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Courtesy on the On Board Booking Discount Fairy?
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That's why cruising is so expensive. It's not booking the one you're on. It's the on board spend booking the next two!
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I've not really studied Iona yet. We're committed for 2020 and have possible non cruising plans in 2021.
What dining options does she have?
What dining options does she have?
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I found this on the Bolsover site
https://www.bolsovercruiseclub.com/po-c ... rd/dining/
Looks like there's all the things we are used to on the other ships, plus some new options, such as the Keel and Cow, The Quays dining piazza. I think it's possible to eat somewhere different nearly every night over a 14 night cruise.
https://www.bolsovercruiseclub.com/po-c ... rd/dining/
Looks like there's all the things we are used to on the other ships, plus some new options, such as the Keel and Cow, The Quays dining piazza. I think it's possible to eat somewhere different nearly every night over a 14 night cruise.
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Looked into Iona for October 2020 as our friends have booked, but balcony cabins are very small. Even a mini suite lived up to it's title as it was allot smaller than the superior deluxe we just had on Ventura @ 317sq ft.Mervyn and Trish wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:17I've not really studied Iona yet. We're committed for 2020 and have possible non cruising plans in 2021.
What dining options does she have?
Cram'm in and stack'm high seems to be the order of the day for Iona. Not for us I'm afraid.
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Where did you find the dimensions for the cabins Stephen?Stephen wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:37Looked into Iona for October 2020 as our friends have booked, but balcony cabins are very small. Even a mini suite lived up to it's title as it was allot smaller than the superior deluxe we just had on Ventura @ 317sq ft.Mervyn and Trish wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:17I've not really studied Iona yet. We're committed for 2020 and have possible non cruising plans in 2021.
What dining options does she have?
Cram'm in and stack'm high seems to be the order of the day for Iona. Not for us I'm afraid.
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towny44 wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 18:20Where did you find the dimensions for the cabins Stephen?Stephen wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:37Looked into Iona for October 2020 as our friends have booked, but balcony cabins are very small. Even a mini suite lived up to it's title as it was allot smaller than the superior deluxe we just had on Ventura @ 317sq ft.Mervyn and Trish wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:17I've not really studied Iona yet. We're committed for 2020 and have possible non cruising plans in 2021.
What dining options does she have?
Cram'm in and stack'm high seems to be the order of the day for Iona. Not for us I'm afraid.
I asked at the cruise sales desk while on Ventura when enquiring about a cruise on Iona.
Iona:
GA Balcony 190sq ft
EA Deluxe balcony 229sq ft
CV Conservatory mini suite 275sq ft
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Thanks Gill. Some interesting looking options. The downside for us would be the All Freedom bit, as we prefer Club for the MDR. But maybe with all the other chooses it will work okay. Still not till 2022 at the earliest for us so plenty of time to see some go feedback from the first season.Gill W wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:30I found this on the Bolsover site
https://www.bolsovercruiseclub.com/po-c ... rd/dining/
Looks like there's all the things we are used to on the other ships, plus some new options, such as the Keel and Cow, The Quays dining piazza. I think it's possible to eat somewhere different nearly every night over a 14 night cruise.
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Correction, web site check, 314sq ft.Stephen wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:37Looked into Iona for October 2020 as our friends have booked, but balcony cabins are very small. Even a mini suite lived up to it's title as it was allot smaller than the superior deluxe we just had on Ventura @ 317sq ft.Mervyn and Trish wrote: ↑25 Mar 2019, 16:17I've not really studied Iona yet. We're committed for 2020 and have possible non cruising plans in 2021.
What dining options does she have?
Cram'm in and stack'm high seems to be the order of the day for Iona. Not for us I'm afraid.
Still bigger than Iona's broom cupboards
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I've had a bit of a look at the different cabins. The one I like the look of is the Conservatory Mini Suite.
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We have booked G105 to the Canaries at the end of February, a bit earlier than we would have preferred but the end of March Canaries cruise only has 6 ports, although Lisbon is an overnight but one day pushing a wheelchair round the cobbled streets is more than enough for us.
Stephens concerns about cabin dimensions might be based on flawed data, I think the cabins will be a similar size to Britannia, but if Britannia's balconies are 36 sq ft ( as shown on cruisedeckplans) then their Iona balcony size of 20 sq ft seems way too tiny to be realistic. The the same website shows that Carnival's Mardi Gras which is a sister to Iona, although built in Italy, has balcony cabins of of 205 sq ft with a balcony of 44 sq ft. and Cruisemapper also shows Aida Nova with standard balcony cabins of 180-240 sq ft and balconies of 30-40 sq ft., unfortunately it has no dimension data for Iona.
Stephens concerns about cabin dimensions might be based on flawed data, I think the cabins will be a similar size to Britannia, but if Britannia's balconies are 36 sq ft ( as shown on cruisedeckplans) then their Iona balcony size of 20 sq ft seems way too tiny to be realistic. The the same website shows that Carnival's Mardi Gras which is a sister to Iona, although built in Italy, has balcony cabins of of 205 sq ft with a balcony of 44 sq ft. and Cruisemapper also shows Aida Nova with standard balcony cabins of 180-240 sq ft and balconies of 30-40 sq ft., unfortunately it has no dimension data for Iona.
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Quite a few of these are on the Promenade deck with the balcony looking straight out onto the deck, and presumably promenaders looking straight onto the balconies.Mervyn and Trish wrote: ↑26 Mar 2019, 16:25I've had a bit of a look at the different cabins. The one I like the look of is the Conservatory Mini Suite.
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Might have to avoid those! Mind you it's not even close to the agenda yet.
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Don't leave it too long or both Iona and you could obsolete.Mervyn and Trish wrote: ↑26 Mar 2019, 16:55Might have to avoid those! Mind you it's not even close to the agenda yet.
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towny44 wrote: ↑26 Mar 2019, 16:36We have booked G105 to the Canaries at the end of February, a bit earlier than we would have preferred but the end of March Canaries cruise only has 6 ports, although Lisbon is an overnight but one day pushing a wheelchair round the cobbled streets is more than enough for us.
Stephens concerns about cabin dimensions might be based on flawed data, I think the cabins will be a similar size to Britannia, but if Britannia's balconies are 36 sq ft ( as shown on cruisedeckplans) then their Iona balcony size of 20 sq ft seems way too tiny to be realistic. The the same website shows that Carnival's Mardi Gras which is a sister to Iona, although built in Italy, has balcony cabins of of 205 sq ft with a balcony of 44 sq ft. and Cruisemapper also shows Aida Nova with standard balcony cabins of 180-240 sq ft and balconies of 30-40 sq ft., unfortunately it has no dimension data for Iona.
Not my concerns John, just what the sales desk person looked up on her screen and relaid to me. But going by the images for various cabin grades they do look very small even with clever photographic imagery.
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