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Observation lounge. Absolutely love the modern, almost industrial decor with lots of nooks. It is not nearly the size of the lounge on the Bliss, so I am wondering how this is during the evenings and sea days. Beautiful though. Storms have rolled out and completely overcast.

we had two days where we had several meals. 2 bottles Icelandic water for the large size (large Fiji size I usually drink) was less than $8. Breakfast in a restaurant… açaí bowl, coffee, smoothie, and oatmeal. $40. 2 hot chocolates last night was about $11. dinner for 5 of us at the mountain lady restaurant was about $525. It was the best meal I’ve had in a long time. That included dinner, some apps, some drinks, and we all got dessert . Recommend dessert. All huge!

Pack warmer than you think. I honestly at times could have used a thin pair of gloves and a hat. Sweaters, long sleeves, and a fall jacket are perfect. It feels like Halloween in the northeastern US.

Just checked into our cabin. We have a spa balcony room booked. We just finished lunch in Hudson’s, which was readily available and peaceful. Good food, a little small on the portions, but did not leave hungry.

We are checking in! But we decided to walk from the hotel to the pier along the harbor in the cold rain. We were the only idiots doing that but we really wanted to see the harbor. We felt like true Vikings

Today is boarding day! But we have one last stop in Reykjavik. The Icelandic Phallological museum! Not quite what I was expecting. We did get coffee this morning on our walk this morning. I’m not sure how too concerned Icelanders are with diabetes. We were trying to find Splenda or any sweetener and got perplexed looks.

We were booked on Jet Blue and Iceland air. On the way back we are booked on air Canada.

yes, Kerid Crater. Forgot to mention the name.

Final stop- Blue Lagoon Amazing, as expected. Just completely unique to Iceland and unlike anything I’ve ever done . I’ve read reviews of it being crowded, and that wasn’t the case for us. Also, did not get that tourist vibe I hear all the time. We had plenty of space and were able to explore every nook. Very relaxing way to end the tour.

Volcanic crater. we are currently on the tour. It is an 11 hour tour. no restrooms… 1 star

Gullfoss Waterfalls. Such a highlight today. Breathtaking beauty but our guide only gave us 25 minutes. We did get to stop for a few moments to feed the horses.

We did use the BOGO. We opted for two days in Iceland and one extra day in London.

2nd stop is the geysers!

We used Viator. We have a large van with 19 of us. Couldn’t be happier. The artic one and Reykjavík excursions use the large tour buses.

Day 2 - Golden Circle Tour Our first stop on the golden circle tour is where the continental divide is along with the largest lake in Iceland. Absolutely stunning. We booked this through viator. Our guide is very Icelandic. I meant to add yesterday… I love how many electric vehicles and plug in hybrids there are in Reykjavik I just bought myself a plug in hybrid and love it. On the negative, there is no temperature restriction on the sinks in public restrooms. I’ve scolded myself each time. I haven’t learned.

We did. It was very simple. The airport is extremely small and easy to navigate. The busses were right outside. They do have a counter area to purchase on the spot.

That’s our hotel for the next two nights.

Hey everyone! We just arrived in Reykjavik this morning for our upcoming Prima sailing. I’m going to do my best to try and document this trip daily. This trip was booked about 800 days ago (the countdown has been agonizing). There will be a total of 7 of us in our 40’s and 50’s. I’ll be writing from the perspective of myself and my partner. We have a spa balcony booked and chose the airfare through NCL from Philadelphia. we also did the 2 day deviation at the front end of the trip and a 1 day deviation at the back end. I hope to make this an enjoyable read as I love reading other reviews while researching. Arriving flight: We had a 6:55 pm fight from Philadelphia to Boston on Jet Blue. Flight had a brief delay of less than an hour and arrived in Boston with plenty of time to spare for our 11:35 connection. We left Boston on time to Reykjavik on Iceland Air. First time using Iceland Air and absolutely loved the plane, the staff, etc. We arrived about 20 min. early at 8:15 am. It was just really difficult trying to catch some sleep. Day 1 Reykjavik, Iceland Customs was a breeze and we used Flybus for our route to Hotel Borg. The connection was very smooth. Bus was packed, but a breeze. Our connecting bus arrived minutes after we were dropped off at the terminal. We dropped our bags off at the Hotel Borg and explored. I had visions of the city being much busier and bigger from my research. Almost felt like a Quebec City vibe. Love it. So quaint. We got breakfast at the Laudromat cafe and checked out the church and then decided to head back to wait for our room to be ready. Took a much needed shower and brushed my damn teeth!y body needed both after travel and walking around. On recommendation from some locals, we checked out the Perclan museum. Pretty cool I for about the geology of Iceland. They had a really awesome man made ice cave. The observation lounge really gave gorgeous view of the area. Tomorrow we have an all day Golden Circle tour.

Thank you for this review!!! We fly out to Reykjavik tonight for our cruise sailing Thursday.

Alaska was just stunning.. The next morning after leaving Seattle, it was a beauty and silence I have never experienced before. It just gets better and better throughout the sailing. Next week is Iceland and Norway. My two bucket list destinations besides Antartica.Cannot wait to see if they top Alaska.

Haven definitely was an option, but I still don’t want to pay what they have as the minimum bid.

I keep getting the email to bid for our august 17 proms cruise. We have the spa balcony. Is a club balcony room even an upgrade? We would also lose the convenience of having the spa right there.

I don’t think this project at the port is funded by NCL. Not sure how they can be blamed??

I don't dress the part, but I love the music and would love to see one of the bands playing at sea. I've seen some live videos from bands on ships and they usually close off some of the deck area for the live shows. If I was looking for a vacation, I wouldn't really want to be on bothered with it all.

We are sailing on the prima beginning the 17th and got the notification too. I doubt the prima will be sailing there this year.