We explored Blankenberge after Iona had docked in Zeebrugge.
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Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2023: Rotterdam second day
From Rotterdam we caught the Metro to visit the Royal Christmas Market in The Hague
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2023: Rotterdam first day
This was the first of two days in Rotterdam
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2023: Hamburg
This was our visit to Hamburg and we explored the streets around the Christmas Market on the Jungfernstieg Promenade
Christmas markets on P&O Iona: December 2023: Southampton
On Iona for a Christmas markets cruise
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2024: Le Havre
Le Havre was the last port and our highlight was a long lunch in a small cafe
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2024: Zeebrugge for Brussels
From Zeebrugge we went to Brussels to “visit” Christmas Markets there
Christmas markets on P&O Iona December 2024: Rotterdam
After the late start of this cruise our first port was Rotterdam for just one day
Christmas markets: December 2024: Southampton and at sea
We had a delay for a day leaving Southampton because of storms this meant we missed Hamburg. The other ports were kept on schedule but after two sea days
Fjords in June on P&O Iona: Haugesund and the North Sea
Our last port was Haugesund before Iona sailed back down the North Sea to Southampton
Fjords in June on P&O Iona: Hellesylt and Geiranger Fjord
The scheduled visit to Geiranger had been cancelled and so our next port was instead Hellesylt. We did get a sail-by of the Seven Sisters waterfalls before leaving the fjord.