annoying smoking area, that you find yourself walking through lots up there....genuinely the only thing that bugged me last time, bigger things in life to moan about I realise 😊, love your tours purely with you both chatting....lovely x
It is a bit annoying the smoking bit being there, but we know they have to put them somewhere, and wherever it is will be a bit annoying for any non-smokers, and probably for smokers too. Having said that, the one we showed on the Practical Ship Tour, we couldn't smell anything, but maybe if the wind was blowing in our direction it might have been different?
Linzi & Mark
@SuiteNatured Hi Linzi & Mark, yes you are completely right....didn't mean to be moaning it's silly really, I absolutely love the features you both do and appreciate the effort also involved....the testing of cocktails and food is taxing at time's 😊,but somebody has to do it though x. Any onr bar we must try on board? as when on our 1st cruise in may on Iona 2022 we felt we didn't go everywhere as 1wk in Norway. This Saturday 2wks to the Canary islands...excited!! 😀. Lv to you both and cheers Andrew
As you said Andrew, it is a tough job testing all those cocktails and food but we will continue to push forward for you 😂Hope you have an amazing cruise to the Canaries. Linzi & Mark
god i love your smile so contagious and your humhum when your husband ask you to go to next spot happy new year and keep making me smile :)
Happy New Year to you too Baltazar. Really glad you enjoyed this video. We will do our best to keep you smiling throughout 2023 😀
Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured 😃
Brilliant loved it .Did you notice disabled shower and changing next to whirlpools but as Maggi said how does she get in or out of the whirlpools.also hand free loos good but sensor to lock open in the disabled could be nearer loo
Hi Ray and Maggi, thank you so much, we are so pleased you enjoyed it.
We did notice disabled toilets where you could change in a few venues but none near the infinity whirlpools at the side of the ship, and there didn't appear to be any access to them at all for anyone with any sort of mobility issues. We did comment on that when we were on board and will do on the full cruise review next week.
The sensor in the loos (behind the door) is not best placed at all.
Take care. Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured Thank you look forward to your review
We cracked up when tried to demonstarted the automatic toilet doors, seems like a technical oversight haha - Great video guys! :D
Thanks Jay and Dan. The time it takes for those doors to close seems even longer when you are stood there in real life. Both of us went to those toilets when there was a queue and it was so awkward stood waiting for the door to close when someone is stood directly outside waiting. Ha ha ha
Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured just seen the original comment, excuse the spelling and terrible grammar - poor Dan was still drunk from NYE 😂! Was also nice seeing you in the video, the new style worked :) a really helpful video for somebody trying this ship for the first time!
@@sailawaymag Thanks so much guys. We won't even comment on our state from NYE. There's a reason we didn't plan to do a live stream on the 1st ;)
People seemed to have liked the Practical Tour, still a bit odd talking to camera whilst on a ship, but we suspect we will do more of them now on future cruises too.
Linzi & Mark
This video was really helpful. One of the things I really like about P&O is that it has a laundrette because I hate ploughing through the piles of laundry when we get home.
Daft question: If I bring my own detergent does it need to be liquid, powder, or tablets?
Thanks Joanna, we are so pleased it was useful for you. It was our first time doing the practical ship tour although there will be more to come.
Not a daft question at all. We asked the same onboard. You are fine with tablets or liquid capsules but there was no mention of
, nor did we see or hear of anyone using powder.
Hope this helps. Linzi and Mark
🥰 Thank you for the tips. I have to wonder if the person designing this vessel ever even thought of toilets and change rooms until after it was all drawn onto proper drafting paper... and then someone said "where's the toilets?" and that designer said "whoops"... and quickly pencilled in a couple where there was a bit of extra space. If there was no extra space, it was "they can just use these over here" not even considering what that might fully mean. They just seemed so inconsistent and all over the place.
Hi Ebba, you are so welcome, and we are happy you found them useful.
We genuinely laughed out loud to your comment, as we said something similar when we were on board (not to camera). The lack of changing rooms in obvious spots seemed so odd. Hope you are having a lovely day, Linzi & Mark
I disagree with the queuing, deck 7 next to Brodies was always a good entrance with plenty of available seats. Another I would add is make sure you get a drink before departure. Bars are closed for around 30-45 until you are underway from Southampton!! This seemed to be the only port that this affected. Adittionally there are USB ports by the lights in the cabins!
Thanks for the comment Mark, and interesting point about the bars closing just before departing Southampton. We wonder if that is a recent thing, as we don't recall it being on our cruise from there. It could have been, but we really don't remember it.
