Day 13
In the early morning, we arrived in Reykjavik and our trip came to an end. We said ‚Goodbye!‘ to ship and crew and started our way home.
Day 12
Inspite of windy and cloudy weather, the captain managed to steer the ship into the narrow harbour of Heimaey, the largest and only inhabited Vestman island. Later on the clouds lifted, and we explored the island in many ways: by boat tour and RIB safari, by bus or by walking over the black lava fie...
Day 11
Stykkisholmur greeted us with bright sunshine. On different excursions we explored the Snaefellsness peninsula. We visited lava caves and craters or enjoyed black beaches with stunning rock formations. On a short coastal walk we admired the crystal blue water of the sea and we found the first harbou...
Day 10
The next day saw us in Patreksfjördur, a little village in the Westfjords of Iceland. From there, most of us went on an excursion either to one oft he largest and most beautiful waterfalls of the Westfjords or to Latrabjerg, the highest sea cliff of Iceland. In strong winds we walked along the cliff...
Day 9
This day was a real adventure. We were brought ashore by the zodiacs in a tiny little place called Saudfjarsetur á Ströndum. The weather was cold and windy with a little rain from time to time, but we were given a very warm welcome by the sheep farmer’s family who runs a little museum there. After v...
Day 8
From Grimsey we sailed to Akureyri, the second largest town of Iceland. By an extended bustour, we explored the jewels of the northern part of the country: the mighty waterfall of the gods, the lavafields and craters around Lake Myvatn and the hot, colourful, and smelly sulfur springs in the nearby...
Day 7
On the way to the island of Grimsey, there were two big excitements on the outer decks: first, we saw several humpback whales. Later on Njord, the god oft he northern seas, came onboard and baptized us with icy polar water because we had crossed the Arctic circle over night. Hence, some of us took t...
Day 6
The next morning, the weather had calmed down. Under blue sky, we crossed a very flat ocean. In the afternoon, we sailed into the fjord of Seydisfjördur in bright sunshine and accompanied by majestic basaltic mountains. At the end oft he fjord we found a village of the same name, where we attended a...
Day 5
On our next stop in Torshavn, we experienced the typical weather of the Faroer Islands. It was misty and rainy, but nevertheless, many of us enjoyed a little walk into the town of Torshavn and learned about the history of the islands. Some very brave guests even went on a hike into the mountains. Th...
Day 4
In the morning, we arrived in Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland islands. The authorities checked our passports, and when they were convinced, that nobody of us was a stowaway, we were allowed to leave the ship for a stroll to the town. Many of us joined the guided city walk in order to learn more...
Day 3
In the morning, we arrived in Norway and sailed into Lysefjord. After dropping off 35 hikers, the ship continued to go further in until we stopped directly below Preikestolen, the famous pulpit rock that falls strait down to the fjord from a height of 600 meters. In the last haze of morning fog, we...
Day 2
The next day we spent at sea. The weather was calm and sunny again, and looking for wildlife from the outer decks, we spotted our first porpoises, gannets and guillemots in the flat sea. Indoors we got a lot of information about the excursion and activity program for the next days, and in the evenin...
Day 1
On a sunny day in Hamburg, 460 adventurous guests from 20 nations embarked MV Fridtjof Nansen. When they all settled in and had completed the mandatory safety drill, we set sail and followed the Elbe river down to the North Sea.