This nice Scania was new c.11/2016. It is seen here arriving in the Port of Arrcecife de Lanzarote, on 18/11/2023, returning from an excursion to Playa Blanca("On Your Own") with cruise ship passengers from P&O Cruises MS Iona - IMO: 9826548, and from where this photo was taken from. The shortest and quickest route to Playa Blanca, from Arrecife, is about 39 km(24.2 miles).

MS Iona had arrived here earlier in the morning from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where she had departed from in the early evening prior while on a 14-night cruise to the Canary Islands, Portugal and Spain. Iona had departed from Southampton, UK, in the early evening of 11/11/2023. Next stop; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on 19/11/2023, for which she is now awaiting departure for.

MS Iona was completed on 09/10/2020 by Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. She was laid down on 29/05/2019, launched on 18/02/2020 and Christened by Dame Irene Hays(Hays Travel), on 16/05/2021 with her maiden voyage on the 07/08/2021. She is from the Excellence Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 184,089, has nineteen decks of which eighteen are passenger accessible, eleven of those with cabins, giving a maximum passenger capacity of 5,206 and 1,762 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä LNG engines giving a total installed power of 67.1MW(82,700hp) giving a service speed of around 17 knots.

The itinerary was: Southampton - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal - A Coruña, Spain - Southampton. This itinerary was a change from the original scheduled one to a maritime pilots strike in Portugal. It should have been Funchal first then the other three islands in order then Cadiz, Spain and an overnight stay in Lisbon. © Peter Steel 2023.

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New c12/2018, this smart Scania is seen here departing from the Port of Arrcecife de Lanzarote, on 18/11/2023, having been used on an excursion with cruise ship passengers from P&O Cruises MS Iona - IMO: 9826548, and from where this photo was taken from.

MS Iona had arrived here earlier in the morning from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where she had departed from in the early evening prior while on a 14-night cruise to the Canary Islands, Portugal and Spain. Iona had departed from Southampton, UK, in the early evening of 11/11/2023. Next stop; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on 19/11/2023, for which she is now awaiting departure for.

MS Iona was completed on 09/10/2020 by Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. She was laid down on 29/05/2019, launched on 18/02/2020 and Christened by Dame Irene Hays(Hays Travel), on 16/05/2021 with her maiden voyage on the 07/08/2021. She is from the Excellence Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 184,089, has nineteen decks of which eighteen are passenger accessible, eleven of those with cabins, giving a maximum passenger capacity of 5,206 and 1,762 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä LNG engines giving a total installed power of 67.1MW(82,700hp) giving a service speed of around 17 knots.

The itinerary was: Southampton - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal - A Coruña, Spain - Southampton. This itinerary was a change from the original scheduled one to a maritime pilots strike in Portugal. It should have been Funchal first then the other three islands in order then Cadiz, Spain and an overnight stay in Lisbon. © Peter Steel 2023.

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New c12/2018, this smart Scania is seen here departing from the Port of Arrcecife de Lanzarote, on 18/11/2023, having been used on an excursion with cruise ship passengers from P&O Cruises MS Iona - IMO: 9826548, and from where this photo was taken from.

MS Iona had arrived here earlier in the morning from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where she had departed from in the early evening prior while on a 14-night cruise to the Canary Islands, Portugal and Spain. Iona had departed from Southampton, UK, in the early evening of 11/11/2023. Next stop; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on 19/11/2023, for which she is now awaiting departure for.

MS Iona was completed on 09/10/2020 by Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. She was laid down on 29/05/2019, launched on 18/02/2020 and Christened by Dame Irene Hays(Hays Travel), on 16/05/2021 with her maiden voyage on the 07/08/2021. She is from the Excellence Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 184,089, has nineteen decks of which eighteen are passenger accessible, eleven of those with cabins, giving a maximum passenger capacity of 5,206 and 1,762 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä LNG engines giving a total installed power of 67.1MW(82,700hp) giving a service speed of around 17 knots.

The itinerary was: Southampton - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal - A Coruña, Spain - Southampton. This itinerary was a change from the original scheduled one to a maritime pilots strike in Portugal. It should have been Funchal first then the other three islands in order then Cadiz, Spain and an overnight stay in Lisbon. © Peter Steel 2023.

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A very different scene to my morning photos here in the Cruise Port of Arrecife de Lanzarote, when there were quite a few coaches. A bit of variety in this view though. The nearest to the camera is Lanzarotebus, Las Palmas, Arrecife, an Iveco Magelys PRO, possibly the one shown in a previous photo. The coach in the centre of the trio is Ultramar Express Transport, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, 319, 9808HWH, a Beulas Spica C bodied Volvo while the coach on the far end is an Irizar bodied coach also from Ultramar. All three had offloaded cruise ship passengers who had time ashore from P&O Cruises MS Iona - IMO: 9826548, and from where this photo was taken from on 18/11/2023.

Although based in Palma, Ultramar cover the whole of Spain. They are part of the Tui Group who also supply shoreside services through their Intercruises brand for cruise ships amongst other tourist services.

MS Iona had arrived here earlier in the morning from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where she had departed from in the early evening prior while on a 14-night cruise to the Canary Islands, Portugal and Spain. Iona had departed from Southampton, UK, in the early evening of 11/11/2023. Next stop; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on 19/11/2023, for which she is now awaiting departure for.

MS Iona was completed on 09/10/2020 by Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. She was laid down on 29/05/2019, launched on 18/02/2020 and Christened by Dame Irene Hays(Hays Travel), on 16/05/2021 with her maiden voyage on the 07/08/2021. She is from the Excellence Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 184,089, has nineteen decks of which eighteen are passenger accessible, eleven of those with cabins, giving a maximum passenger capacity of 5,206 and 1,762 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä LNG engines giving a total installed power of 67.1MW(82,700hp) giving a service speed of around 17 knots.

The itinerary was: Southampton - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal - A Coruña, Spain - Southampton. This itinerary was a change from the original scheduled one to a maritime pilots strike in Portugal. It should have been Funchal first then the other three islands in order then Cadiz, Spain and an overnight stay in Lisbon. © Peter Steel 2023.

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This Scania was new c.10/2006 and has seen service with Viajes Teide - Delgado Miranda(DM134), Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands I presume Delgado Miranda and Viajes Teide are one of the same. It is seen here arriving in the Port of Arrcecife de Lanzarote, on 18/11/2023, returning from an excursion with cruise ship passengers from P&O Cruises MS Iona - IMO: 9826548, and from where this photo was taken from.

MS Iona had arrived here earlier in the morning from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where she had departed from in the early evening prior while on a 14-night cruise to the Canary Islands, Portugal and Spain. Iona had departed from Southampton, UK, in the early evening of 11/11/2023. Next stop; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on 19/11/2023, for which she is now awaiting departure for.

MS Iona was completed on 09/10/2020 by Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. She was laid down on 29/05/2019, launched on 18/02/2020 and Christened by Dame Irene Hays(Hays Travel), on 16/05/2021 with her maiden voyage on the 07/08/2021. She is from the Excellence Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 184,089, has nineteen decks of which eighteen are passenger accessible, eleven of those with cabins, giving a maximum passenger capacity of 5,206 and 1,762 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä LNG engines giving a total installed power of 67.1MW(82,700hp) giving a service speed of around 17 knots.

The itinerary was: Southampton - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal - A Coruña, Spain - Southampton. This itinerary was a change from the original scheduled one to a maritime pilots strike in Portugal. It should have been Funchal first then the other three islands in order then Cadiz, Spain and an overnight stay in Lisbon. © Peter Steel 2023.

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