Join us in our third episode with P&O Iona in Stavanger.
This is our first port of call onboard the beautiful P&O Iona as we set sail for a 7 night Norwegian Fjords. On the Norway Cruise we will call at Stavanger, Olden, Hellesylt for Geirangerfjord and Haugesund.
In this episode, we go on a DIY excursion to Pulpit Rock which we purchased through rodne.no. We've been to Stavanger four times and have previously done the Stavanger Hop on Hop Off bus or just wondered around, so this time we decided to do something a little different - we really wish we did this sooner, it was an excellent DIY excursion.
We purchased our Rodne Fjords Cruise tickets from the Tourist information centre just next to the ship, it is really easy to find and the boat departs a few 100 yards away fom downtown Stavanger to Lysefjord and Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock). We missed the 10am one, so booked the midday one. The 3-3,5 hours Lysefjord cruise is a great experience. In Fantahålå (Vagabond’s Cave) you see where the “vagrants” hid from the sheriff in the old days. Not long after, we arrive at Preikestolen, where Tom Cruise climbed the sheer mountain face in the movie Mission Impossible 6. Then we continue to the towering Hengjanefossen waterfall, where the crew brings the bow so close to the falls that you risk getting your face doused with delightful spray!
Along the way, we stop to feed their goats at summer pasture in Lysefjord. They love the visits! The crew tosses carrots and other treats to them.
The tour was 725 NOK per person and well worth it!
We did get absolutely drenched on our day out, but we didn't mind! Back onboard Iona we enjoy the sail away from Stavanger and enjoy our evening dinner in the Main Dining Room.
We hope you enjoy this episode, stay tuned as in the next one we arrive at Olden, the second port on our P&O Iona Norwegian Fjords cruise.
We paid £997pp for our P&O Norwegian Fjords cruise and booked with / martinsholidayvillage - This was a Select fare smd included Parking and £210 onboard credit. We also took out the P&O Ultimate Drinks Package for this cruise which costs £39.95pp, this was upgraded to the Deluxe package as P&O changed their packages, more info on the P&O Drinks packages can be found here:cruisemonkeys.com/2023/05/new...
About P&O Iona:
P&O Iona was designed to invite the outdoors in. Gazing out from the stunning SkyDome, three-tier glass Grand Atrium or the brand-new Conservatory Mini-suite cabins, you're never far from a spectacular view of the ever-changing horizon on Iona's cruise holidays.
Iona, along with Arvia are the greenest members of the P&O fleet and the first British cruise ship to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). As an Excel class ship, she has a host of unique features including an on-board craft gin distillery, spectacular aerial shows and an Infinity Pool with breathtaking panoramas.
P&O Iona entered service in 2021, the 184 thousand tonne Iona has a normal operating capacity of 5,200 passengers..
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