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The current position of IONA is at North East Atlantic Ocean reported 1 min ago by AIS. The vessel arrived at the port of Lisboa, Portugal on Mar 26, 08:45 UTC. The vessel IONA (IMO 9826548, MMSI 232025845) is a Passenger (Cruise) Ship built in 2020 (4 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of United Kingdom (UK) .

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Where is the current position of iona presently vessel iona is a passenger (cruise) ship sailing under the flag of united kingdom . her imo number is 9826548 and mmsi number is 232025845. main ship particulars are length of 337 m and beam of 42 m. maps show the following voyage data - present location, next port, estimated (eta) and predicted time of arrival (pta), speed, course, draught, photos, videos, local time, utc time. book a cruise, schedules, vacation, deckplans, reviews..

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Current position of Iona : Càdiz/Spain

• Time since arrival 1 d 5 hrs 53 min from Arrecife (Lanzarote)/Spain (at 07:00 h local time)
• Time until departure 18 hrs 53 min to Lisbon/Portugal (at 18:00 h local time)
• Traveled distance since Southampton: 2,355.15 nm (4,361.73 km)

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Sunrise/sunset in càdiz on 27/03/2024.

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Where is the current location of iona right now ship iona is a passenger ship navigating under the united kingdom flag. the imo number is 9826548 and mmsi number is 232025845. general vessel particulars are as follows length overall (loa) of 337 m and beam (max width) of 42 m. live maps below show the following voyage data - present position, next port of call, estimated (eta) and predicted time of arrival (pta), current speed, course, draught, photos, videos, local time, utc time..

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MEYER WERFT is building the RINA classified ship, sometimes referred to as Excellence and/or Helios class ships for Carnival The Nova was for Aida, and the Iona for the P&O brand. Fincantieri plant in Monfalcone is building very similar ships for the Costa brand.

The Iona, now a firm favourite as the flagship for P&O is another LNG ship. The gas is cooled to -162 degrees Celcius so it becomes liquefied, hence liquified natural gas. The AidaNova was the first cruise liner to be powered by LNG and the first ship to be awarded the “Blauer Engel” environmental seal by the German government. The Liquid Natural Gas, LNG drive system fully prevents the release of particulate matter and sulphur oxides and significantly reduces the emission of nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. The engines are made at Neptun Meyer in Rostock Germany. 

The shipbuilding specialists at MEYER WERFT laid the keel for Iona in May 2019. Iona accommodates up to 5,200 passengers. It has eight speciality restaurants and four swimming pools. The glazed atrium offers magnificent views over three decks. With a length of 344 metres, Iona will be one of the largest cruise ships in the world.

And there’s more to come, as MEYER WERFT is building a total of two new ships for P&O Cruises. Iona’s sister ship Arvia should embark on its maiden voyage in 2022.

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P&O Cruises to Host Gary Barlow On Two Iona Sailings

• March 24, 2024

P&O Cruises announced the 2024 dates for two charity shows performed by Gary Barlow onboard the Iona, according to a press release.

After sold-out shows in 2022 and 2023, Barlow will again take to the stage onboard the Iona on two sailings from Southampton, departing on September 21, 2024, and October 5, 2024.

Guests looking to secure a seat in one of the performances will purchase raffle tickets onboard for £10, with proceeds from ticket sales donated to Teenage Cancer Trust and Child Bereavement UK.

Gary Barlow said: “I’m so proud to be P&O Cruises’ music director and I can’t wait to be back onboard Iona to put on two more nights of exclusive performances for guests. There’s something magical about sharing my passion for music with the guests onboard whilst fundraising for two incredible charities.”

Gary Barlow will perform onboard the following holidays:

• Spain, Portugal and Canary Islands: A 14-night round-trip sailing from Southampton on September 21, 2024, visiting Madeira, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Seville (from Cádiz) and Lisbon. P&O Cruises Food Hero, José Pizarro will also join guests onboard.
• Spain and Portugal: A 14-night round-trip sailing from Southampton on October 5, 2024, calling in La Coruna, Vigo, Lisbon, Valencia, Barcelona and Seville (from Cádiz).

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The best adults-only cruises to try if you can’t stand being around kids on vacation

What are the best adults-only cruises — the ones that not only ban kids but cater to grown-up tastes and interests?

You may be asking because you just spent time on a megaship where the kids took over the pools and hot tubs (not to mention the elevators), much to your chagrin. Or, you might be looking for a vacation with more lectures and less limbo, or perhaps a cruise that skews more R-rated than G.

The list of cruises for adults only is, alas, very short. Only a handful of cruise lines ban children from their ships and promise cruises for grown-ups — perhaps the most notable being cruise newcomer Virgin Voyages and fast-growing Viking .

The trend in recent years in cruising is, in fact, more family-focused, with more kids appearing on ships of all types. Indeed, some of the biggest, best-known cruise brands have gone full-bore after the family market , to the extent that the sun-soaked top decks of their ships sometimes can feel more like a scene out of "Daddy Day Care" than a blissful vacation retreat.

