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Thank you Arzeena. We had 2 night's hotel pre-cruise and 1 night post cruise as well and we had an amazing relaxing cruise.

Thank you Sue. There was 6500 passengers on board including 2000 first time cruisers but it didn't feel crowded There are no tips required on board and no additional gratuities on drinks or food although I did tip in the speciality restaurants because the food and service was outstanding. The price of drinks are reasonable considering they have a captive audience. Aurora and Arcadia the 2 smallest and oldest ships are Adults only. Arvia,Azura,Britannia,Iona and Ventura are all nice ships. The biggest and newest Arvia and Iona have much more choice of everything. We were on Iona in November 2023 and January2023 for 14 nights and March 2024 for 7 nights. 2 negatives on this ship are the deck 8/9 balconies are not private because of the wrap around promenade deck on deck 8. The aft balconies are great but the Infinity pool on deck 16 has been known for people splashing water on the balconies below.

Thank you Dani. The weather was not good and my hip and knee arthritis was a little painful so we just took photos from the outside. I watched a film on the ships TV showing inside the cube houses and they are unique.

Thank you Sandi. Most of the crew in the speciality restaurants recognised us from our 14 nights cruises in November and January on Iona and there was quite a few hugs and handshakes.

Thank you John. I brought a couple of pairs of shorts but it was a little cold to wear them. It rained most of the time but we still had an amazing relaxing cruise. I hope you and Gail are well and wish you both an amazing cruise in 3 weeks time.

I pre-booked online all of our 7 nights in Speciality restaurants.

On Friday we got the ship shuttle from Zeebrugge to the beach resort Blankenburg where we bought quite a bit of Belgian chocolate.

We had a lovely Port side aft balcony. On Sunday at sea we went to the wonderful Easter Sunday church service on board. It was pouring down with rain in Hamburg so we relaxed on board. In Rotterdam we got a water taxi to the Centrum and walked to the centre where we saw the famous cube houses. VID_20240403_114134.mp4

Good afternoon. I hope everyone is safe and well. We have just got home after 10 nights away including 7 nights cruise on P&O Iona. We visited Hamburg Germany. Rotterdam Holland 2 days. Zeebrugge Belgium We had 2 sea days. I pre-booked online our 7 nights speciality dining. I will post photos separately. Graham.

Thank you Lenda. For home security I don't say when we are away until we get back but as soon as we are back the Daily is the first to know.

We dined Epicurean 3 nights. Sindhu 3 nights. Beach house 1 night. The food and service was amazing.

On Friday we got the shuttle in Zeebrugge to Blankenburg.

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Good afternoon. We have just got home after 10 nights away including 7 nights on Iona. We boarded at 13.00pm on Saturday March 30th. There was over 6500 people on board including almost 2000 first time cruisers. We had a lovely aft port side balcony deck 11. I pre-booked online all of our speciality dining. 3 nights Epicurean. 3 nights Sindhu. 1 night Beach house. The food and service was amazing. We visited Hamburg. Rotterdam. Zeebrugge. The Easter Sunday church service was well attended and was excellent.

+1 @Vict0riann Ann and Pat

I pre-booked online all of our 7 nights speciality restaurants. The food and service was amazing every night.

On Friday we went to Zeebrugge. We got the shuttle to Blankenburg a nice town with a lovely sea front. We bought quite a bit of Belgian chocolate here.

We were at sea on Sunday but we attended a wonderful Easter Sunday service on the ship. On Monday it was heavy rain all day in Hamburg so we relaxed on board. Tuesday was a sea day but Wednesday and Thursday we were in Rotterdam. VID_20240403_114134.mp4

Good afternoon. We have just got home after 10 nights away including 7 night's on P&O Iona visiting. Hamburg Germany. Rotterdam Holland 2 days. Zeebrugge Belgium. The weather was light rain a lot of the time but we had an amazing time. I will post some photos next including Hotel New York Rotterdam the former home of Holland America line.

Super photos Sandi. We stayed in the port area and watched people swimming with the dolphins. There was another pool with lots of sunbeds around.

Good morning. It is 52°F, sunny but breezy here. Thank you for today's daily reports. 3 interesting days. We went to Costa Maya February 2023 on Royal Caribbean Oasis of the seas. Prayers for everyone who is unwell. I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Some thoughts on the Forgiveness of Sins. Hope you have a lovely day today. God bless, David 😀 https://youtu.be/MokPfTsiBD8?si=rO45nhU9hia1fNxU

Smoking is a big no for me too. Even though Fred Olsen sails from Newcastle which is 20 minutes from us I have never considered them and that's before reading on this thread where I have found out about the smoking on balconies.

It's much better and less stressful going for the title rather than a relegation battle Sue. Good luck today. Graham.