BouncingWheel

Thank you so much for the wonderful reporting. You are really making the cruise come alive and giving those of us planning a Fjords trip such important first hand insights. This Geiranger waterfall sounds fantastic and a must do - was it far from where your Rib docked in the Geiranger port?

I hoped they would have stopped doing this by the summer. This was the case on Britannia as well in April and I met a couple of unhappy parents with multiple kids of different ages as the times were not in sync and therefore always had at least 1 child in tow with them at all times. Back then the night nursery was not available and I guess that may be the same in July. I also felt that it makes the ship more crowded as more children are around the ship because of the reduced kids club. A positive I heard was that the Live Lounge became a kids club with entertainment for all ages combined (Magicians etc...) up until the late night entertainment - there is a recent cruise blog on here somewhere that gives some more detail. This may be usual though on Britannia when lots of families are onboard. Managed expectations are the key so as long as parents are prepared for having their children with them more than a usual cruise they can be prepared and maybe pack a few extra things to help them be more entertained.

we just had 2 cans sat on their own on Britannia last month

Us too but it may be because 2 in a cabin so 1 per person.

To summarise, it appears that the 2022 Iona Fjords seasons is a much poorer Fjords cruise season than P&O had planned and on top of that, they have already committed to 2 more Iona Fjords seasons that will also have to have weaker itineraries. This surely make the cruises harder to sell so more competitive pricing will be needed to entice people onboard. I also guess that some will be using the flexible transfer option to change to another cruise and then try the Fjords on a different ship and/or line. In some businesses heads would roll for this.

I'm sure P&O wouldn't care if the money was right.

Rags baby hurrah - the kind you buy in a 2nd hand store

That was almost the same when we were on Britannia in April. The only difference was you were not meant to dance in the Live Lounge when the acts were on though Pulse did encourage it one night (by accident I believe). Is the Live Lounge now completely accepting dancing?

That would be our thoughts too but it could be that Ambassador picks her up and as long they keep the purple to the outside and not the inside then I would move across. My wife loves purple so would probably accept the inside too but you have to draw the line somewhere🤣 Aurora begins with A so they could keep the name too if allowed as that seems to be their pattern so far.

It just seems to be one thing after another with Iona, since launch, with trying to get into ports. Hopefully her luck will change but obviously not with Geiranger unless they change the Seawalk/port. Though for those people that put ship before itinerary it is not as much of a big deal. I guess Arvia will have the same issues if built the same.

and Bristol too.