7-Day Viking Trails & Shetland Islands
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7-night voyage departing Reykjavík, arriving Amsterdam.
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7-Day Viking Trails & Shetland Islands
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Day 1
Reykjavík , Iceland
Saturday, 08/07/2028
Sprawling Reykjavík, the nation's nerve center and government seat, is home to half the island's population. On a bay overlooked by proud Mt. Esja (pronounced eh-shyuh), with its ever-changing hues, Reykjavík presents a colorful sight, its concrete houses painted in light colors and topped by vibrant red, blue, and green roofs. In contrast to the almost treeless countryside, Reykjavík has many tall, native birches, rowans, and willows, as well as imported aspen, pines, and spruces.Reykjavík's name comes from the Icelandic words for smoke, reykur, and bay, vík. In AD 874, Norseman Ingólfur Arnarson saw Iceland rising out of the misty sea and came ashore at a bay eerily shrouded with plumes of steam from nearby hot springs. Today most of the houses in Reykjavík are heated by near-boiling water from the hot springs. Natural heating avoids air pollution; there's no smoke around. You may notice, however, that the hot water brings a slight sulfur smell to the bathroom.Prices are easily on a par with other major European cities. A practical option is to purchase a Reykjavík City Card at the Tourist Information Center or at the Reykjavík Youth Hostel. This card permits unlimited bus usage and admission to any of the city's seven pools, the Family Park and Zoo, and city museums. The cards are valid for one (ISK 3,300), two (ISK 4,400), or three days (ISK 4,900), and they pay for themselves after three or four uses a day. Even lacking the City Card, paying admission (ISK 500, or ISK 250 for seniors and people with disabilities) to one of the city art museums (Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir, or Ásmundarsafn) gets you free same-day admission to the other two.
Day 2
Grundarfjørdur , Iceland
Sunday, 09/07/2028
Day 3
Heimaey Island , Iceland
Monday, 10/07/2028
It’s hard to imagine, as you stroll Heimaey’s idyllic streets of white wooden houses, that this island was literally torn apart by a spectacular volcanic eruption, just over 40 years ago. The fact that you can visit incredible Heimaey at all is something of a miracle – because the oozing lava of the Eldfell volcano threatened to seal the harbour off completely. Fortunately, its advance was halted by gallons of seawater, pumped onto it by the plucky islanders, who saved their fishing industry in the process. Iceland's famous for its scenery, and the huge castles of volcanic rock that rise out of the sea's waves here are some of the country's most dramatic.
Day 5
Runavík , Faroe Islands
Wednesday, 12/07/2028
Day 6
Lerwick, Shetland Islands , Scotland
Thursday, 13/07/2028
Founded by Dutch fishermen in the 17th century, Lerwick today is a busy town and administrative center. Handsome stone buildings—known as lodberries—line the harbor; they provided loading bays for goods, some of them illegal. The town's twisting flagstone lanes and harbor once heaved with activity, and Lerwick is still an active port today. This is also where most visitors to Shetland dock, spilling out of cruise ships, allowing passengers to walk around the town.
Day 8
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Saturday, 15/07/2028
Amsterdam combines the unrivaled beauty of the 17th-century Golden Age city center with plenty of museums and art of the highest order, not to mention a remarkably laid-back atmosphere. It all comes together to make this one of the world's most appealing and offbeat metropolises in the world. Built on a latticework of concentric canals like an aquatic rainbow, Amsterdam is known as the City of Canals—but it's no Venice, content to live on moonlight serenades and former glory. Quite the contrary: on nearly every street here you'll find old and new side by side—quiet corners where time seems to be holding its breath next to streets like neon-lit Kalverstraat, and Red Light ladies strutting by the city's oldest church. Indeed, Amsterdam has as many lovely facets as a 40-carat diamond polished by one of the city's gem cutters. It's certainly a metropolis, but a rather small and very accessible one. Locals tend to refer to it as a big village, albeit one that happens to pack the cultural wallop of a major world destination. There are scores of concerts every day, numerous museums, summertime festivals, and, of course, a legendary year-round party scene. It's pretty much impossible to resist Amsterdam's charms. With 7,000 registered monuments, most of which began as the residences and warehouses of humble merchants, set on 160 man-made canals, and traversed by 1,500 or so bridges, Amsterdam has the largest historical inner city in Europe. Its famous circle of waterways, the grachtengordel, was a 17th-century urban expansion plan for the rich and is a lasting testament to the city’s Golden Age. This town is endearing because of its kinder, gentler nature—but a reputation for championing sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll does not alone account for Amsterdam's being one of the most popular destinations in Europe: consider that within a single square mile the city harbors some of the greatest achievements in Western art, from Rembrandt to Van Gogh. Not to mention that this is one of Europe's great walking cities, with so many of its treasures in the untouted details: tiny alleyways barely visible on the map, hidden garden courtyards, shop windows, floating houseboats, hidden hofjes(courtyards with almshouses), sudden vistas of church spires, and gabled roofs that look like so many unframed paintings. And don’t forget that the joy lies in details: elaborate gables and witty gable stones denoting the trade of a previous owner. Keep in mind that those XXX symbols you see all over town are not a mark of the city's triple-X reputation. They're part of Amsterdam's official coat of arms—three St. Andrew's crosses, believed to represent the three dangers that have traditionally plagued the city: flood, fire, and pestilence. The coat's motto ("Valiant, determined, compassionate") was introduced in 1947 by Queen Wilhelmina in remembrance of the 1941 February Strike in Amsterdam—the first time in Europe that non-Jewish people protested against the persecution of Jews by the Nazi regime.
