After docking in Leixões we took the shuttle bus to Porto
Travel blog
May 2024: Italy and the Western Mediterranean: Savona, Italy
We had a restful day wandering the streets of Savona
March 2025: Portugal and the Tropical Azores: Porto, Portugal
After docking in Leixões we spent the day in Porto
November 2025: Spain and the Canaries: Arrecife, Lanzarote
An uneventful visit to Arrecife on the island of Lanzarote
June 2025: A week in Normandy
During our week outside of Houlgate we visited Giverny, the D-Day beaches, Trouville and of course Houlgate itself
August 2024: Bordeaux and Portugal: Lisbon
An enjoyable day in Lisbon after two full sea days
October 2024: Spain and Portugal: First day in Lisbon, Portugal
We took an extended tuk-tuk ride around Lisbon looking at street art and in the evening watched Gary Barlow
May 2024: Italy and the Western Mediterranean: Toulon, France
November 2025: Spain and the Canaries: Southampton and 3 sea days
A mixed experience with cabin issues, dreadful food in the Quays, poor experience in Club 710 contrasted with great shows, art talks and food
October 2024: Spain and Portugal: Vigo, Spain and two sea days
An earlier than planned visit to Vigo was followed by two sea days when Iona sailed almost to Morocco to avoid bad weather
October 2024: Spain and Portugal: Southampton and a sea day
Our October cruise on Iona had a change of itinerary on the second day after leaving Southampton
August 2024: Bordeaux and Portugal: Dover and two sea days
This was our first departure from Dover and then we had two sea days before our first port