P&O Iona Cruise Ship Accessible Standard Balcony Cabin 12514 - Complete Cabin Tour and Review
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- We booked a guarantee balcony cabin on the P&O Iona Cruise Ship for our section in August 2021 and were allocated accessible Cabin 12514. In this video we show you exactly what this cabin has to offer including the exceptionally large balcony. Looking at the Iona deck plans it is this cabin and 11514 that have the largest standard balconies on this ship.
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What an incredibly useful overview of an accessible cabin. We are booked on a cruise on Iona in 2022 and we booked 12514. Imagine our surprise at getting to see everything our cabin offered in your video tour. We were starting to worry about space for a scooter and the layout of the cabin and bathroom but you have put our minds at rest. Thanks guys. Happy cruising!
Glad you have found it useful. Happy cruising to you too!
Excellent video showing all the accessible features of the cabin. When looking for accessible accommodation for my brother in law we often had to rely on word of mouth or photos and were often disappointed when we arrived. Manoeuvring the wheelchair was often difficult. He's past travelling now but your video would have been perfect. I'm sure others will find it invaluable. The spacious balcony is a bonus.
Thanks so much Angela, it would be perfect for Paul's dad too on his scooter!
It’s great to see that accessible cabins are both functional and beautiful. A lot of thought went into the design.
Yes they are very well appointed!
A little more thought would of been better eg mirror in bathroom is a bit high and carpeted floors are the easiest when using a wheelchair. Good to see however the considerations although accessibility should be standard in all areas 😊
Big thank you myself and my husband who is fully wheelchair dependent...This has helped me relax xx
Your very welcome, glad it has been useful! 😃
Thanks Paul and Carole for this video. We are going on the Iona next week and I was a bit worried about the accessible cabin. You have settled my nerves. The bathroom is very important to me and I am very happy now. Thanks again. 😃
You are very welcome! Have a fabulous time!
We are booked on Iona in March 2022, in a seaview accessible cabin. It's great to see that they have really given some thought to their less mobile guests. Door bells, push pads, gadgets in wardrobes and a great wet room.
Thank you for your great review 👍.
Yes it is so well thought out! Have a great cruise, we really enjoyed our time on board! 😀
Amazing. Can't wait for my trip. Due to sail on the Iona. Even more excited now. Thankyou
No problem have a great time 😀
Oh my goodness, you pair are utter angels! I’ve been wanting to visit the fjords on Iona (would be my first cruise) but as I’m an incomplete paraplegic I’ve been concerned what the accessible rooms are like, and I’ve been unable to finds images or videos of it until I just came across your gem of a video! Thank you so much for sharing! I hope you had a wonderful time.
Oh that's so lovely to hear. Glad this has been so helpful, hope you get to the Fjords as they are stunning! 😍
Same here. Enjoy your holiday.
thanks for the great view of the room, we are booked in 12518 in January 2023 so it's great to see just 2 rooms down from ours to get a good idea of what the room will be like.
No problem thanks for watching! 😍
Fantastic video, I’m booked on 12520 in January 2023 and can’t wait😁😁😁👍
Oh brilliant it is a fabulous cabin! 😍
Great presentation. The bathroom looked particularly good for different mobility issues. Wonderful to have the ramp and generous balcony.
Yes it is a great accessible cabin. The balcony was a huge bonus!
Very good tour and excellent equipment too. As for the vibrating for door bell thingy on the bed.....oooh eeeer !!! (Never knew a door bell could be so much fun) Joking apart they are very useful, my dad had one in his bedroom, you can get them hooked up to smoke detectors too, I'm sure that one was also. This cabin really gives you a sense of security and practicality, it's very reassuring to know if you require such a cabin. I'm so impressed. Thank you for sharing this with the community. All the best, Vik
LOL the vibrating pad is an excellent idea. It is a great cabin, thanks for watching!
Thank you for this comprehensive vid. It has really helped us.
Your very welcome, glad it has been useful!
Thanks for this! I’m going on my first cruise on this trip in July so this was perfect ❤
Thanks for watching! 😍
Thank you so much for sharing this video! We've just come off the Disney Magic and stayed in an accessible cabin, which is not a patch on this cabin on the Iona! Because of the larger bathroom, and slightly larger floor space, they decided to sacrifice storage space. We had half a wardrobe for the two of us for a 6-night (3n B2B) cruise, which only had the lower rail, so we had to make use of the magnetic hooks we bought and hung all of my dresses, etc. from the ceiling! Then there were only a couple of shelves for us to use, which meant that we had to use space on the sofa, rending that useless for the whole cruise! Perhaps it was just that particular cabin, and it made us paranoid for our P&O cruise booked for Sept 2022 on the Iona. But now, seeing this, my mind is put firmly at rest! We've got a slightly different cabin number on a different deck, but if this cabin is anything to go by, then we'll be okay! Thanks once again for your videos, and especially this one!
