Boarding/Disembarking Iceland Cruises

[jeremybe]

We were just able to book one of the July Iceland cruises - We have a deposit until tomorrow night - Looking at travel possibilities - Does anyone know what the latest time we can board would be?   Is it possible to board at say 6:PM?  Also for the return flight home - is a 10:30 AM flight realistic? We need to pick up our daughter at Sleep Away camp the next day and that seems to be our only option.

 

Thanks for the help!!

[TayanaLorna]

6 hours ago, jeremybe said:

We were just able to book one of the July Iceland cruises - We have a deposit until tomorrow night - Looking at travel possibilities - Does anyone know what the latest time we can board would be?   Is it possible to board at say 6:PM?  Also for the return flight home - is a 10:30 AM flight realistic? We need to pick up our daughter at Sleep Away camp the next day and that seems to be our only option.

 

Thanks for the help!!

We do know definitely that Viking is asking us to make return flights after 9 am so you should be good with 10:30 am.  Don't know how late you can board under new protocols.  However on our last cruise we did an all day private excursion with drop off at the ship and arrived at 7:30 pm.  There were others who got in later.

[Heidi13]

11 hours ago, jeremybe said:

We were just able to book one of the July Iceland cruises - We have a deposit until tomorrow night - Looking at travel possibilities - Does anyone know what the latest time we can board would be?   Is it possible to board at say 6:PM?  Also for the return flight home - is a 10:30 AM flight realistic? We need to pick up our daughter at Sleep Away camp the next day and that seems to be our only option.

 

Thanks for the help!!

 

Probably best to ask the great people at "Tellus".

 

We don't have access to the itinerary, so I don't know if you overnight or sail embarkation day, but normally embarkation closes about 2 hrs before departure, as the pax/crew list must be finalised and sent to the local authorities.

[EJLobster]

Only because i can say "been there, done that"  may I ask - have you lined up someone to help if your daughter has a problem at camp?  Otherwise, I wouldn't be so nosy, hah!

[SantaFe1]

29 minutes ago, Heidi13 said:

don't know if you overnight or sail embarkation day,

We overnight in Reykjavik on all the Iceland cruises.

[Peregrina651]

14 hours ago, jeremybe said:

Does anyone know what the latest time we can board would be?   Is it possible to board at say 6:PM? 

 

Talk with Viking at TellUs@vikingcruises.com.

[jeremybe]

3 hours ago, EJLobster said:

Only because i can say "been there, done that"  may I ask - have you lined up someone to help if your daughter has a problem at camp?  Otherwise, I wouldn't be so nosy, hah!

 

Hi There! A fellow New Englander!! (We're from NH) - Yes, that was a big concern, but grandparents are lined up just in case!

[jeremybe]

1 hour ago, Peregrina651 said:

 

Talk with Viking at TellUs@vikingcruises.com.

Thank you! Thats what we will do!

 

Thank you all for the quick responses! really appreciate it!

[King0fTheNorth]

23 hours ago, jeremybe said:

We were just able to book one of the July Iceland cruises - We have a deposit until tomorrow night - Looking at travel possibilities - Does anyone know what the latest time we can board would be?   Is it possible to board at say 6:PM?  Also for the return flight home - is a 10:30 AM flight realistic? We need to pick up our daughter at Sleep Away camp the next day and that seems to be our only option.

 

Thanks for the help!!

I had already asked this question. Below is the response from Viking.

 

1) What is the earliest and latest time we can check in on the ship on July 17th? Embarkation begins at 11am.  Since the ship stays in port overnight, guests may board as late at 11pm; however, if you plan on embarking that late, you must still check in with the ship so they do not mark you as "no shows".

 

2) What is the earliest and latest time we can leave the ship when we return on July 24th? The guests will be able to disembark after the ship clears customs. We are unable to give an exact time as the process will be determined by the port authorities.  The guests should be leaving the ship sometime after breakfast and will be kept informed on board.

[Redtravel]

Viking often keeps ships in port overnight at embarkation and disembarkation.  Smart move if guests have plane delays.  It also works for people getting early flights out.  Viking has woken us up very early to get us to early flights home.  It works.

[Queenie1603]

We are hopefully on this trip in August. Suggest you check with Viking as the Covid 19 protocols are very strict in Iceland and before embarkation.  
al

[Peregrina651]

5 hours ago, Queenie1603 said:

We are hopefully on this trip in August. Suggest you check with Viking as the Covid 19 protocols are very strict in Iceland and before embarkation.  
al

 

Hi, Queenie.  There are a lot of us talking about the Iceland cruises this summer.  Hope you'll join us. Yes, we know it says 2022 but it really is 2021.  

 

[FoggyEthan]

On 6/12/2021 at 10:17 PM, jeremybe said:

We were just able to book one of the July Iceland cruises - We have a deposit until tomorrow night - Looking at travel possibilities - Does anyone know what the latest time we can board would be?   Is it possible to board at say 6:PM?  Also for the return flight home - is a 10:30 AM flight realistic? We need to pick up our daughter at Sleep Away camp the next day and that seems to be our only option.

 

Thanks for the help!!

I wouldn't normally plan to arrive late on the day of the cruise, for fear of delays, but since the ship stays in port overnight perhaps it is less important.

[Peregrina651]

11 hours ago, Peregrina651 said:

Hi, Queenie.  There are a lot of us talking about the Iceland cruises this summer.  Hope you'll join us. Yes, we know it says 2022 but it really is 2021.  

 

 

After I posted, I saw that you had already found the thread and joined the conversation.

[Cienfuegos]

Viking is very good about arranging very early morning departures.  On our Trades Routes cruise termination, we arrived in Barcelona the prior day. The ship remained in port over night.

 

Guests with early flights were able to have an early, light breakfast after 5.30 am. You brought all your luggage with you. Dockside porters were available to help with luggage. Buses were waiting on the pier, and left at 6.am. Several buses, sent to the various departure terminals.  We arrived before American Air's check in agents began work, so we waited a while.

[Peregrina651]

2 hours ago, Cienfuegos said:

The ship remained in port over night.

 

 

 

Okay, just make sure there is no confusion here, because we start and end in Reykjavik.

 

We overnight in Iceland at the start of the cruise, Day 1 and Day 2 (departing 5pm on Day 2)

 

At the end of the cruise, we arrive in port early morning on disembarkation day; there is no overnight in Reykjavik prior to dismebarkation. Viking has state clearly on the Guest Statement that we should not book flights that depart earlier than 9 am.