Isafjordur Westfjords Iceland
Iceland

468 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Atlas Ocean Voyages (6 Cruises)

Aurora Expeditions (1 Cruises)

Azamara Club Cruises (8 Cruises)

Celebrity Cruises (15 Cruises)

Costa Cruises (2 Cruises)

Crystal Cruises (12 Cruises)

Cunard (10 Cruises)

Explora Journeys (18 Cruises)

Holland America Line (34 Cruises)

Cruise HAL Holland America Line ms Rotterdam ship

ms Rotterdam

2668 Passengers
99935 tons
Visit the ship's page
9 July 15 days One-way from Rotterdam to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
16 July 15 days Round-trip from Rotterdam, Netherlands
450-628-6241 Call us
16 July 8 days One-way from Rotterdam to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
20 August 15 days One-way from Rotterdam to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
27 August 15 days Round-trip from Rotterdam, Netherlands
450-628-6241 Call us
27 August 8 days One-way from Rotterdam to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us

HX Expeditions (2 Cruises)

MSC Cruises (10 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line (13 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (33 Cruises)

Ponant (22 Cruises)

Princess Cruises (130 Cruises)

Cruise PCL Princess Caribbean ship

Caribbean Princess

3140 Passengers
112894 tons
Visit the ship's page
6 May 42 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
6 May 25 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
6 May 34 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
6 May 41 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 49 days Round-trip from Helsinki, Finland
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 34 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 48 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Norway Iceland British Isles Caribbean Princess Helsinki
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 35 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 42 days One-way from Helsinki to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 18 days One-way from Helsinki to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 27 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
13 May 41 days One-way from Helsinki to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 20 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 34 days Round-trip Norway British Isles And Iceland Caribbean Princess Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 48 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Norway British Isles And Iceland Caribbean Princess Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 28 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 42 days One-way from Copenhagen to Helsinki
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 11 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 27 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 41 days One-way from Copenhagen to Helsinki
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 35 days Round-trip from Copenhagen, Denmark
450-628-6241 Call us
20 May 49 days Round-trip from Copenhagen, Denmark
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 32 days One-way from Reykjavik to Helsinki
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 17 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 31 days One-way from Reykjavik to Helsinki
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 38 days One-way from Reykjavik to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 18 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 49 days Round-trip from Reykjavik, Iceland
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 39 days One-way from Reykjavik to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 24 days One-way from Reykjavik to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 10 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 48 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Norway British Isles Iceland Caribbean Princess Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
30 May 25 days One-way from Reykjavik to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
8 June 50 days Round-trip from Southampton, United Kingdom
450-628-6241 Call us
8 June 49 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Norway British Isles Iceland Caribbean Princess Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
8 June 40 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
8 June 39 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
16 June 49 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Norway Iceland British Isles Caribbean Princess Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
16 June 50 days Round-trip from Southampton, United Kingdom
450-628-6241 Call us
16 June 42 days Round-trip from Southampton, United Kingdom
450-628-6241 Call us
16 June 32 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
23 June 35 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
23 June 25 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
23 June 42 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
23 June 43 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 June 28 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 June 36 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 June 35 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 June 18 days One-way from Helsinki to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
7 July 28 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
7 July 29 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
7 July 21 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
7 July 11 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
17 July 19 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
17 July 11 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
17 July 18 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
27 July 26 days One-way from Southampton to Boston
450-628-6241 Call us
27 July 27 days One-way from Southampton to Boston
450-628-6241 Call us
4 August 19 days One-way from Southampton to Boston
450-628-6241 Call us
4 August 18 days One-way from Southampton to Boston
450-628-6241 Call us
Cruise PCL Princess Regal Ship

Regal Princess

3560 Passengers
142299 tons
Visit the ship's page
15 May 42 days Round-trip from Southampton, United Kingdom
450-628-6241 Call us
15 May 49 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Norway Iceland British Isles Regal Princess Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
15 May 31 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
15 May 32 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
15 May 50 days Round-trip from Southampton, United Kingdom
450-628-6241 Call us
15 May 41 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Norway Iceland British Isles Regal Princess Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 25 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 43 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 49 days Round-trip Baltic Sea Iceland British Isles Regal Princess Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 34 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 35 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 50 days Round-trip from Copenhagen, Denmark
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 24 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
22 May 42 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 17 days One-way from Helsinki to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 35 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 18 days One-way from Helsinki to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 28 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 27 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 42 days One-way from Helsinki to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 36 days One-way from Helsinki to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
29 May 43 days One-way from Helsinki to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 9 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 27 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 20 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 10 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 19 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 34 days Round-trip Iceland British Isles Regal Princess Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 28 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
6 June 35 days Round-trip from Copenhagen, Denmark
450-628-6241 Call us
15 June 11 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
15 June 35 days Round-trip Iceland British Isles Norway Regal Princess Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
15 June 26 days One-way from Reykjavik to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
15 June 36 days Round-trip from Reykjavik, Iceland
450-628-6241 Call us
15 June 18 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
15 June 25 days One-way from Reykjavik to Copenhagen
450-628-6241 Call us
15 June 19 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
25 June 36 days Round-trip from Southampton, United Kingdom
450-628-6241 Call us
25 June 25 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
25 June 26 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
25 June 35 days Round-trip British Isles Norway Iceland Regal Princess Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
3 July 28 days Round-trip from Southampton, United Kingdom
450-628-6241 Call us
3 July 18 days One-way from Southampton to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
10 July 21 days One-way from Copenhagen to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
10 July 11 days One-way from Copenhagen to Reykjavik
450-628-6241 Call us
20 July 18 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
20 July 11 days One-way from Reykjavik to Southampton
450-628-6241 Call us
30 July 23 days One-way from Southampton to New York
450-628-6241 Call us
6 August 16 days One-way from Southampton to New York
450-628-6241 Call us

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (23 Cruises)

Scenic Cruises (34 Cruises)

Seabourn Cruise Line (27 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (6 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (43 Cruises)

Windstar Cruises (19 Cruises)

Star Pride.