Glad it has put your mind at ease! Think Disney need a rethink with their accessible cabins, not good! You will be fine on Iona cabin wise. We really enjoyed our time on board so hope you do too. We have an Iona vlog series starting soon!
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel Disney really do. I know the Magic is one of their older ships, but there were various issues for me, with ramps and uneven entry/exits about the ship. Will look forward to the Iona vlog series :)
@michelle ordever not sticking up for Disney magic in the slightest but it’s a very old ship that needs updating they bought it back for travelling this year but it needs a lot of updating as disabled rules have changed since that ship was built the likes of Iona are going to be good because they brand new ships we stay In accessible cabins as my hubby is wheelchair bound my one complaint with every cruise ship is the low number of accessible cabins on there ships as they make there ships very disabled friendly but don’t have enough accessible cabins there are 25 on Iona 21 on anthem and 16 on independence of the seas I have never been on Disney, Mcl or princess so not sure on those numbers but I do know there will be not enough I have been known to have to book 18 months in advance to make sure we get an accessible cabin
@@wendygeorge I know that the Magic is the oldest in the fleet, (I thought I'd mentioned it in my original comment, but didn't!) so I do understand that part. Although the lack of storage was ridiculous. I believe there are just 8 accessible rooms on the Magic - if that is true, then that is ridiculous :( Knowing that other newer ships have a limited amount of accessible cabins gives me a heads up for future cruises - thank you x
That’s a shame your cabin on magic wasn’t great. Our accessible cabin on Disney Magic was incredible! A lot of storage, and the most enormous balcony. I found accessibility around the ship more than ok with spaces for wheelchairs in cinema and theatre. The lifts were a little small but plenty of them fortunately! There are at least 16 accessible cabins on magic (from memory,) so fairly comparable to other ships, I also wish there were more!
Thanks so much for a detailed accessible review. I’m an amputee and it’s so hard to get good information about facilities and even just about getting around the ships. I’m on celebrity silhouette next April in accessible sky suite and can’t wait. Keep up the fantastic video’s.
Thank you! Heard fabulous thinks about Celebrity Silhouette so hope the facilities suit too. 😁
Fantastic review thank you so much, I can’t wait to see my cabin now they look amazing xx
This was a fabulous cabin. We are back on in January in an aft balcony cabin and really looking forward to that!
Been to the Fjords in an accessible cabin with a wheelchair bound wife. Our cabin was perfect. The same as yours but a straight balcony (Deck 8) . No ramp on our balcony ..... and there is a map on the TV and more films on the tv than you can hope to watch and of course the onboard cinemas
Glad you had a great time too. The cinema is a great addition!
Now that looks bloody amazing !! You are spoiling me for choice. Got alot to work out as to what ship would suit us hopefully next year. Last ship I was on was Harwich hook of Holland in 1991 coming off leave !
LOL things have moved on a bit since 1991! 😂😂😂
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel I'm sure they have. Can't remember much as I had been playing rugby and was really rather drunk 🥵
Lol 🤣🤣
Great video showing a different type of cabin! X
Thanks, it is a great cabin and would be perfect for Grampy John! 😍
I was sent this link by Barbara at cruise.co.uk as I was nervous about booking. It is easy to get information on ships and normal cabins/rooms but never anything for accessibility. I use a wheelchair and was worried about the bathroom. What you have shown me exceeds expectations. The automatic doors will make time so much easier. Thank you so much. xx
Oh that's great that it was shared with you, and so glad you found it helpful! Paul's Dad cruises with us and has an accessible cabin so if you need any other info then please do ask. 😀
Nice informative vid. Very well thought out cabin 👍
Thanks, yes it seems they have thought of everything.
We had an accessible cabin on Deck 15. It was amazing. It was so spacious and they really had thought of everything. We have made a note of the number and would try and get this cabin again.
They really have thought of everything. We travel with Paul's Dad and he has had various accessible cabins and this one was by far the best we have ever seen.
We go on deck 15306...Assessable cabin....Were so looking forward to boarding Iona...
Great video, it’s very informative & helpful. You said the balcony isn’t overlooked, but I would say it is. When you’re looking aft from the balcony in the video, the cabins on the left on the deck above are looking down on you.
Thanks. Yes good point, we were referring from directly above which you get on some ships. You do have a private area towards the cabin door where nobody can see you.
Very informative thank you
You are welcome!
