Half Term Family Cruise on P&O Iona
One of the highlights of our trip was visiting Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, a huge model village where we also participated in a fun family VR experience. In Rotterdam we visited 3 fantastic attractions - the Euromast, the Pancake Boat and SS Rotterdam - and loved travelling around by water taxi. In our final port of Bruges we visited the Choco-Story chocolate museum which was really interesting and educational, plus had unlimited chocolate tastings!
We stayed in a 4-berth sea view cabin on deck 4, in a convenient mid-ship location. The cabin had a sofa bed and pullman for our children, and a lovely window seat for gazing out to sea. We usually choose a balcony cabin, but the window cabin worked well for us at this time of year.
We dined in all four main dining rooms over the week and were very impressed. Service was friendly, professional and efficient and the food choices were very good. Our evening at Epicurean was exceptional. For more casual meals we really enjoyed the Quays’ fish and chips and the Mediterranean style food in the Olive Grove. Our favourite bar on board was the Crow’s Nest for its fantastic views, great service and laid back yet elegant atmosphere.
Our children loved swimming in the indoor pool, attending theatre and sky dome shows (Sky’s The Limit, Festival and Digital were all big hits) and joining in with the activities at the kids club (The Reef). Despite there being many children on board we always managed to book our children into the kids club sessions they wanted to attend. The Reef staff were fabulous and there were so many different activities for the children to enjoy. We also participated in a number of family activities on board, including various themed treasure hunts around the ship. The ice cream afternoon tea at Ripples was a real treat on this cruise too.
