grapau27 Posted September 27, 2020 #1326 Share Posted September 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, molecrochip said: Heading for the dry dock. Do you Know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted September 27, 2020 #1327 Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, molecrochip said: Heading for the dry dock. What's the problem this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monorail Orange Posted September 27, 2020 #1328 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Here's hoping she's just got a case of 'the barnacles'. 😄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted September 27, 2020 #1329 Share Posted September 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Monorail Orange said: Here's hoping she's just got a case of 'the barnacles'. 😄 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted September 27, 2020 #1330 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Maybe she's being repainted into the livery of a different Carnival brand...😉. But seriously, it is astounding that she needs a dry-docking before even getting into service... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted September 27, 2020 #1331 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Most of the fleet will now have a brief dry dock before entering full speed service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted September 27, 2020 #1332 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I can understand the others needing a dry-dock as they have already been floating around for 6 months but Iona's construction has only recently finished... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted September 27, 2020 #1333 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Makes you wonder with all these niggles they have found with Iona are they just excuses just to delay handover/payment or if it would have been a "normal" cruising season would she have sailed on her Maiden cruise and continued to cruise with all these faults they have seemed to have found. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besberry Posted September 27, 2020 #1334 Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) I should be on her right now 😒 Never mind. I'm booked on the same cruise next year. Fingers crossed 🤞 Edited September 27, 2020 by besberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted September 27, 2020 #1335 Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, majortom10 said: Makes you wonder with all these niggles they have found with Iona are they just excuses just to delay handover/payment or if it would have been a "normal" cruising season would she have sailed on her Maiden cruise and continued to cruise with all these faults they have seemed to have found. In good times you do snagging on the run line with a new build house. You don’t cancel a cruise. In times like these you want it perfect on handover. Iona has been finished externally for best past of a year. In that time she has broadly been sat in one of two places. Ships are made to move - they don’t like sitting still., it causes extra maintenance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury7289 Posted September 27, 2020 #1336 Share Posted September 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, molecrochip said: In good times you do snagging on the run line with a new build house. You don’t cancel a cruise. In times like these you want it perfect on handover. Iona has been finished externally for best past of a year. In that time she has broadly been sat in one of two places. Ships are made to move - they don’t like sitting still., it causes extra maintenance. Maybe it has been liming! Not leaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted September 27, 2020 #1337 Share Posted September 27, 2020 37 minutes ago, mercury7289 said: Maybe it has been liming! Not leaking! Not leaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury7289 Posted September 27, 2020 #1338 Share Posted September 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, molecrochip said: Not leaking. Did not think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted October 2, 2020 #1339 Share Posted October 2, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 7:34 PM, brian1 said: No worries sis,Gary's going in for retuning. Just read that Gary has planned a UK tour for June 2021. As this seems to indicate he won’t be on Iona then, it may be an incentive for people to book cruises during that month. 😎😇 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted October 3, 2020 #1340 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Iona is out of dry dock and off back to the waters by Norway. This should be her final seatrials. All eyes are on this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted October 3, 2020 #1341 Share Posted October 3, 2020 55 minutes ago, molecrochip said: Iona is out of dry dock and off back to the waters by Norway. This should be her final seatrials. All eyes are on this. I noticed that she was flying the German flag from her stern while in Rotterdam, presumably that's because she has still to be handed over to P&O. Is this maybe the reason there have been few if any photos of her interiors yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted October 3, 2020 #1342 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: I noticed that she was flying the German flag from her stern while in Rotterdam, presumably that's because she has still to be handed over to P&O. Is this maybe the reason there have been few if any photos of her interiors yet? Correct re flag. As for photos, she looks great inside. Has been finished a while. Not sure why the company are not releasing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No pager thank you Posted October 3, 2020 #1343 Share Posted October 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, molecrochip said: Correct re flag. As for photos, she looks great inside. Has been finished a while. Not sure why the company are not releasing them. Perhaps waiting for the new brochure now to build excitement and feel good factor...just a guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monorail Orange Posted October 3, 2020 #1344 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Yeah I'd guess they don't want to come across as "look how lovely she is, just a shame none of you can see it in person yet" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted October 3, 2020 #1345 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I noticed this earlier in the thread. Can someone please explain 'liming' Avril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted October 3, 2020 #1346 Share Posted October 3, 2020 8 hours ago, molecrochip said: Correct re flag. As for photos, she looks great inside. Has been finished a while. Not sure why the company are not releasing them. Are the interiors a big departure from previous ships in the fleet? If so, perhaps they are concerned about losing bookings on her from more long-standing P&O cruisers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted October 3, 2020 #1347 Share Posted October 3, 2020 23 hours ago, pete14 said: Just read that Gary has planned a UK tour for June 2021. As this seems to indicate he won’t be on Iona then, it may be an incentive for people to book cruises during that month. 😎😇 Oh ! All yee of little faith. Gary's tour finishes at the O2 in London on June 24/25. Iona Sails to the Fjords on 26th from Southampton. You can go to the ball.👅 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted October 3, 2020 #1348 Share Posted October 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Adawn47 said: I noticed this earlier in the thread. Can someone please explain 'liming' Avril It's when you chill on a beach in Jamaica. Excuse me, do you mind if I borrow your jetski. No problem Mon I limin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted October 3, 2020 #1349 Share Posted October 3, 2020 9 hours ago, Monorail Orange said: Yeah I'd guess they don't want to come across as "look how lovely she is, just a shame none of you can see it in person yet" Don't get it as Carnival Cruise Line continue showing pictures of Mardi Gras. The pictures I've seen are very true to the artist impressions that were issued to the press/public 18 months ago. 1 hour ago, Britboys said: Are the interiors a big departure from previous ships in the fleet? If so, perhaps they are concerned about losing bookings on her from more long-standing P&O cruisers... Its 15 years since P&O had a new build from a German Ship yard, its fair to say it has its differences to Britannia. Its an evolution not revolution. There is no doubt that the public rooms are more modern. The cabins and how they are used have been reconsidered completely compared to Britannia. They have tried to get more natural light into the main atrium and the dinning rooms. For me, the grand atrium is like nothing seen before on a P&O ship. Three floors with floor to ceiling windows on both sides of the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted October 3, 2020 #1350 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 hour ago, molecrochip said: Don't get it as Carnival Cruise Line continue showing pictures of Mardi Gras. The pictures I've seen are very true to the artist impressions that were issued to the press/public 18 months ago. Its 15 years since P&O had a new build from a German Ship yard, its fair to say it has its differences to Britannia. Its an evolution not revolution. There is no doubt that the public rooms are more modern. The cabins and how they are used have been reconsidered completely compared to Britannia. They have tried to get more natural light into the main atrium and the dinning rooms. For me, the grand atrium is like nothing seen before on a P&O ship. Three floors with floor to ceiling windows on both sides of the ship. Moley, I believe it is 20 years since Aurora was built, and I think she was the last ship built in Germany, Arcadia and the rest were all built by Fincantieri in Italy. If Iona's cabins are an improvement on the Celebrity Solstice class, then I will be very happy. Although I do hope the auto door closures on the accessible cabins allow you to set the speed of closure to your own choice, it can be very boring waiting for them to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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