Deeliteful

Just that the pool is so small and they were splashing to get water over wall so not great for passengers below.

I’m not suggesting no bookings, I agree that would be impossible. But unless you book pre-cruise or very early on then difficult to get in. Probably didn’t word it very well!

Day 6 Last day 😕 Sea Day Another gloriously sunny day, started off with champagne breakfast on the balcony (part of our Bon Voyage package). So reviewing the ship and the cruise, here’s my take on it. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The ship is beautiful, clean, modern very light and airy. Never felt crowded. 10/10 The weather! Fabulous sunshine every single day! We were very lucky. 10/10 People, very friendly, no rowdiness, pleasantly surprised by how smartly people dressed for dinner in the main. 9/10 Children, despite not being school holidays there were still kids on board but all seemed well behaved and were mainly between 1 and 8. Shouldn’t be allowed in the Infinity pool though IMO 8/10 Food. Mostly very good indeed, certainly in the speciality restaurants. MDR - not what it used to be that’s for sure. Some dishes 5* others 1* luck of the draw. We only ate twice in the MDR. 5/10 Horizon, never have been a fan of the buffet and this was no different, great salad choices, good curries, sweets hit and miss, ambience - none! Had two breakfasts and two lunches there. 3/10 Epicurean - a must but book before you cruise. Food, service and ambience top notch 10/10 Sindhu - as above but tandoori lamb cutlets would be 100% better if not deep fried! 8/10 Glass House - excellent. Had both lunch and dinner here and both times it was superb. Our server at dinner, Paul, was amazing, totally on the ball and always with a smile 10/10 Keel and Cow or is it Cow and Keel 😀 my meal at lunchtime was terrific but Lynda’s wasn’t though she didn’t have to pay for her almost meatless pie. Service ok but why do they say cooked to order when it clearly isn’t! Just no need to lie like that. 7/10 The Quays - went here for breakfast one day and stood at the counter and told we could not be served as they closed at 10 am. We were the only people in the queue and it was literally just 10 am and all food was right there in front of us! That’s not good customer service to me. I know they have opening times they need to stick to but that was a jobsworth IMO 2/10 Olive Grove, Beach House we didn’t go to either. Overall I am not keen on the having to book on the app, It’s not the app as such as I use computers 14 hours a day but it’s such a faff. At the moment we can’t book anywhere for tonight so may end up in the MDR which is not really what we want so book as many things as you can before boarding. Drinks - I had heard a few moans pre-cruise about waiting a long time for drinks but never had this issue, didn’t have to wait anywhere, always served quickly. Entertainment I don’t usually bother with much of this but we did see the comedian in the Club House, Rory O’Hanlan, and thought he was very funny. The “busker” was also good and as said before Joe McEldery in the Limelight was amazing. Great voice and a good showman. 9/10 Pools We didn’t use but there were quite a few children in the Infinity pool which I don’t think is on, just my opinion. Ports I love the Fjords and as mentioned this was my 3rd Fjord cruise, all P&O and all fabulous. Stavanger, Olden and Hellesylt were great, Haugesund was ok but not amazing though definitely worth visiting the Rising Tide statues. 9/10 Staff Without a doubt they work extremely hard to please you, service with a smile. 9/10 The casino manager was the only grumpy person I met, she definitely needs to learn how to smile. Cabin We had a great cabin with a lovely large balcony. 11712. Close to the lift, at the Aft, great location, quiet. Steward was good enough, not over the top but did his job well. Shower is great would definitely book the same cabin again if on Iona. 9/10 So overall a huge success, nothing to complain about other than booking for food. If you are cruising on her soon, enjoy. We will be back.

Day 6 Haugesund Another lovely day. Haugesund is not the prettiest port on the cruise but still has some highlights. We decided to go to see the Rising Tide Horse Sculptures which were amazing. If you’re fit enough then you can walk to it in about an hour. We took a taxi 600 N.KR. There and back and drove us straight to the sculptures so no walking. Pics below. Lunch in Keel and Cow which was good though Lynda’s steak pie had very little meat in it and they did take it off her bill. Tonight dinner was in The Limelight Club with Joe McElderry. The food and service was top notch and he was absolutely fantastic. What a voice! Highly recommend if he is the act when you sail. So sea day tomorrow. The cruise has been fab. Will do a review of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the cruise tomorrow but night night for now. Pat

Day 5 Hellesyt We had nothing planned for today and enjoyed the beautiful sail in. Had a fabulous breakfast in the MDR. Walked to the waterfall , took lots of pics and then enjoyed a coffee. Decided it would be a waste of a day to do nothing so booked the hoho bus for the last trip at 1.30. Went back to the ship for a salad lunch and then hopped on the bus. Beautiful scenery throughout, glad we did it. Had a spa apt at 5.30 for shoulder, neck and back massage, mini facial and wash and blow dry. Fantastic value and really well done 5* We had Sindhu booked for 8pm and we were impressed. Starter ok but not great - you really shouldn’t deep fry lamb cutlets! Rest of meal was absolutely fantastic. 5* Nightcap at the Glass House and that was us done. Yet another fabulous day. A few pics below. Re questions. - I will never be able to check on bingo for kids, sorry. Can’t remember price for Sky Lift but will get back to you x

Day 4 finale So we watched the beautiful scenic sail away from our balcony, G&Ts in hand! We struggled to in anywhere for dinner as did not want MDR tonight so ended up back in the Glass House and we were so pleased we did. Food, service, ambience was just top notch 5* for sure. The end to a really perfect day. When we thanked our lovely waiter, Paul, he said why are you leaving - the night is young. I replied unfortunately we’re not but we had a really fantastic day 😂❤️ So off to sleep now, catch up tomorrow. Night, night.

