The final new port on our Iceland’s Natural Beauty cruise was at Djúpivogur, a small fishing village of 400 on the southeast coast of Iceland. Even though the Viking Sky was carrying well short of its 930 passenger capacity, our presence was certainly evident in the village. We took a walking tour on a gorgeous … Continue reading Djúpivogur
After leaving Akureyi, we continued on to the scenic village of Seyðisfjörður that is located deep in a fjord on the eastern coast of Iceland. This was the first stop on this cruise where we used the Viking Sky’s tenders to go ashore, even though there was a big dock at the village. We’re not … Continue reading Seyðisfjörður & Skálanes Nature Center
Our next stop on our cruise around Iceland was in Akureyi, a town of fewer than twenty thousand that nevertheless is nicknamed the “Capital of Northern Iceland.” Located on an ice-free harbor, the town almost seemed overshadowed by the scale of the Viking Sky: During our time docked at Akureyi our tour included stops at … Continue reading Akureyi
Our first night out of Reykjavik during our August 2021 cruise around Iceland on the Viking Sky, we sailed northwest around and into Ísafjarðardjúp, one of the many fjords of the Westfjords region. Waking up as we sailed toward the town of Ísafjördur we enjoyed the newly clear weather and watching the rising sun’s shifting … Continue reading Iceland’s Westfjords: Ísafjördur & Vigur Island
At each of the port calls on this cruise, Viking offered several optional excursions above and beyond an included tour. Picking wasn’t always easy with so many good choices. During our first full day in Iceland during our August 2021 cruise, we chose to go on separate excursions departing from our ship that had remained … Continue reading Iceland Photography and Golden Circle Excursions
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