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Embarkation pier in Reykjavik for Star Pride


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We just received a notice from Windstar that our embarkation pier has changed for our upcoming cruise on the Star Pride departing Reykjavik on August 28th.  We will now be embarking from the Miobakki Pier in the East Harbor.  Has anyone who has recently cruised from Reykjavik on Windstar used this pier?  Does it have a cruise terminal associated with it? What is the check-in procedure for Windstar?  We are staying at the Hotel Borg pre-cruise and it appears from a map that it is less than a 10-minute walk. Thanks!

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Unless there is actually something this similar, the name is actually Midbakki.

 

his was a dream embarkation, except for the drizzle which wasn't WS's fault.

 

It is right in the middle of town, and an easy walk downhill from the city center. Just a few minutes. You don't go into the port area at all - this is on the edge, right by the main road.

 

The Borg is very easy. Just head out the front door turn right and head downhill toward the port and when you reach the main road (41) look toward the left and you'll see the ship.  As an aside, your hotel is right across the street from the square where the city walks leave from. The walk was great, and well worth the time.

 

This little port area is shared with the Coast Guard and when we went past with a tour one day the driver joked "Look, 2 ships, the entire navy is in port."

 

There is zero port facility there, just a chain link fence beyond a parking lot and a place where taxis pull up. They took our bags and we were done. There is a little "hut" where the WS folk check you in and, IIRC, a passport check, but really nothing formal.

 

It's a VERY short walk from the restaurants on the pier if you want a last shot at that amazing seafood before you depart. We actually dropped out bags and took a short walk beyond the pier to the Whales of Iceland Museum, which was more informative than we expected. Right at that same spot are a couple supermarkets - Bonus, and um, Not Bonus, if you want to stock up on a few supplies. Bonus will have all that licorice, chocolate, lava salt, and other stuff for much less than you'll find in the tourist shops.

 

Here's the dock on a map. Not really a "dock" the ship just pulls up along shore. The area has that sort of "we're just waiting for someone to develop this" feel about it. But very convenient.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/search/reykjavik+midbakki/@64.1522733,-21.9446232,16z

 

The pier, and the "Whales of Iceland" can both be seen along with the Bonus store.

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22 minutes ago, milepig said:

Here's the dock on a map. Not really a "dock" the ship just pulls up along shore. The area has that sort of "we're just waiting for someone to develop this" feel about it. But very convenient.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/search/reykjavik+midbakki/@64.1522733,-21.9446232,16z

 

The pier, and the "Whales of Iceland" can both be seen along with the Bonus store.

 

I just clicked on the link to check and it looks like the Midbakki anchor disappeared. It's essentially right across 41 from the Volcano House Iceland.

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I sorted out the Midbakki vs Miobakki question. They are one and the same. The d/o character that we see interchangeably is an Icelandic letter that has no equivalent on our keyboards (well, maybe if you know the character code, but who has time!!) so you sometimes see it transliterated  as a d and sometimes as an o. I think it’s an eth, but now we’re approaching linguistic geek land. 

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