@@SuiteNatured that was on iona and we left at end Apr, gorgeous weather in Norway at that time meant loads of people sunbathing in 20 degrees!
Having watched all of your great videos, I'm really looking forward to my cruise! Can I ask, which camera did you use to record your videos?
Hi Alan, wow, thank you for the watching all our stuff :)
If you've any other questions you are welcome to ask, or join a live stream sometime.
Camera wise - we use quite a few things: iPhone 14 Max Pro, DJI OM 5 Gimbal, DJI Pocket 2, Sony ZV-1, Nikon Coolpix P900 and Insta360 x3. We use them all for different reasons, and at different times. The most commonly used though is the iPhone with OM 5 Gimbal, as it is easy to keep in our pocket/bag and not too big to be too obvious when recording meals and such.
Linzi & Mark
@@SuiteNatured Thanks again!
Hi both, we’re on Iona (first time) in Feb. I’m concerned The Glass House might not be open. It’s our favourite on Aurora. When did you sail? Xx
Hi Suite Dreams (great name), we were on Iona in Oct/Nov 22. We heard from others since though that the Glass House was serving small plates (not main dishes) when they went on last month. So fingers crossed it may be back to full operations by the time you go on it. If it is please let us know.
Have an amazing cruise next month. Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured will do. Fingers tightly crossed 🤞🏼
You've mentioned joining a virtual queue or booking tables on the app in a few of your videos. Where can I download the app for my upcoming cruise?
Hi Alan. The P&O "app" is actually just a web page as opposed to a proper app you can download.
The address for it is myholiday.pocruises.com/
However until you are on the ships WiFi you can't access it beyond the page you'll see.
You can book speciality dining before hand via the manage my booking page on P&O but virtual queues are only from when you are onboard.
Hope that helps.
Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured Many thanks! I think Wi-Fi is going to be pretty expensive for a family of 4, though 😞
@@cashdeskmac The WiFi for the "app" is free for everyone Alan, it is just if you want to use it for things such as normal web browsing or streaming and such that you would need to buy a package.
@@SuiteNatured That's great. Many thanks for your help.
Sorry I am not sure did you mention how much does it cost to use the washing machine and tumble dryer?
You just pay for the washing powder sheet which were £1 each at the shop. The actual washers and dryers were completely free. So if you brought your own washing powder/liquid with you then it'd be even cheaper :)
Linzi and Mark
@@SuiteNatured thanks for quick reply!
Having done a few P&O cruises, in the theatre being a bit back and ideally next to the aisle is perfect for a quick exit if the acts are poor, was once stuck near the front in a middle seat area when Kate Robbins was the turn, what a !£$%" thats 90 minutes of my life I will never get back, felt like 4 hours, I have done over 20 cruises with a few cruise lines and can see experienced cruisers do as I do now, towards the back, aisle seat. Iona in March for my wifes birthday, aisle seat!!
Ha ha ha. What a brilliant point Dave. We genuinley never thought of the benefit of being at the back for sneaking out of a show. We've had several experiences where we wish we could have got out before the end over the years. We will keep this in mind as a tip for a future Practical Ship Tour 😉
Have a fantastic cruise on Iona in March.
Linzi and Mark
We got put on the front row on Britannia, not the view we wanted of Ariel trapeze artists. We were far TOO close to them. Hubby was mortified. He's never sat near the front of anything again. Bless him, he's traumatised 😳
@@sedwards536 Cheers, i have found that experienced cruisers dont suffer and march out, try it, once out enjoy the rest.
I just been on the sister ship Arvia not the best cruise experience. A lovely ship but Food was poor (except for keel and cow but no children menus)barely warm ,most of the crew were inexperienced ,on deck 4 it was really noisy banging outside near the lifeboats,rustling noise through deck heads hardly slept . Customer service queue was to big to join. Poor I T booking main dining for evening meals was impossible as it was always fully booked. Stupid people smoking in non smoking areas,and throwing butt ends on the deck and not a member of the crew said a thing. And disembarking was horrendous clueless crew and clueless staff in warehouse. I have now canceled the cruise I had booked for Iona .Big ships are a nightmare.Not at all happy with P&O who I have contacted.
Oh no 🙁
It is always such a shame when a cruise doesn't work out for any reason. Even more when there are lots of reasons. It's an easy excuse to say it's a new ship and new crew, and whilst there's some validity in it, it doesn't make your hard earned cruise and something you've been looking forward to any less disappointing.
Fingers crossed your next cruise helps puts this one to a distant memory soon.
Linzi and Mark