Star Pride

502 Passengers
12995 tons
Visit the ship's page

Port of Ísafjörður, Iceland | Cruise Port Guide

The mountains close in slowly around the ship. On either side of the fjord, sheer tabletop walls streaked with snow drop down to water of absolute stillness, and at the far end of this stone corridor appears a handful of colourful houses clustered on a sandy spit: Ísafjörður, capital of Iceland's Westfjords. The arrival ranks among the most striking in the country. Mid-sized ships dock at the pier, two or three minutes' walk from the first streets; larger ones anchor in the fjord and bring passengers ashore by tender. On fine days, the sun lingers for hours just above the ridgelines, and the evening light seems to stretch on forever.

The town has always lived off the sea. A trading post since the 17th century, it built its modest prosperity on dried cod, and its old quarter preserves a cluster of 18th-century merchant houses that rank among the oldest in Iceland.

The Old Quarter and Maritime Memory

At the tip of the sandy spit, four tarred wooden buildings surround a quiet courtyard: this is Neðstikaupstaður, the town's historic core. One of them, topped with a small turret, houses the Westfjords Heritage Museum, devoted to fishing and everyday life in times past. Nets, small boats, photographs of crews: everything here tells of a community's tenacity, clinging to life between the sea and avalanches. You come away seeing the neighbouring houses differently, knowing every plank of them was brought in by ship.

Wandering Along Aðalstræti

The main street holds the heart of local life: a well-loved bakery, cosy cafés, and wool shops stacked with lopapeysur, those Icelandic sweaters knitted with star-shaped yoke patterns. You step in to warm up, and stay to chat: conversation comes easily in a town where everyone knows the baker by name. The modern church, with its angular silhouette, stands out sharply against the painted corrugated-metal façades. Everything is within walking distance, with no map needed: the whole town fits between the pier and the mountain. Those who enjoy walking can climb a trail above the last rooftops for a sweeping view over the fjord, the sandy spit, and the ship sitting on the water like a toy.

Vigur, the Eider Island

The gentlest excursion departs right from the pier: a half-hour boat ride leads to the island of Vigur, where a handful of residents still gather eider down following centuries-old methods. Puffins, Arctic terns, and guillemots nest here by the thousand around the meadows; you walk among the nests, accompanied by the islanders, before a coffee in the island's smallest house. Nature lovers can also head to Ósvör, a fifteen-minute drive away: this reconstructed fishing station, with its stone-and-turf hut, shows the conditions under which crews once rowed out to the cod banks, dressed in oiled skins, through whatever weather the Atlantic chose to send them.

Dynjandi, for Longer Stops

If the schedule allows, a spectacular road through the fjords leads to Dynjandi, the largest waterfall in the Westfjords: a veil of water about a hundred metres tall that widens as it tumbles down the cliff face, like a bridal train. The drive itself, through mountain passes and along sea inlets, is worth just as much as the destination. The excursion takes up a good part of the day and must be booked through the ship.

On departure, as the ship's horn echoes off the cliff walls, the colourful houses slowly shrink into the grey-and-green immensity. Ísafjörður leaves behind a feeling of inhabited silence, of stubborn life at the edge of the world. Long afterward, simply glancing at a photo of the fjord is enough to bring that feeling of being at the very end of the earth rushing back.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mid-sized ships come alongside the quay, two or three minutes' walk from the first streets; larger ones anchor in the fjord and tender passengers ashore. Either way, the whole town fits between the quay and the mountain and is walked without a map.
Yes, it is one of the most striking in Iceland. The mountains close slowly around the ship, snow-streaked table walls fall to water of absolute calm, and at the end of the corridor a handful of coloured houses appears, packed onto a tongue of sand.
Neðstikaupstaður, the historic core at the tip of the sand spit: four tarred timber buildings around a quiet yard, among the oldest houses in Iceland, left by eighteenth-century merchants. One of them, topped by a turret, holds the Westfjords Heritage Museum.
Fishing and everyday life as they were: nets, boats, photographs of crews. It all speaks to the tenacity of a community wedged between the sea and the avalanche slopes. You leave seeing the neighbouring houses differently, knowing every plank arrived by boat.
Aðalstræti holds local life together: a well-known bakery, warm cafés and wool shops stacked with lopapeysa, the knitted Icelandic sweaters. You go in to buy and stay to talk — conversation comes easily in a town where everyone knows the baker's first name.
A small island half an hour's sailing from the quay, where a few residents still harvest eiderdown using century-old methods. Puffins, Arctic terns and guillemots nest there in their thousands; you walk between the nests with local guides before a coffee in the island's smallest house.
A reconstructed fishing station a quarter of an hour's drive away, with its stone hut and rowing boats, showing how crews once rowed out to the cod banks in oiled skins, in whatever weather the Atlantic sent them.
Yes, if the call is long enough. A spectacular road through the fjords leads to the largest waterfall in the Westfjords: a veil of water about a hundred metres high that widens as it descends the cliff, like a bridal train. The excursion takes most of the day and is booked through the ship.
The old quarter, the heritage museum and Aðalstræti take two or three hours on foot. That leaves a choice between Vigur island, Ósvör, or a trail above the last rooftops with a view over the fjord, the sand spit and the ship sitting on the water like a toy. Dynjandi takes the whole day.
Summer, when the birds nest on Vigur and the sun lingers for hours along the ridgelines, stretching the evening light out endlessly. Dress warmly anyway — the Westfjords stay cool and windy even in July.