P&O Iona Norwegian Fjords cruise - Viking homeland, Haugesund - Episode 6

Join us in our final port of call, Haugesund. Haugesund, homeland of the Viking kings and birthplace of Norway. This is our fourth 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 arrive in Haugesund and visit the Viking village! We start the day off with with breakfast in the Keel & Cow, before heading on a P&O excursion to the Viking village. This P&O excursion cost us £70 per person for a half day excursion. We start our excursion at Avaldsnes Church. Outside the church you will find the virgin Mary’s sewing needle, this is the last of five monumental stones that once formed part of the heathen place of worship, it is believed that should the monument ever touch the wall of the church then doomsday will come! As it stands there’s only 9cms clearance, we are 9 CMs from doomsday! Next, we were shown the ruins of a medieval royal manor that was once connected to the church. After exploring the church, we made our way over to the historic centre. The walk from the historic centre and church over to the Viking farm wasn’t too strenuous, however the path is made of gravel and uneven so bare this in mind if you have mobility issues. Exploring the Viking farm was loads of fun, it really is like stepping back in time, even the guides were dressed in period clothing for that added touch of authenticity, it really is fantastic. First, we took a look at the long house, then we explored the herb garden and livestock enclosures before making our way around various pitch houses a round house and then finally a cart house and log shed. Back onboard P&O Iona we help a Cruise Monkeys Facebook and Patreon meet up in the Crows Nest. It was lovely to be able to sit down and have a proper chat. We paid £997pp for our P&O Norwegian Fjords cruise and booked with https://www.facebook.com/MartinsHolidayVillage/ - This was a Select fare and 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:https://cruisemonkeys.com/2023/05/new-po-drinks-packages-explained/ 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.. ⭐ Support us Join our Patreon Cruise Monkeys Club - https://www.patreon.com/CruiseMonkeys Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jJ03FsDa0viAmEvhVCtZw/join Buy us a Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/cruisemonkeys Merchandise - https://store.cruisemonkeys.com/ Amazon Store - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/CruiseMonkeys 🎵 Music Like the music? We use Epidemic Sounds - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tpb2vz/ - this Is an affiliate Link so we get a small amount of commission If you sign up for a free trail. 💬 Find us on social media Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cruisemonkeys Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cruisemonkeysuk Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cruisemonkeys Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cruisemonkeysuk 📧 Contact Us hello@cruisemonkeys.com https://www.cruisemonkeys.com 🐒🍌🚢 About Us - Who are the Cruise Monkeys? We are bananas about cruising! We started cruising in 2014 by doing a mini cruise on P&O Aurora. Making videos of our cruises and sharing our experiences has become our hobby – the complete video is filmed and edited on an iPhone. The videos are our opinions and experiences while on board - really they are us having fun and brining you along with us! We may not be the youngest cruisers but we are trying to break the stereotype that cruising is for retired people. On a cruise you will normally find us wondering around the ship taking in the atmosphere (and working our way through the cocktails). We have sailed on P&O Cruises, Cunard Line, Princess Cruises, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean and Avalon Waterways. We'd love to try Ambassador Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Fred Olsen, Holland America (HAL), Celebrity, Disney Cruises, Carnival Cruises, Costa, Aida, Marella and Celestyal. #cruisemonkeys #cruise #pandocruises #HelloIona #Iona #pandoiona #fjords #fjordnorway #fjordscruise #Haugesund #vikings #viking