Day 4 Continued Walked to the bridge to the right of the ship and enjoyed a coffee in the cafe there Yris I think definitely more built up than my last visit. Lunch in the glass house pre lift, very nice. Left the ship at 2.30 to get the shuttle to the Sky Lift. If you only do one trip here do the Sky Lift, it is so beautiful. The view are just stunning and we have glorious weather again today. We booked direct with Olden Adventures before we came. A gin and champagne cocktail at the top after taking many pics and back to the ship before 4.30 sail away 5.30 some pics for your delectation!

Day 4 Beautiful Olden Will update later but tempt you with a couple of pics of sail in. Dinner last night in MDR Coral, very noisy able to walk in though just a small queue 8 pm. Some hits and misses with food but nothing worth getting upset about. Watched the comedian Rory O’Hanlan, in the club house, very good. Off to the Sky Lift soon so update later. IMG_8598.mov

Day 3 Stavanger As it was an early start for us we had breakfast delivered, just juices and cereal. We had a private cruise booked with Rodne cruises booked pre cruise to see Lysefjord and Pulpit rock. It was a 3 hour trip, weather was amazing and the scenery was stunning. We had lunch at the port in a restaurant called Fisketorget which was excellent not quite Epicurian standard but delicious nonetheless. For one course with a glass of wine just 450 NK but my 2 courses with beer 1005 NK Back on the ship we are now just taking it easy whilst waiting for some latecomers to join the ship so that we can leave! Will report on this evening later but will probably be a quiet one. Some pics on fjord cruise and lunch.

Day 2 This was a sea day and after such a long day yesterday, a lie in was the order of the day, This is the first cruise that I have unpacked on Day 2! After unpacking we thought we would go to breakfast or brunch but our timings were out and eventually got to Horizon for lunch at 12. The roast pork looked amazing so we went for that with potatoes and veg. Unfortunately it was very tough 😕 so got a salad with beef and chicken and that was great as were the puds - lemon posset with rhubarb compote and steamed syrup pudding with custard😋 I then joined the Blackjack tournament whilst Lynda started to explore the ship. Didn’t get far with BJ so met up with Lynda for coffee and cake in the Atrium. Good coffee but cakes a bit meh! As tonight was Celebration night we had pre/ booked Epicurian and as above it was really excellent - we had menu 1 and everything was fantastic. Trying to book again but no luck so far. Certainly a great day.

Day 2 will post tomorrow but pics from dinner at Epicurian and pre dinner drinks on our balcony.

We ate in Epicurian tonight (Celebration night) anc can highly recommend. Wonderful food, great service and lovely ambience. We ate in one of the MDRs last night about 8 pm and walked straight in and had table for 2. Will report back for other nights.

No all booked up but will try and get in one evening

And these are the two beauties we left behind - Millie and Denby boarding at a friends. 🐶🐶

Some pics of the cabin, balcony and sunset. We bought the Bon voyage package which includes Champagne, flowers, chocolates. bathrobes and slippers, breakfast in bed with half bottle champagne and a formal pic! We thought that was great value.

Day 1 Hello I will try and write a “live” review and let you know my thoughts on the ship and the ports. I am cruising with my friend Lynda who has cruised before but never to the Fjords, this is my 3rd cruise to the Fjords and 33rd cruise in total. We caught the coach at Wetherby and had a driver with a sense of humour, although we weren’t sure at first when he told us there will be no comfort breaks, toilet on board was for emergencies and liquids only! 😱 The trip was fine until we got to Southampton and it was so busy. We didn’t get to board until almost 4 pm. Our cabin is 11712 with a fabulous corner balcony. Will put some pics up later. Bed was not split into twins but our steward sorted that out pretty quickly. We were pretty tired but needed a drink! So thanks to a previous reviewer we had wine and cocktails at the bar in Sindhu - thank you, good call. We went to the MDR for dinner, Coral I think and had just main and dessert, none of the starters appealed. I had roast lamb which was tender and delicious. Lynda asked for the Sammon (that’s how it was spelt!) our waiter laughed and said it was Gammon, she thoroughly enjoyed it. Passion fruit meringue and sticky toffee pudding to finish, both lovely. Back to our cabin for G&Ts on the balcony on a calm and balmy evening. First impressions of the ship - very light and airy everywhere. Food and drinks great, doesn’t feel crowded. 5* so far.

You’re a bit late to the party! This has been going for some years on US ships. Started by Americans. Not for me now I’m over 5!

Thanks Dai but understand it costs more than £3 to play a hand. My game is Texas Hold em but obv not played on P&O

“3 card poker is not my game but it was popular but the amount bet per hand was outside my limits” hi Dave can you tell me what the bet per hand was please? thanks Pat

Thanks for the review. Looking forward to boarding Iona on 10th June to Fjords. Will attempt a live review as everyone’s take is different. Safe journey home. Pat

Thank you for your review Dustin, thoroughly enjoying it and Venice is one of my favourite cities. Glad you’re enjoying it so much. Cheers Pat

OBC applied for my next cruise. Very efficient. Must start booking more 🥂

Thanks for all the help, shares bought via HL. Now awaiting confirmation from Pando re OBC. cheers Pat

Thanks all - I’ll call HL on Monday and get it sorted

I am trying to buy via HL and it’s showing $1.66 per share! That can’t be right can it?