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Lots of threads here confirming the "never run out of spaces" reply. No need to worry

REALLY easy. And don't use Viator or any third party unless you have no alternative. Adding an extra layer in rarely saves money and definitely causes communication issues if there are delays or cancellations

We walked up to to a boat in the harbor and signed up for a Puffin Boat tour about 7-8 years ago. It was fun, but you don't get too close as the ones in the water swim away from the boat (and you can't see their bright red feet), and the boat can't get that close to the ones on shore. Better than NOT seeing Puffins, but if there's any way to do a land tour I think it's so much better. We've seen them close up near Vik and up in the Westfjords

I haven't heard of them. Have you checked TripAdvisor? Lots of companies mentioned on the Iceland board there and reviews of pretty much all companies are there, too

How are their services going to be any quicker? They use the same tunnels a taxi or uber or private vehicle would take. There are weekend closures of the Sumner Tunnel that goes from the airport to Downtown. There are no closures of the Ted Williams Tunnel that goes from the airport to the area nearer to the Cruise Terminal, but that tunnel is taking on the extra traffic from the Sumner. There are no weekday closures or issues beyond normal Boston traffic

I've never had a provider give a quote like that in 5 visits to Iceland, but that price sounds much more Iceland-like than $35 would be.

The cab ride can be up to 30 minutes, depending on traffic. There are summer tunnel closures on weekends that are slowing times a bit.

Same here. Oh, wait. Long Beach is now my answer. I guess I'm going to Vancouver instead of Nova Scotia now.

Playbill.com and Theatermania.com have safe advance discount links on their website. Seats aren't quite as good as you can get at TKTS but much easier than standing in line.

You might want to post on TripAdvisor as they have a much busier Iceland forum there than cruise critic has

This math doesn't work. 5000 ISK is around $37. 50,000 ISK would be around $370 using current conversion rates. And they use . instead of , so it would look like 50.000 ISK for Fifty Thousand Icelandic Krona

Just make sure you DON'T go to the Reykjavik city airport! Keflavik is a 45 minute ride out of the city, to the SW of Reykjavik. It is small but very well organized. Check in lines can take 90 minutes or more at busy time periods so don't let the size or good organization make you think you can show up 2 hours ahead of your flight and board with ease!

There is a Luggage Room on the edge of the parking lot that will hold your bags. $5 (or the ISK equivalent) was the price per bag a few years ago, not sure if it's changed Blue Lagoon has transport options from city to BL to airport and vice versa. Or city to BL to city. Whatever you want, right on their website

If you don't trust the Mapquest info, double check on google maps, which is the Gold Standard for mapping in the US.

I jump back to your opening statement: Why did you pick Ocean Endeavour and why is that no longer the answer to your question? Or one of their sister ships?

Luggage Lockers at BSI bus terminal are regularly recommended on TripAdvisor. Otherwise, I agree with the thought of contacting a hotel to see if they will store for you for a fee

Also cows. Lots of cows. Some dogs. We saw a walrus once on Diamond Beach.. Tons of birds, too.

Also on our list, but as you suggested, much less feasible considering the invasion

I think I posted a thread a year or so ago looking for the "quickest" east coast US/Canada to Alaska/Vancouver/Seattle itinerary going over the top, as I can see taking a 28 day vacation, but not anything longer as we just can't spend that much time away from home/work/family. I think I'm going to have to wait for faster boats, or a slower lifestyle to be able to do this route.

There will be cabs at the dock meeting the tenders. They are there for every ferry across from the mainland, too

What a great post, and not only because of the excellent analysis of the difference between Complimentary and Complementary! Next: Alternate vs. Alternative!

24 nights sounds great, but ending up in Nome seems like you haven't quite completed the passage to me

There is no equivalent word for "traffic" in Icelandic. I kid, they probably have a word, and there might be some traffic in the city proper, but once you get out of the city, "traffic" is likely sheep on the road or horses alongside, or a few cars pulled over taking pictures of something glorious. Insurance is important in Iceland as it is easy to get a car scratched or dinged, so shop carefully, but the only extra thing you should do in Iceland is to thoroughly document the condition of the car when you pick it up and when you drop it off. Pictures or video of all surfaces to show all existing dings and scratches will save you from possible bad surprises upon or after return. Once you've done this, driving in Iceland is pretty simple

When we lived near Boston we drove to Manhattan or Queens 5-6/year on Saturday mornings and can't recall traffic more than once or twice in all those trips. I'm sure going to Brooklyn won't be any different. Stamford would be a good place to spend the night on Friday, lots of good restaurants in walking distance from the hotels near I-95, and then go to BCT either via Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge, or cross into Queens on the Whitestone Bridge and work your way to the terminal. Chose whatever Google Maps or Waze recommends when you are leaving

There are car services that include car seats. I'd book that, I expect it would be cheaper than 4 transfers on the NCL bus.