Greenland/Iceland cruise!

[Ken the cruiser]

Here’s the Reykjavik port schedule. Right now it doesn’t look too crowded if you’re arriving on Aug 18.
 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/reykjavik-port-545

 

[gerelmx]

1 hour ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Here’s the Reykjavik port schedule. Right now it doesn’t look too crowded if you’re arriving on Aug 18.
 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/reykjavik-port-545

 

 

Not to crowded when there  are 5 ships at port?

[Ken the cruiser]

27 minutes ago, gerelmx said:

 

Not to crowded when there  are 5 ships at port?

But they’re mostly small ships, except for the Summit (2158 max pax) and Mein Schaffer 3 (2500 pax max). The MS Maud (532 max pax), MS Hamburg (420 max pax), and MS Amera (740 max pax) are much smaller.

 

I guess it just depends on what the OP plans to do once they disembark. If it were us and we were flying home, without hesitation we would book a Celebrity transfer to the airport if there was any chance there might be a 2 hour delay waiting for a taxi like there was when we were there last August. But we’re low stress cruisers. 😁

 

[NutsAboutGolf]

Thanks for looking up which other ships will be in port.  For us, we can't control the number of ships, what we can control is being one of the first off the ship

[Ken the cruiser]

3 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

Thanks for looking up which other ships will be in port.  For us, we can't control the number of ships, what we can control is being one of the first off the ship

The Summit is also scheduled to arrive 3 hours before Mein Schiff 3 which is a plus! 

[NutsAboutGolf]

2 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

The Summit is also scheduled to arrive 3 hours before Mein Schiff 3 which is a plus! 

 

Maybe we'll buy a couple of these motorized luggage 😅

[AstoriaPreppy]

17 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

@Ken the cruiser @Jim_Iain @AstoriaPreppy, I understand some did a B2B, either way, does anyone recall what time the US to Reykjavik sailing disembarkation for self-carry-off started last year?  This year the ship is scheduled to arrive at the port at 530am

 

I think the ship was cleared around 7:15ish am for walkoffs... maybe a bit later? I do know that the process for people with bags seemed *slow.* There wasn't much of terminal, (more like temporary party tents), so the bags had to be put out sequentially, and not quickly. Lots of dopey people just got off immediately, and then had no where to wait as bags were still on the ship or in cages.

 

It might be worth arranging a private transfer through something like "welcome pickups," instead of risking the taxi line. We did assigned time disembarkation and were off around 9-ish, and the line was hundreds of people long. Friends we'd met onboard who did walkoff around 7:30 were still in line an hour an a half later. 

 

Also, re: the multiple ships in port causing the taxi line, who knows? One of the ships was a Viking sized ship that was overnighting (no one getting cabs from what we could see), and then another ship (possibly Princess). We spent a few days in the city post-cruise, and It just seemed that there was a general lack of cabs in Reykjavik, and the pricing for those cabs was prohibitively expensive. Renting a car was the best decision we could have made. Lots of parking options around the city (one across the street from the Canopy Hilton where we stayed). The city itself is very walkable, but the car was invaluable for heading out on sightseeing excursions outside of the city.

 

Edited June 19, 2023 by AstoriaPreppy
clarity edits :)

[D. B.]

On 1/16/2023 at 7:04 PM, horseymike said:

Celebrity has just announced on this cruise all the ice you can eat at no extra charge.

Hey in Alaska X fished a fresh chunk of Ice onboard and chipped off some for our drinks!

[MamaFej]

Menningarnótt (Culture Night) will be 19 August. It's a festival for which Icelanders from around the nation come to Reykjavik, increasing demand on hotels, taxis, restaurants...

 

Last year, our friends tested postive for Covid the night before they were supposed to join us on the Summit. Due to limited availability, they ended up paying $900/night for the next few nights until they were able to fly home. Thank goodness for insurance!

 

All this to say that prebooking transfers and meals during the middle of August is especially wise.