In Ísafjörður we discovered that a couple of museums were open so we visited them. They were both very good, but one was exceptional.
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Our third cruise aboard Sky Princess took place within a month of us completing our second cruise on Sky Princess, and again cruised to Norway but this time also included Iceland on a longer trip.
Cruising on a ship so soon after previously cruising on it was, with hindsight, not a great idea. There’s something about the whole cruise experience as a whole that gets chipped away at if the surroundings start to become too familiar. That said, Sky Princess and our time aboard her were great.
In Norway we headed up to the fjords this time around, for the first time in a decade, and they were stunningly beautiful, particularly at the height of summer. Iceland was somewhere we’ve travelled to before, but this was the first time cruising there and it would be hitting the northern coast that we’d not done. Iceland did not disappoint at all.
Ísafjörður Street Art, Brewery, And Sail Away Aboard Sky Princess
Completing our time ashore in Ísafjörður with a look at some street art and a great few hours in the Dokkan brewhouse, then a pleasant sail away to the next port in Iceland.
Read MoreSky Princess Cruise Ship In Grundarfjörður
A small selection of photos of the view from the Sky Princess cruise ship in the port of Grundarfjörður, Iceland before a day’s excursion exploring ashore.
Read MoreDjúpalónssandur Black Sand Beach On The Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
The first stop on an excursion to see highlights of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland was to Djúpalónssandur Black Sand Beach.
Read MoreMalarrif Lighthouse And Lóndrangar On The Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
Photographs of the Malarrif lighthouse on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland.
Read MoreSky Princess Cruise Excursion: Hellnar, Iceland
A photo stop at a small, ancient fishing village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland as part of a larger cruise ship excursion.
Read MoreArnarstapi On The Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
Photos from around the village and coastline of Arnarstapi on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland, part of a cruise excursion.
Read MoreCruising From Grundarfjörður, Iceland
Views from Sky Princess in the port of Grundarfjörður, Iceland as we left the town and headed towards the country’s capital overnight.
Read MoreLaugarnes And Sigurjón Ólafsson Sculptures In Reykjavík, Iceland
A walk along the shoreline in the Laugarnes quarter in Reykjavík, Iceland, from the cruise ship port as far as the Sigurjón Ólafsson museum.
Read MoreReykjavík’s Recycled House
The remarkable public art installation that is the Recycled House in Reykjavík; a sprawling collection of buildings built from and decorated with scrap metal and wood. Creepy, imaginative, wonderful.
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