Room Type & Prices
All prices per person based on double occupancy. Solo traveller prices — single occupancy. Contact our cruise experts for the latest availability and best fares.
Verandah
212–359 sqft · Up to 2 guests
Neptune Suite
465–502 sqft · Up to 4 guests
Pinnacle Suite
1290 sqft · Up to 4 guests
Inside
| Cabin | Grade | Per Person | Avail. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Stateroom | IF Interior Stateroom (IF) | Enquire → | ||
| IE Interior Stateroom (IE) | Enquire → | |||
| ID Interior Stateroom (ID) | Enquire → | |||
| IC Interior Stateroom (IC) | Enquire → | |||
| IB Interior Stateroom (IB) | Enquire → | |||
| Large Interior Stateroom | IA | Enquire → |
Interior Stateroom
IF Interior Stateroom (IF)
Interior Stateroom
IE Interior Stateroom (IE)
Interior Stateroom
ID Interior Stateroom (ID)
Interior Stateroom
IC Interior Stateroom (IC)
Interior Stateroom
IB Interior Stateroom (IB)
Large Interior Stateroom
IA
Oceanview
Balcony
| Cabin | Grade | Per Person | Avail. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verandah Stateroom | VX Verandah Stateroom (VX) | Enquire → | ||
| VS Verandah Stateroom (VS) | Enquire → | |||
| Verandah · 212–359 sqft | VH Verandah Stateroom (VH) | Enquire → | ||
| VF Verandah Stateroom (VF) | Enquire → | |||
| VE Verandah Stateroom (VE) | Enquire → | |||
| VD Verandah Stateroom (VD) | Enquire → | |||
| VC Verandah Stateroom (VC) | Enquire → | |||
| VB Verandah Stateroom (VB) | Enquire → | |||
| VA Verandah Stateroom (VA) | Enquire → |
Verandah Stateroom
VX Verandah Stateroom (VX)
Verandah Stateroom
VS Verandah Stateroom (VS)
Verandah · 212–359 sqft
VH Verandah Stateroom (VH)
Verandah · 212–359 sqft
VF Verandah Stateroom (VF)
Verandah · 212–359 sqft
VE Verandah Stateroom (VE)
Verandah · 212–359 sqft
VD Verandah Stateroom (VD)
Verandah · 212–359 sqft
VC Verandah Stateroom (VC)
Verandah · 212–359 sqft
VB Verandah Stateroom (VB)
Verandah · 212–359 sqft
VA Verandah Stateroom (VA)
Suite
| Cabin | Grade | Per Person | Avail. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Suite | TA Vista Suite (TA) | Enquire → | ||
| TS Vista Suite (TS) | Enquire → | |||
| Signature Suites | GC Signature Suites (GC) | Enquire → | ||
| GB Signature Suites (GB) | Enquire → | |||
| GA Signature Suites (GA) | Enquire → | |||
| Neptune Suite · 465–502 sqft | NC Neptune Suite (NC) | Enquire → | ||
| NB Neptune Suite (NB) | Enquire → | |||
| NA Neptune Suite (NA) | Enquire → | |||
| NS Neptune Suite (NS) | Enquire → | |||
| Veranda Suite (Decks 6/7/8 - Fwd) | V2 | Enquire → | ||
| Penthouse Suite | PH | Enquire → | ||
| Pinnacle Suite · 1290 sqft | PS | Enquire → |
Vista Suite
TA Vista Suite (TA)
Vista Suite
TS Vista Suite (TS)
Signature Suites
GC Signature Suites (GC)
Signature Suites
GB Signature Suites (GB)
Signature Suites
GA Signature Suites (GA)
Neptune Suite · 465–502 sqft
NC Neptune Suite (NC)
Neptune Suite · 465–502 sqft
NB Neptune Suite (NB)
Neptune Suite · 465–502 sqft
NA Neptune Suite (NA)
Neptune Suite · 465–502 sqft
NS Neptune Suite (NS)
Veranda Suite (Decks 6/7/8 - Fwd)
V2
Penthouse Suite
PH
Pinnacle Suite · 1290 sqft
PS
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