Day 1 - Southampton

 

Saturday 25th November 2023


Off to the Ocean Terminal today to Join P&O Iona.


Priority boarding for us, so, channel A, straight past the huddled masses waiting outside in the cold for their designated time.  Up to check-in, no wait, and it’s off to security, soon dealt with and so onto the ship.  


Perhaps this timed boarding system does work.


As seems to be becoming usual now the first job is to check at our muster station (ours is in the Atrium), just in case?




Atrium


Christmas Already!


Lunch next, a special welcome lunch, for guests on Caribbean loyalty level, in the Pearl Restaurant.  Small selection on the menu but it does include champers, wine, etc!


Announcement of cabins ready prompted a move to the cabin, ours being a conservatory balcony.  All very smart and plenty of space.  On the shady side of the ship today so too cold to sit out today.


Time for an explore of the ship, all looks good, looks like our cabin pretty convenient for most facilities we will need.




Lots of Balconies


Skydome



Got a cuppa from the Quays and took back to our cabin to enjoy it al-fresco on the sunny side of the ship.


Back to cabin to relax before unpacking.  Sailaway completely undetectable!


Light dinner, fish and chips from the Quays (really good), spot of fresh air on the promenade, only partly open, because of high winds even though there didn’t seem to be any wind.


Back to cabin to relax and to succumb to our usual early night.  Cabin rather noisy, some from others TVs, but much more irritating some heavy base music from some venue, sound proofing seems not up to standard.  Clocks forward tonight.

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