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P&O’s Iona Cruise Ship - 10 Things I Loved
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P&O’s Iona Cruise Ship - 10 Things I Loved

Last summer (2022) my partner and I embarked on our first ever cruise with P&O’s  Iona. We travelled on a return voyage from Southampton to Norway, and were scheduled to stop in Stavanger, Alesund, Olden and Haegsund over an 8 day schedule.

Unfortunately our stop at Stavanger was cancelled due to high winds, however, we had missed port coverage as part of our insurance which meant that we were given a small sum each to cover the inconvenience. While I would have loved to visit Stavanger (and had picked out a cool bookish cafe/bar to visit) I didn’t really mind as it meant that our budget trip was even cheaper.

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