We were not too far from you, on the other side in 12421. Good to see they have tried to think of lot's of things to make it easier for someone in a wheelchair. I liked the L shaped balcony. We did find the lack of drawers a bit weird.
We have now upgraded to a conservatory suite for our trip next September.
The balcony was a great bonus. Oh excellent, will be interested to see what you think of the conservatory suites!
Lovely cabin, another great vlog
Thanks Derek it was a great cabin! 😀
Thats an awesome balcony. My scooter will fit lovely
It is one of the best we have seen, enjoy! 😀
I love the cabin, great review! But disappointed Iona has no 4 berth accessible cabins. I'm a paraplegic wheelchair user with husband and 2 young daughters and am unable to go on this new ship!
Oh that is disappointing!
Do you know whether there is a plug socket on both sides of the bed please? This info is really useful for CPAP/ BiPAP users. If only on one side it helps to know so people can bring an extension lead. Never cruised before x2 cancelled because of COVID so booked for June 2024 for my 40th. 15308. Love your videos.
Yes there is an English socket both sides of the bed
Really useful, thank you
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
Hi both. Thanks for this video. We have now booked this cabin. My other half is disabled and he has to use a wheel chair quite often, being an amputee. Also IONA looks amazing. Did you get the internet package and was it any good ? We had the internet on Marella in the Caribbean and it was a bit patchy. Thanks again.
Oh great, enjoy Iona! WiFi cam be patchy, however we used our overseas 4g with Sky for £2 a day whenever we were in port. 😃
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel I said near enough the same, but the ‘boss’ insists on 24 hours contact no matter where we go 🤣🤣🤣
Fantastic tour - thanks Paul and Carole 😊 There aren't enough accessible cabin tours out there, and this video has so much great detail 😊 We agree about the ship location on the TVs as well - hopefully P&O sort this soon
Thanks for watching! There isn't many out there, so glad this tour is helpful. 😍
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel its very helpful 😊 plus it looks like a great cabin! How was that enormous balcony?
It was fabulous! 😍
Thank you for your video, 10/10.
Thank you! ☺
Hello. Were you able to sunbathe on your balcony on a sunny day or was it completely shaded?
Depended on the direction of the ship, sometimes!
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel thank you! We are staying in a cabin with a similar size balcony and we love to sunbathe! ☺️
Great vid! Very informative! We're both able bodied but we would like to know if, generally, cruise ship cabins have power sockets on both sides of the bed: we have CPAP machines which we use when we sleep so we need two power sockets. Any info on that would be great! Thanks!
Thanks! Unfortunately not all ships do. Were you consider a particular company?
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel Pre-Covid we would probably have sailed on a P&O Australia vessel since we're from Sydney, but now, I'm not sure which ships will be sailing from Sydney when cruising re-opens. Thanks for replying.
No problem. Will be worth researching the ships and cabins when you do know, sure there will be one that would work. 😀
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel For sure! We will probably start with an 8 night cruise around Tasmania. Looking forward to that!
Would you ever do Iona again and I watched your room tour on Iona is a accessible deluxe balcony much different to a standard we are staying in a accessible deluxe balcony cabin 22nd October until 29th October 2022
Yes we are booked for the beginning of January. We have booked an aft balcony cabin so really looking forward to that. Enjoy your cruise too!
We have started watching your videos, they're a good watch, but we can't hear Paul. The sound is too low.
Thanks for watching and the feedback Bazza, apologies will keep that in mind for future videos!
When are you guys back on the iona.
February 2023 😍
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel oh great I so look forward to your blogs ,we are on the iona again march 18th 2023 canaries can't wait for that ,please keep up the good work with the blogs cheers clayton.
Do you use an accessible cabin? If so is there anything you think is missing or could be improved?
why do they not have two seater soafers
@@gwendolinegwendoline2091 Not sure, that would of been useful as the one chair was random!
It is very useful to know if the moveable handrail on the side of the toilet locks in the up position. My wife would need it to be lockable in the up position because she can only use her left arm and she would use it to hold on to to assist standing up from her wheelchair. She couldn’t get close enough to the toilet with her wheelchair with the handrail folded down. A lot just fold up out of the way and if you pull it, it just folds down - this would be no good for my wife, we’d need an opposite handed cabin where the fixed handrail would be on her left hand side. A great video, thanks.
Oh thanks good to know to show in future videos!
Why is there no comfortable armchair or settee?
Would of been good to have one!
Are those type of cabins all disabled or can you get them without disabled
These are just accessible cabins. If you want this size cabin then you would beed to look at the suites.
@@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel thanks for advice
No problem, do ask any time! 😀
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