9 nights, Hamburg to Reykjavik

The itinerary, port by port

7 calls over 9 nights, Hamburg 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 Hamburg (HAM) open around September 2026, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →

1. Embark
   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 →

2. 2
   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 →

3. 3
   Belfast

   Belfast is the city that built the Titanic, and it has turned that story into the strongest single draw on the Irish Sea. Port guide →

4. 4
   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 →

5. 5
   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 →

6. 6
   Ísafjörður

   Ísafjörður is the de facto capital of Iceland's remote Westfjords, a fishing town of roughly 3,000 wedged on a sandspit beneath steep table mountains at the end of a long fjord. Port guide →

7. Disembark
   Reykjavik

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