The ship
Mano’s eastern Med mid-sizer
Crown Iris sails for Mano Cruises as a roughly 1,000-guest eastern Med holiday ship (in Mano service from 2018). She has worn many names across decades — Royal Majesty, NCL, Thomson, Celestyal — and is now a walkable Mano product for Israeli eastern Mediterranean short and medium cruises.
Main restaurant and buffet are included. Specialty and grill rooms carry covers when offered. Pool bar and spa cover daytime hours between port calls.
Evenings run through the showlounge and music bar, then casino. She is a small traditional holiday ship — not a megaship, and not a luxury suite product. Regional conditions can affect itineraries.
Iris is Mano’s eastern Med mid-sizer: walkable, festive and sized for short regional holidays.
On board
Dining, shows, regional days
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Dining
Main restaurant and buffet are included — turn up, eat, move on. Specialty restaurant and grill nights carry covers when programmed. Drink packages sit outside the simple cruise — decide what you will actually order.
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Shows and music
The showlounge runs evening entertainment sized for a mid-size ship. Music bars fill the gaps. Programmes change by sailing — check your daily sheet rather than locking the week to one brochure title.
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After dark
Music bar, casino and lounge corners carry the evening. Drinks sit outside the cruise. The mood is friendly regional holiday, not megaship nightclub racing.
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Pool and spa
The pool deck takes daytime sun between port calls. Spa treatments are extras. Grab shade early on warm sea days.
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Regional fit
Mano programmes her for eastern Mediterranean short and medium cruises subject to regional conditions. Guests who want a walkable mid-sizer for that market get the most from her; megaship thrill-seekers should look elsewhere.
Main restaurant
Main restaurant is the included plated core. Proper sit-down meals without a cover. Best for most evenings.
Buffet
The buffet covers breakfast, lunch and casual evenings. Included once aboard. Quickest seat on a port morning.
Specialty restaurant
The specialty restaurant is a paid night when offered. Quieter than the buffet. Book early if an occasion dinner matters.
Grill / casual
Grill or casual spots cover lighter meals. Some are included; specialty grills may carry a cover — check your sailing.
Showlounge
The showlounge houses evening entertainment. Titles change by sailing — check your daily sheet. Included once aboard.
Music bar
The music bar is the after-dinner social room. Drinks sit outside the simple cruise.
Pool bar
The pool bar covers daytime drinks and sail-away. Grab shade early on warm sea days.
Casino
The casino is the after-dinner gaming room. Included to enter; stakes are your own.
Spa
Spa treatments are extras — not included in the simple cruise. Book ahead on sea days.
Café
The café handles coffee and light bites — specialty drinks usually cost extra.
Fit
Who she is for
- Guests booking Mano’s eastern Mediterranean short and medium holidays who want a walkable mid-size ship rather than a megaship.
- Couples and multi-gen groups happy to budget drinks and occasional specialty nights on regional sailings.
- Not the ship if you want luxury all-suite living, Broadway-scale productions, or a brand-new megaship.
Where
Where Iris tends to go
Eastern Mediterranean short and medium cruises under Mano Cruises, subject to regional conditions.
Treat this as the ship’s range, not a fixed timetable. When this guide is public, sailings with two or more UK agent prices will sit at the bottom.
Before you book
What the brochure skips
- Specialty dining, drink packages, spa and Wi-Fi sit outside the simple cruise on most bookings. Price the week as the cruise plus what you will actually buy.
- Compare UK agents on the same Iris sailing — same ship, same date, cruise-only, two guests. The hero price should be the lowest bookable one, not the first logo you recognise.
Next step
Find a sailing
Compare cruise prices for Crown Iris, or open the live map and see where she is now.