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Don't despair, though. Even as many lines double down on the family market, a small group of cruise operators remains all-in on the idea of adult-only cruises.

Here are our picks for the best adults-only cruise lines, with a grown-up vibe to boot.

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Virgin Voyages

The much-ballyhooed new line from Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group has banned children under the age of 18 from its ships. It's part of an effort to create a hipper, more-sophisticated, adult-focused vibe that company leaders think is sorely lacking in the cruise world.

"We have done a ton of research really trying to create a sophisticated experience," Virgin Voyages CEO Tom McAlpin said in the days before the line's 2021 debut . "I've done some personal research. We found that when you put kids in the pool, they scream, and we don't want that."

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Virgin Voyages' first three adults-only cruise ships, the 2,770-passenger Scarlet Lady and sister vessels Valiant Lady and Resilient Lady , cater to grown-ups looking for a decidedly adult sort of fun with such offerings as interactive dance parties and a drag queen performance. It also offers a karaoke lounge with pink-and-purple karaoke rooms and a tattoo parlor (read about how one of our staffers was among the first to get inked on board ).

What you won't find on the three ships (a fourth is due later this year) are waterslides, watery splash zones, teen lounges and all the other family-friendly features that are becoming so common on bigger ships.

To create an adults-only cruise experience, Virgin Voyages took a page from fast-growing Viking 's playbook. Viking's 12-ship ocean cruise division has banned children under the age of 18 since it debuted in 2015. In addition, its 80-ship river cruise division has had a minimum age limit for more than two decades. (Initially, the cut-off was age 12; as of 2019, that jumped to 18, too.)

Not that Virgin and Viking are anything alike. Virgin is designed to appeal to millennials and older travelers who want to party like they are millennials. Viking, by contrast, is the anti-millennial line.

Viking's target market is squarely in the 55-plus bracket. It zeroes in on that demographic with an upscale, destination-focused experience that is heavy on what the industry likes to call "enrichment" — onboard lectures and other learning opportunities. It also emphasizes tours focused on history and culture (with at least one free excursion in each port) and entertainment offerings that veer more toward string quartets than dancers in string bikinis.

"What we're looking to do is try not to be everything for everyone," Viking's executive vice president of marketing, Richard Marnell, told TPG. "We do not have a kids' program. What we have is . . . [an] immersive experience that is best suited for people that are intellectually curious."

P&O Cruises

This storied British line clearly sees the demand for adults-only cruise ships, but it isn't giving up on the family market, either. The line splits the difference between the two segments. Five of its seven vessels (Arvia, Iona, Britannia, Ventura and Azura) are marketed as "family-friendly" and open to passengers of all ages. The other two (Arcadia and Aurora) are reserved exclusively for adults.

Given that more than 95% of the Southampton, England-based cruise line's passengers are British, you'll probably want to be either British yourself or a major Anglophile to consider booking one of the latter two vessels. Sailing with P&O Cruises is a very British experience, something that becomes clear the moment you see its vessels. They feature hulls painted with massive Union Jacks.

In addition, you'll find quintessentially British offerings on board P&O Cruises ships, such as elaborate afternoon teas, quoits on the top deck and restaurant menus designed by chefs big in the United Kingdom, such as Marco Pierre White.

That said, if you're a Princess Cruises fan, you might feel right at home on a P&O Cruises ship. Nestled under the same corporate umbrella, the two brands are longtime sisters that have swapped ships back and forth (though Holland America fans might be interested to know that Arcadia actually shares a ship design with that line's Vista class).

For booking purposes, P&O Cruises considers anyone who will be 18 or older when sailing an adult.

Saga Cruises

Like P&O Cruises, Saga Cruises is a British line that has honed in on the business of offering voyages just for adults. But it goes way beyond what P&O Cruises or any other line does in shunning younger travelers. The minimum age at Saga Cruises isn't 18 or even 21 — it's 50.

That's right — you won't find a single millennial or even that many Generation Xers on board a Saga Cruises ship (at 58, even the oldest members of Generation X only make the cut-off by eight years). You will find a heck of a lot of baby boomers, many of them retired.

Saga Cruises operates just two ocean vessels, sailing exclusively out of the U.K., plus several river ships. Like P&O Cruises, it's a product that is probably best for British travelers or big-time Anglophiles.

Other adult-focused cruises

In addition to lines that ban passengers under the age of 18 outright, a number of cruise operators allow young children but get relatively few of them.

Examples include such upscale lines as Regent Seven Seas Cruises , Silversea Cruises and Seabourn , which cater heavily to an older crowd. Small-ship specialist Windstar Cruises allows tweens and teenagers on its six ships, but it doesn't allow any children under the age of 8.

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, which sells both ocean and river cruises, traditionally discourages customers from bringing passengers under the age of 12 on vessels except during Christmas holiday sailings.

Also, the longer the cruise, the fewer children you will find. Book a two-plus-week sailing to a more exotic location, like Asia or South America, during the school year on a line like Holland America or Princess, and you'll share the ship predominantly with adults.

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