Saab4444 Posted July 2, 2020 #851 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I heard a reliable rumour that P&O refuses to take Iona at all due to their financial situation and that she will go to another Cruise Line. Could this be true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No pager thank you Posted July 2, 2020 #852 Share Posted July 2, 2020 46 minutes ago, Saab4444 said: I heard a reliable rumour that P&O refuses to take Iona at all due to their financial situation and that she will go to another Cruise Line. Could this be true? Clearly hope that this is not true. May I ask, was this rumour a word of mouth thing, or based on some online content? Thank you. I haven't heard anything similar to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted July 2, 2020 #853 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Just now, No pager thank you said: Clearly hope that this is not true. May I ask, was this rumour a word of mouth thing, or based on some online content? Thank you. I haven't heard anything similar to be honest. It is not an internet rumor but a mouth to mouth info from an insider. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury7289 Posted July 2, 2020 #854 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Just now, Saab4444 said: It is not an internet rumor but a mouth to mouth info from an insider. Not socially distancing then! Saab--Very sorry could not resist! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No pager thank you Posted July 2, 2020 #855 Share Posted July 2, 2020 28 minutes ago, Saab4444 said: It is not an internet rumor but a mouth to mouth info from an insider. Thanks for confirming Saab, hopefully turns out to be a red herring. If that were to be true (or even close) then it would be catastrophic for the company's previous intentions for the P&O UK brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenewbie1976 Posted July 2, 2020 #856 Share Posted July 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Saab4444 said: I heard a reliable rumour that P&O refuses to take Iona at all due to their financial situation and that she will go to another Cruise Line. Could this be true? Realistically, no other cruise line will have the funds to buy Iona given the current situation. And even if they did have a spare few hundred million, would they really want it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted July 2, 2020 #857 Share Posted July 2, 2020 55 minutes ago, Saab4444 said: It is not an internet rumor but a mouth to mouth info from an insider. Any more information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisdriving Posted July 2, 2020 #858 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Unlikely but given the situation, entirely possible it could be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted July 2, 2020 #859 Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Saab4444 said: I heard a reliable rumour that P&O refuses to take Iona at all due to their financial situation and that she will go to another Cruise Line. Could this be true? Its not true. The funding is in place. P&O would rather loose any other ship (with the possible exception of flagship Britannia), even multiple ships, than let someone take Iona away. Oceana on the other hand.... Edited July 2, 2020 by molecrochip 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted July 2, 2020 #860 Share Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Saab4444 said: I heard a reliable rumour that P&O refuses to take Iona at all due to their financial situation and that she will go to another Cruise Line. Could this be true? No because Carnival are buying it not P&O, however it could be possible they might decide to allocate it to another of their cruise lines, but I doubt it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addict Posted July 2, 2020 #861 Share Posted July 2, 2020 41 minutes ago, molecrochip said: Its not true. The funding is in place. P&O would rather loose any other ship (with the possible exception of flagship Britannia), even multiple ships, than let someone take Iona away. Oceana on the other hand.... Blasphemy!!!!!! We love Oceana, our favourite ship. Been on Ventura, Britannia, Azura, with Iona booked. But up to now, still love Oceana best. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addict Posted July 2, 2020 #862 Share Posted July 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: No because Carnival are buying it not P&O, however it could be possible they might decide to allocate it to another of their cruise lines, but I doubt it. No idea how much re-branding would cost, but surely they wouldn't do that with a brand new ship? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted July 4, 2020 #863 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 10:36 PM, Addict said: Blasphemy!!!!!! We love Oceana, our favourite ship. Been on Ventura, Britannia, Azura, with Iona booked. But up to now, still love Oceana best. 🙂 Sorry but I think you had better prepare yourself... The Oceana rumours are getting stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted July 4, 2020 #864 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 10:39 PM, Addict said: No idea how much re-branding would cost, but surely they wouldn't do that with a brand new ship? Very unlikely I would have thought but nothing can be ruled out in the current situation. Sadly, I think they are more likely to offload the older ships that are considerably less cost-effective to operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addict Posted July 4, 2020 #865 Share Posted July 4, 2020 29 minutes ago, Britboys said: Sorry but I think you had better prepare yourself... The Oceana rumours are getting stronger. I guess you could be right. The oldest are vulnerable. Such a shame though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addict Posted July 4, 2020 #866 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just curious, when is everyone due to sail on Iona? We've probably all mentioned it at some time or another but wondering who is due to be on the earliest cruises? We are scheduled for 14 November 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besberry Posted July 4, 2020 #867 Share Posted July 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Addict said: Just curious, when is everyone due to sail on Iona? We've probably all mentioned it at some time or another but wondering who is due to be on the earliest cruises? We are scheduled for 14 November 2020. I was due to go in September this year and your cruise in November. Both now changed to the equivalent 2021 cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted July 4, 2020 #868 Share Posted July 4, 2020 A week today 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addict Posted July 4, 2020 #869 Share Posted July 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, Eddie99 said: A week today 😢 Oh, so sorry to hear that. Have you re-booked? We are still debating whether to pay our final payment next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted July 4, 2020 #870 Share Posted July 4, 2020 No We have other cruises booked for next year and 2022 and will wait to see what happens in 2020 When this first started I did an either/or. Either it’s a something or nothing thing, which departs or weakens as soon as it arrives, or it’s not, and cruising becomes the least of our concerns. Sadly, it was the latter. I think we may be at something of a tipping point now but, honestly, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sddsddean Posted July 4, 2020 #871 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Addict said: Just curious, when is everyone due to sail on Iona? We've probably all mentioned it at some time or another but wondering who is due to be on the earliest cruises? We are scheduled for 14 November 2020. Due to get on when you get off on 28th Nov. Probably will go, but will see if anything changes before final payment in August. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted July 4, 2020 #872 Share Posted July 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, sddsddean said: Due to get on when you get off on 28th Nov. Probably will go, but will see if anything changes before final payment in August. Simon Doesn't all this depend on whether P&O actually takes delivery of Iona in the first place? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted July 4, 2020 #873 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just curious, when is everyone due to sail on Iona? We've probably all mentioned it at some time or another but wondering who is due to be on the earliest cruises? We are scheduled for 14 November 2020.Our 2nd attempt is due to be 19th June 2021Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addict Posted July 4, 2020 #874 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, wowzz said: Doesn't all this depend on whether P&O actually takes delivery of Iona in the first place? Yes, of course, everything depends on delivery. Can't go anywhere if they don't have the ship! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No pager thank you Posted July 4, 2020 #875 Share Posted July 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, Addict said: Yes, of course, everything depends on delivery. Can't go anywhere if they don't have the ship! 🙂 2nd attempt is Christmas/New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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