Norway/Iceland Technical Question EU

[mec0920]

 

If I am starting and ending a cruise out of Dover,UK, and it calls in Norway/Iceland how do things work with the Schengen short-stay visa? Do the days spent in the ports of call count towards the 90/180 rule? Do sea days count? I will be flying in and out of London. Not sure how this works with this rule. US Passport Holder, coming close to hitting the 90/180 rule. 

 

(Schengen Calculator)

Total Number of Days Spent: 80 of 90 days 
Number of Days Remaining: 10 of 90 days

Carnival could not answer my question. Thanks!

[hallasm]

When is your cruise?  Are you referring to ETIAS?

If your cruise is later than May 2023 you must apply for an ETIAS online before you start  your travel  - then your passport is scanned when you enter and leave Schengen (done by the cruise line).

The sea days from Dover to first Schengen port is ‘non Schengen’ - sea days between or after a Schengen port to non Schengen port is Schengen days.

Iceland and Norway are both Schengen.
Do you call  Faroe Islands? Thye are not part if Schengen.

Not that complicated - just apply for the ETIAS and then not more than 90 days within the Schengen area  - stay in UK, and some sea days doesn’t count. 

More on ETIAS

 

Edited June 30, 2022 by hallasm