When I contacted P&O (quite some time back) and asked about whether there would be a ballroom on Iona, the answer was no. So there is every indication that there will not be any facility for regular nightly ballroom dancing on Iona. There may be other small floor spaces where 'some' ballroom music or Latin may be played occasionally, but nothing in the advertising for facilities on the ship shows any indication that this will be the case. I would be interested if anyone has more recently had any direct communication from P&O about provision for dancers, and particularly ballroom and Latin dancers as opposed to disco party dancing which of course can be done on any small space without any need for a proper dance floor.
Of course if they don't fill up the bookings they might then start to look at providing facilities to get back some of the traditional ballroom cruise passengers who will look to the other ships where a ballroom is available every evening.
It's a pity. I love ballroom dancing but unless you go to the likes of Cunard or maybe Fred Olsen there is little about. The Atriums on most ships are totally unsuitable and dance teachers usually do the basic modern sequence dancing. Might have to pay out and go Cunard next time.
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It's a pity. I love ballroom dancing but unless you go to the likes of Cunard or maybe Fred Olsen there is little about. The Atriums on most ships are totally unsuitable and dance teachers usually do the basic modern sequence dancing. Might have to pay out and go Cunard next time.