To ensure that your shoreside experiences are as convenient and enjoyable as possible, we are delighted to offer a complimentary shuttle between your ship and the city center in every port where the ship is not docked within walking distance of the city center. This service runs continuously, aligning perfectly with your ship’s in-port schedule. Best of all, there’s no need to reserve your seat in advance. Simp...

• Circumnavigate Heimaey Island, the largest and only populated island in the archipelago.
• Observe huge numbers of seabirds nesting in the coastal cliffs.
• Look for orcas, minke whales and beaked dolphins in the waters around the island.
• Appreciate the acoustics of a sea cave when a musical instrument is played inside it.

• Enjoy a hearty cup of seafood soup on an old lava field on Heimaey Island.
• Watch as local chefs forage for wild herbs on the fertile now-vegetated lava field.
• Hear rousing tales of the night Eldfell volcano erupted and Heimaey was evacuated.
• Savor the extraordinary meal that the chefs at Slippurinn restaurant have prepared for you.

• Take in the natural beauty of Heimaey while enjoying a panoramic drive around the island.
• View amphitheater-like Herjólfsdalur Valley, site of Iceland’s largest outdoor festival.
• View neighboring Surtsey, an island so pristine that it’s a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• See several volcanoes that greatly altered the landscape of Heimaey Island.

• Take in the natural beauty of Heimaey Island on a leisurely scenic drive.
• View amphitheater-like Herjólfsdalur Valley, site of Iceland’s largest outdoor festival.
• See neighboring Surtsey, an island so pristine that it’s a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Learn about the volcanic eruption that led to Heimaey’s nickname: Pompeii of the North.

• Follow a local resident around Vestmannaeyjar and view the main attractions.
• Learn about the 1973 volcanic eruption that nearly destroyed the town.
• Walk on the now hardened lava field that the eruption left in its wake.
• See a replica stave church of historical importance.

• Walk through Vestmannaeyjar with a local guide that will impact an insider’s knowledge.
• View the harbor area that was nearly leveled in the 1973 volcanic eruption.
• See Iceland’s first birthing center and a replica 16th-century fort.
• Enhance your understanding of the local culture by browsing the folk museum.

• Ride an ATV along the coast of Heimaey Island while admiring the stunning views.
• Drive across the crater left behind after the Eldfell volcano erupted in 1973.
• See coastal areas where significant and heroic maritime events occurred.

• Cruise around Heimaey Island in a rigid inflatable boat known more familiarly as an RIB.
• Enter a number of sea caves with vastly different characteristics in the RIB.
• Look for whales, dolphins and all sorts of seabirds while cruising around the island.