Cruise regions

Iceland, Greenland & Faroes

North Atlantic calls, with particular attention to weather, landing arrangements and time ashore.

Countries & island groups

Ports in this region

Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Akureyri
Akureyri offers a workable town day without a road excursion: the waterfront, art museum and botanical garden give you several ways to spend a few hours.…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Ammassalik (Tasiilaq)
This guide covers Tasiilaq on Ammassalik Island in East Greenland. For a short call, a visit to Ammassalik Museum and a walk within town make a practical…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Djúpivogur
Djúpivogur suits a village visit built around Langabúð's exhibitions and the outdoor egg sculptures at Gleðivík. The useful first decision is where you…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Eskifjörður
Eskifjörður is a working port in East Iceland's Fjarðabyggð municipality. A short visit can focus on the town's maritime history; going to a different…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Grundarfjörður
Grundarfjörður offers views of Kirkjufell without a mountain climb. For a short call, use the town's coastal walking route and public art as the core of…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Húsavík
Húsavík offers two quite different whale-focused days: a boat trip on Skjálfandi Bay or a visit to the Whale Museum without another journey at sea. For a…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)
Ilulissat offers two different ways to spend a call: a visit to the Icefjord Centre and Sermermiut on foot, or a boat excursion. The nearby Ilulissat…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Ísafjörður
Ísafjörður is a useful Westfjords call for a town visit or a pre-arranged road excursion. The main planning distinction is between time in the harbour…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund)
Ittoqqortoormiit is a town on Greenland’s east coast at Scoresby Sound. A short expedition call is best planned around a local town walk, with the museum…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Kangerlussuaq
Kangerlussuaq is an inland settlement at the head of a west Greenland fjord, with a museum about its former American airbase and access by road towards…
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Faroe Islands · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Klaksvík
Klaksvík gives cruise visitors a choice between a town visit around Christianskirkjan and a more demanding outing towards Klakkur. The mountain option…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Nanortalik
Nanortalik is on an island near the mouth of Tasermiut Fjord in South Greenland. Its old harbour museum area gives a short call a clear focus. A boat…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Narsaq
Narsaq is a South Greenland town between the Tunulliarfik and Sermilik fjords. For a short visit, its museum provides a focus through local history and…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Narsarsuaq
Narsarsuaq lies near the head of Tunulliarfik Fjord in South Greenland. Its former airbase, local museum and arboretum give a town visit a different…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Nuuk (Godthåb)
Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, offers a museum-centred day ashore with transport options for reaching the city centre. A fjord excursion is an alternative…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Paamiut
Paamiut is a west Greenland town where a modest programme works well: a museum visit, the wooden church and a town walk. A longer outing towards a…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Patreksfjörður
Patreksfjörður is a starting point for the southern Westfjords, but the scenery outside town requires a deliberate transport plan. For a short call,…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Qaanaaq (Thule)
Qaanaaq is a town in far northern Greenland where the landing itself is an important part of the day’s planning. Its museum offers context for the…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Qaqortoq (Julianehåb)
Qaqortoq’s harbour-side centre and public sculpture project make a useful self-guided town visit. The museum and a selection of the “Stone and Man”…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Qeqertarsuaq (Disko Island)
Qeqertarsuaq is on Disko Island across Disko Bay from Ilulissat. The town and nearby walking routes offer different levels of commitment: a museum and…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Reykjavík
Your arrival point makes a substantial difference to a Reykjavík port day. Miðbakki puts you beside the city centre; Skarfabakki requires a longer walk…
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Faroe Islands · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Runavík (Kongshavn)
Kongshavn, also called King's Harbour, is the main cruise harbour at Runavík on Eysturoy. A local visit can focus on the town and Lake Toftavatn.…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Seyðisfjörður
Seyðisfjörður is well suited to a town visit centred on art and local history. For a short call, choose an exhibition and a walk to the Blue Church…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Siglufjörður
Siglufjörður works well as a museum-focused port day. The Herring Era Museum explains the industry that shaped the town, while the Folk Music Centre…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
Sisimiut sits just north of the Arctic Circle on Greenland’s west coast. A short visit can focus on the old town and museum, while inland walks require…
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Faroe Islands · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Tórshavn
For a short Tórshavn call, the harbour neighbourhoods offer a manageable focus: Tinganes and the old town, with Skansin as an optional further stop.…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Upernavik
Upernavik occupies an island in north-west Greenland. Its open-air museum gives a town visit a clear focus, while travel through the wider archipelago…
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Greenland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Uummannaq
Uummannaq’s town centre sits beneath its namesake mountain on an island in north-west Greenland. The harbour-area museum and historic buildings can form…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Vopnafjörður
Vopnafjörður offers a town-history stop at Kaupvangur and a separate rural museum at Bustarfell. A village visit fits a shorter call; the turf farmhouse…
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Iceland · Iceland, Greenland & Faroes
Westman Islands (Heimaey)
Heimaey is the inhabited island of the Westman Islands, off Iceland's south coast. Choose between exploring the town and learning about its 1973 eruption…
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