tarhoosier

I will let the more knowledgeable cruisers answer your question for the cruise element. In my border crossing experience by land and air it is quite uncommon to have a rubber stamp or any physical mark by the border staff. One must ask for it at the manned station otherwise it is a wave-through after the scan/questions/etc. Saving time and using data is much more efficient.

Thank you ORV for answering the question.

Has anyone DONE this?

Thank you for the advice. I see they have my preferred single malt scotch at a not too elevated price. 125$ for them compared to 80$ here at my local emporium. It is not always carried by every store elsewhere and having it in the cabin without my effort in Stockholm, in this case, could be useful. The convenience has value. Plus the unknown price in Sweden, likely between the price of it here and that of Oceana. Boarding and discovering it was not available (or something) would be a bitter taste to begin the cruise.

Has someone used the "Bon Voyage" liquor gift to have preferred liquor in the cabin at embarkation?

IF you choose to strike out on your own from Reykjavik by car ALWAYS take supplies. The ring road is good for driving but food and gas are limited and stores, repair places and the like very few. Blanket, water, some simple nutritious foodstuffs, phone battery charger/backup. Just the first ideas. It can be a lonely and scary experience to be on a road with traffic so far apart. Also take the local weather advisories seriously. High winds can be more than you have ever experienced. Iceland is a large ship of land in the vast North Atlantic. We were there in Mid September so mostly out of main tourist season. Perhaps summer has less risk but BE alert.