P&O IONA CRUISE VLOG ..1 MADEIRA ,CANARY ISLANDS , SPAIN ,PORTUGAL ......EMBARKATION , SINDUH . 

Morning Karen , awe thank you that is fantastic to hear . Glad that you enjoy them . We really do love doing them and as you say just being down to earth and being ourselves. Thanks for the great comment Karen it means a lot .Xx

Hi , thank you that is very nice of you , really glad you enjoyed the vlog. I’m sure you are looking forward to your cruise on Iona , she is a beautiful ship . Hope you have a great time , and thank you for watching. X

HI Guys , looks like you are seasoned cruisers so doubt if there is much we can tell you. Our cabin was great in an ideal position .We went to both Sindhu and the Epicurean , I personally preferred the Epicurean its bit more of an occasion sort of Restaurant . Whatever you decide hope you have a fantastic time . Thank you very much for watching , I don't know if you have subscribed but we will subscribe to your channel . 👋

Morning A&J , that’s exciting to be on Iona in November good to have something to look forward to in the winter. She is a big ship but you will soon find your way about. Crows Nest is a really nice popular bar , but please never ever follow any of Pearls directions on how to get somewhere 🤣😂. Have a lovely Bank Holiday Xx❤️❤️

Hi Rachel ,thank you very much for your lovely message. I really hope that you have had a great time in the Fjords. I bet the scenery was amazing. We are going in August aboard Sky princess. I know what you mean about still feeling like your on the ship , as we had a two day storm on the way back to Southampton. Thanks again for your message and for watching. X

Your welcome, hope you didn’t choke on your cheese on toast , we think you two are great fun . 👍

Only 20 weeks until we board Iona…

Can’t wait 😆

After you mentioning the LawGreens we are obsessed with them, they are hilarious 🥰 BTW we were on this cruise for my “special” birthday!

Hi Alexandra , I’m glad you enjoyed them , we love them as well. Hope you enjoyed the cruise as well , especially for a special birthday 🎂 . Thanks for watching

Hi Rob , thanks mate that is very kind of you . Glad you enjoyed it , we are on Ventura for New year so that will be out early January. Thank you for the positive support we do appreciate it. Have a great Christmas and 2024 . Pearl & Brian 👋🍺🥂

Thank you , thanks for watching, always exciting on that first day .🙏

Thanks , much better service than the previous one in February.👍

Hi Tony , thanks for watching and commenting it’s really appreciated. Hope you enjoyed the Fjords , we are on Sky Princess going to the Fjords at the moment . Hope you enjoy your next cruise we thought it was great .

Hi Steve , thank you glad you enjoyed it . Have a fantastic time on Iona , I’m sure you will enjoy it . Sindhi is ready nice , big portions.

Hi Rene , thanks for watching and commenting, it’s always good to hear what people think . I’m really glad you enjoyed it and your able to see other parts of the world . More to come .

Hi Pat , thank you very much for watching our vlogs . I use a number of cameras a Sony zv1 and a DJI pocket pro , and my I phone. You can get some good results using your phone. When filming on the ship I tend to use the DJI camera as it’s small and a bit more discrete. One thing I would definitely recommend is microphones. People will put up with a bit of poor quality in filming but if they can’t hear then they tend to turn off . We found that out very quickly. Hope this helps, have a great cruise on Azura .Nearly forgot I use an editing software called VN . I use their free version.

Hi thanks for Subscribing and watching, appreciate it.I think you would enjoy it , we were lucky with the weather apart from the last couple of days sailing back to Southampton.There is 3 sea days before you reach Madeira, but we really enjoyed this cruise.

Hi ,yeah we came off about 7.30 am , we did the Northern Europe cruise 4weeks before on Iona . Hope you had a great time . Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619 we watched all your Vlogs in preparation. It was amazing. Can’t wait for this series of vlogs.

@@bavers Hope it didn’t put you off 😂 . Really appreciate that , thank you.

Good sense of humour you two..nice vlog...

Thank you , she puts up with a lot of leg pulling 😃

We used CPS which are one of the official cruise car park firms in Southampton. You pull up opposite the ship take out your luggage, hand the keys to one of the CPS people who park your car for you . You are then given a key receipt that you keep with you . On return you are directed to the car park exchange your receipt for your key and away you go . Works very well . I would normally book about 6 months before the cruise just to be sure .Hope this helps

Hi Michael, first of all thanks for watching and commenting really appreciate it . We are both retired now , I was an HGV driver for Fords for 42 years , and Pearl was an Assistant Cook in a local school .

We love your vlogs you are a lovely couple with a great sense of humour keep up the good work

Hi Michael, that is very kind of you , thank you very much . After Covid we had loads booked so we thought we would start recording. Off to the Fjords in August. Thanks again.