Are Northern Lights visible from the ship on Iceland/Ireland itinerary ?

[evelynw2]

Hello,

 For  anyone who has done the 12 night itinerary, were you able to see the northern lights while traveling between ports or at any time during the cruise ?  

[cruisestitch]

Since it doesn’t really get very dark during the summer, it’s not likely.  But you might get lucky.  

[Ex-Airbalancer]

We did 14 night TA  in September the went by Iceland and Greenland and never saw the Northland lights , it was either cloudy out or a full moon 

Nothing is guaranteed, it is like going whale watching , maybe maybe not 

[Charles4515]

58 minutes ago, evelynw2 said:

Hello,

 For  anyone who has done the 12 night itinerary, were you able to see the northern lights while traveling between ports or at any time during the cruise ?  

The northern lights might be seen from mid August through March. Other times of the year they won’t be seen because in the summer months because there is almost 24 hours of daylight in Iceland. 

Edited July 8, 2023 by Charles4515

[swjumbo]

An ‘expert’ gave his expert view on another thread and told us that if it was cloudy you won’t be able to see them!

Really? Lol

[groryjm]

very unlikely in the summer because it's too light but if you are talking about a cruise from Southampton or Amsterdam then ther is a very slight chance you may on the way there or the way back once the ship is North of the UK. 

 

I'll post next week if we see them from Silhouette but I doubt it

 

[groryjm]

5 minutes ago, swjumbo said:

An ‘expert’ gave his expert view on another thread and told us that if it was cloudy you won’t be able to see them!

Really? Lol

Realy? This was a cloudy night on a moving ship!

 

[cublet]

Hello,

 

A clue as to dates and ports of call would be useful, but if it's 2023's July & August sailings, then I'd say very little chance.

 

Here's one (out of about 100) I prepared earlier - March on P&O Aurora:

 

 

[Charles4515]

25 minutes ago, groryjm said:

Realy? This was a cloudy night on a moving ship!

 

That does not look very cloudy though. It woud depend on the type of cloud cover. I remember when I was a kid they taught us the different kinds of clouds. I wonder if they still teach that? The main problem will be the hours of daylight at the northern latitudes. 

[gerelmx]

It depends on many factors, last year in August 22,Summit cruise at night after  Akureyri we see them, there were solar storms that favored the sighting.

[Elainemh]

On Silhoutte last Sept 2022  we were able to see the Northern

Lights after leaving Akureyri.  They made announcement so that

passengers could go out on the decks to see them. That was one of the highlights of our cruise.

 

 

Edited July 8, 2023 by Elainemh

[Spurs Fans]

If you read through last year’s August NYC to Iceland 14 day cruise, some people did report seeing northern lights around 2 a.m. a couple of nights.  There is an app called Aurora that gives you the percentage chance of you seeing northern lights based upon your location.  I’ve downloaded for our August cruise to Iceland. 

[RichYak]

9 hours ago, Spurs Fans said:

If you read through last year’s August NYC to Iceland 14 day cruise, some people did report seeing northern lights around 2 a.m. a couple of nights.  There is an app called Aurora that gives you the percentage chance of you seeing northern lights based upon your location.  I’ve downloaded for our August cruise to Iceland. 

Thanks I just downloaded the app. See you on board.

[jwlane]

There are increased chances, peaking Thursday this week.