Vera/Lee Posted June 10, 2021 #1 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Can you see the Northern Lights on the Arctic Crossing in September? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted June 10, 2021 #2 Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Vera/Lee said: Can you see the Northern Lights on the Arctic Crossing in September? It should be dark enough in the evening, but they are always a crap shoot - it depends on atmospheric conditions and if the skies are clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelorain Posted June 10, 2021 #3 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Did 2 crossings in September. Saw the Northern Lights several nights on one of them. Conditions have to be right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kccrzr Posted June 10, 2021 #4 Share Posted June 10, 2021 We did aboard Vision on September 1, 2017. To our delight, everyone received a complimentary photo of the Northern Lights. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted June 11, 2021 #5 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, kccrzr said: We did aboard Vision on September 1, 2017. To our delight, everyone received a complimentary photo of the Northern Lights. That was a fantastic cruise. I loved the 2 overnights in Iceland. For others: We left Akureyri and were sailing near the Arctic Circle, IIRC, around 12 midnight. Edited June 11, 2021 by Another_Critic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted June 11, 2021 #6 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) The new solar cycle is starting up so there's a decent chance of seeing something. Good luck. Check out: https://www.spaceweather.com/ Edited June 11, 2021 by pspercy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kccrzr Posted June 11, 2021 #7 Share Posted June 11, 2021 20 hours ago, Another_Critic said: That was a fantastic cruise. I loved the 2 overnights in Iceland. For others: We left Akureyri and were sailing near the Arctic Circle, IIRC, around 12 midnight. It really was a great cruise. I was just looking at the photos on my phone from that cruise a few days ago - brought back great memories. We love Iceland. I briefly considered a cruise next summer which is going to Iceland but the times in port were disappointing so I booked British Isles and Arctic Circle cruises instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted June 11, 2021 #8 Share Posted June 11, 2021 We loved the Vision TA! Can’t wait to do it again! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted June 11, 2021 #9 Share Posted June 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, pstone1 said: We loved the Vision TA! Can’t wait to do it again! Nice! Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted June 12, 2021 #10 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, kccrzr said: It really was a great cruise. I was just looking at the photos on my phone from that cruise a few days ago - brought back great memories. We love Iceland. I briefly considered a cruise next summer which is going to Iceland but the times in port were disappointing so I booked British Isles and Arctic Circle cruises instead. I'm on the 2022 Voyager Arctic Crossing. An overnight in Reykjavík, but only a day in Akureyri. While Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon were interesting, I preferred the scenery around Akureyri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kccrzr Posted June 12, 2021 #11 Share Posted June 12, 2021 13 hours ago, Another_Critic said: I'm on the 2022 Voyager Arctic Crossing. An overnight in Reykjavík, but only a day in Akureyri. While Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon were interesting, I preferred the scenery around Akureyri. We thought Akureyri was a great port in which to have an overnight. We rented a car the first day and made a big loop with the furthest point being the Myvatn mud baths. It was much less touristy than the Blue Lagoon (though we've enjoyed that as well). We also liked getting into port in Reykjavik in the morning so we had all day and into the night to rent a car and drive to Reynisfjara black sand beach, stopping at many waterfalls and beautiful sites along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted June 12, 2021 #12 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, kccrzr said: We thought Akureyri was a great port in which to have an overnight. We rented a car the first day and made a big loop with the furthest point being the Myvatn mud baths. It was much less touristy than the Blue Lagoon (though we've enjoyed that as well). We also liked getting into port in Reykjavik in the morning so we had all day and into the night to rent a car and drive to Reynisfjara black sand beach, stopping at many waterfalls and beautiful sites along the way. We also rented a car in both ports. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaMT Posted June 15, 2021 #13 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I am going on the Iceland & Ireland cruise in May, 2022. To the cruisers who rented cars in Akureyri and Reykjavik: did you just rent the car for the day or did you keep it overnight and return it before the ship left the next afternoon? If you kept it overnight, where did you park it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kccrzr Posted June 15, 2021 #14 Share Posted June 15, 2021 10 hours ago, LisaMT said: I am going on the Iceland & Ireland cruise in May, 2022. To the cruisers who rented cars in Akureyri and Reykjavik: did you just rent the car for the day or did you keep it overnight and return it before the ship left the next afternoon? If you kept it overnight, where did you park it? In both Reykjavik and Akureyri we rented from holdur.is (Europcar) Europcar had a small building at the port in Reykjavik. We kept the car overnight and parked in the large parking lot right at the port. In Akureyri we only had the car for a long day/night as we scheduled a whale watching tour the following morning. There was after hours drop-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaMT Posted June 15, 2021 #15 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, kccrzr said: In both Reykjavik and Akureyri we rented from holdur.is (Europcar) Europcar had a small building at the port in Reykjavik. We kept the car overnight and parked in the large parking lot right at the port. In Akureyri we only had the car for a long day/night as we scheduled a whale watching tour the following morning. There was after hours drop-off. That is very helpful! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted June 16, 2021 #16 Share Posted June 16, 2021 7 hours ago, kccrzr said: In both Reykjavik and Akureyri we rented from holdur.is (Europcar) Europcar had a small building at the port in Reykjavik. We kept the car overnight and parked in the large parking lot right at the port. In Akureyri we only had the car for a long day/night as we scheduled a whale watching tour the following morning. There was after hours drop-off. Same for us. Rented from Europcar. We parked overnight in both ports the same place we picked up and dropped off the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaMT Posted June 16, 2021 #17 Share Posted June 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, Another_Critic said: Same for us. Rented from Europcar. We parked overnight in both ports the same place we picked up and dropped off the cars. Good to know! I think that is probably what we are going to do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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