14 nights, Copenhagen to Reykjavik

The itinerary, port by port

11 calls over 14 nights, Copenhagen to Reykjavik. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.

Getting there: Flights to Copenhagen (CPH) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →

1. Embark
   Copenhagen

   Copenhagen is a flat, walkable harbor capital where the cruise quays sit right on the water near the royal district, so the city reads as a sequence of canals, squares, and palaces rather than a place you… Port guide →

2. 2
   Aarhus

   Aarhus is Denmark's second city, a compact harborfront university town where Viking-era streets sit a few minutes from genuinely ambitious architecture. Port guide →

3. 3
   Lysekil

   Lysekil is a compact fishing and resort town on the granite Bohuslän coast of western Sweden, near where the smooth pink Bohus granite reaches its southern limit. Port guide →

4. 4
   Oslo

   Oslo sits at the head of its own long fjord, and the approach by ship past wooded islands is half the appeal. Port guide →

5. 5
   Hamburg

   Hamburg is Germany's port city, a network of canals, brick warehouses, and harbor basins where the Elbe meets the city center. Port guide →

6. 6
   Southampton

   Southampton is England's main cruise gateway, a working port city on the south coast whose old quarter holds some of the best-preserved medieval town walls and gatehouses in the country, plus a maritime… Port guide →

7. 7
   Greencastle (County Donegal)

   Greencastle is a working fishing village on the Inishowen Peninsula at the mouth of Lough Foyle, used as a tender anchorage that puts ships within reach of Derry and Ireland's wild northern coast. Port guide →

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   Stornoway (Isle of Lewis)

   Stornoway is the main town of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, a Gaelic-speaking island of peat moor, weaving sheds, and a harbor town that feels like the edge of Europe. Port guide →

9. 9
   Seyðisfjörður

   Seydisfjordur is a small town at the head of a long, steep-walled fjord in East Iceland, settled by Norwegian traders who left behind colorful timber houses. Port guide →

10. 10
    Akureyri

    Akureyri is Iceland's largest town outside the Reykjavik area, set at the head of Eyjafjordur, the country's longest fjord, on the north coast. Port guide →

11. Disembark
    Reykjavik

    Reykjavik is the compact, walkable capital of Iceland and the gateway to the volcanic landscapes inland. Port guide →