Ellencruise Posted July 12, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Uh oh. Volcanoes erupting in Reykjavik, let’s see what happens to our itineraries. I’ve been waiting 4 years for this cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted July 12, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ellencruise said: Uh oh. Volcanoes erupting in Reykjavik, let’s see what happens to our itineraries. I’ve been waiting 4 years for this cruise! The volcano is south of Reykjavik. It is a minor eruption that happens often. It likely won’t effect your cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffElizabeth Posted July 12, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Will be visiting Iceland this month and signed up for a helicopter 🚁 trip on the Zuiderdam. Very cool to watch the lava flow from a safe place. Got to see it on Hawaii's big island a few years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellencruise Posted July 12, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Charles4515 said: The volcano is south of Reykjavik. It is a minor eruption that happens often. It likely won’t effect your cruise. Oh thanks so much for the info. I feel better already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted July 12, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Iceland - the land of fire and ice. Sits atop the great tectonic rift between the US continental plates and the European continental plates. The earth is literally opening up beneath your feet in Iceland. Other major volcanos in Iceland are "over due" for eruptions, straddling this highly active tectonic zone. The last major Iceland eruption that shut down air travel for weeks, left our cruise with many, many empty cabins. Luckily, we had arrived at our cruise departure port three days earlier. As a geology prof on one of the Maasdam In-Depth cruise always liked to say: Civilization exists only with the permission of geologic forces. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellencruise Posted July 12, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 hour ago, OlsSalt said: Iceland - the land of fire and ice. Sits atop the great tectonic rift between the US continental plates and the European continental plates. The earth is literally opening up beneath your feet in Iceland. Other major volcanos in Iceland are "over due" for eruptions, straddling this highly active tectonic zone. The last major Iceland eruption that shut down air travel for weeks, left our cruise with many, many empty cabins. Luckily, we had arrived at our cruise departure port three days earlier. As a geology prof on one of the Maasdam In-Depth cruise always liked to say: Civilization exists only with the permission of geologic forces. I don’t think there’s a chance of me cancelling. Let HAL show us a good time in spite of nature’s actions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted July 12, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Ellencruise said: I don’t think there’s a chance of me cancelling. Let HAL show us a good time in spite of nature’s actions! A major eruption affects air lights. This is a minor eruption and seems to be easing from latest reports. Edited July 12, 2023 by Charles4515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted July 12, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 12, 2023 48 minutes ago, Ellencruise said: I don’t think there’s a chance of me cancelling. Let HAL show us a good time in spite of nature’s actions! Travel is always an adventure, and subject to unique phenomena where one chooses to travel. And Iceland is about as unique as it gets - part of it lure and lore .That is all. We love Iceland. Hope you have a wonderful time and keep learning about its natural and unpredictable wonders. Hope you can include one of its famous thermal resorts - Blue Lagoon or Lake Myvatan. Iceland makes its natural wonders work for their own benefit; except when they can not. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest Sunseeker Posted July 12, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 12, 2023 We still talk about the Blue Lagoon and hope to return to Iceland someday. One of our best trips. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarR Posted July 12, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 12, 2023 We were in Reykjavik with the Zuiderdam. Some fellow passengers have felt it during an excursion in the area. From TV footage it only looks like flowing lave. No eruption spitting out huge ash plumes. got this txt on my cell phone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted July 12, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 hours ago, OlsSalt said: Iceland - the land of fire and ice. Sits atop the great tectonic rift between the US continental plates and the European continental plates. The earth is literally opening up beneath your feet in Iceland. Other major volcanos in Iceland are "over due" for eruptions, straddling this highly active tectonic zone. The last major Iceland eruption that shut down air travel for weeks, left our cruise with many, many empty cabins. Luckily, we had arrived at our cruise departure port three days earlier. As a geology prof on one of the Maasdam In-Depth cruise always liked to say: Civilization exists only with the permission of geologic forces. DH said our trip to Iceland (circumnavigation by car) was his favorite of all of our trips. It's difficult to go there and not become interested in geology, even if you never were before. I remember that eruption. My BFF got a few extra days in Rome because her flight home was cancelled. The owner of the farmhouse that was shown in all the news pictures cashed in on his fame by establishing a museum about Iceland's volcanoes and that eruption. It has one of the best explanations of volcanoes and the interactions between fire below and ice above I've ever seen or read. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissie Posted July 13, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Ex-geologist here. Its a lava eruption not a gas and rock explosive eruption like the unproduceable volcanoes which shut down lots of European flights. Its about 40 min outside of Reykiyvik but the lava is nowhere near any inhabited bit. Hoping that it might be visible when we sail in from the east. I would love to hike out and see it - we are there in a few weeks so hopefully its still going strong by then. My main issue is do I cancel the snorkelling trip and hope to be able to get on a hiking trip - and can I hike 20km over rough terrain! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellencruise Posted July 13, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Thanks for all the useful info everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted July 13, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 13, 2023 10 hours ago, lissie said: Ex-geologist here. Its a lava eruption not a gas and rock explosive eruption like the unproduceable volcanoes which shut down lots of European flights. Its about 40 min outside of Reykiyvik but the lava is nowhere near any inhabited bit. Hoping that it might be visible when we sail in from the east. I would love to hike out and see it - we are there in a few weeks so hopefully its still going strong by then. My main issue is do I cancel the snorkelling trip and hope to be able to get on a hiking trip - and can I hike 20km over rough terrain! Go for it and enjoy it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandrr Posted July 13, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 13, 2023 A current live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q1N4J5oTSE Enjoy! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffElizabeth Posted July 13, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 13, 2023 22 hours ago, OlsSalt said: Iceland - the land of fire and ice. Sits atop the great tectonic rift between the US continental plates and the European continental plates. The earth is literally opening up beneath your feet in Iceland. Other major volcanos in Iceland are "over due" for eruptions, straddling this highly active tectonic zone. The last major Iceland eruption that shut down air travel for weeks, left our cruise with many, many empty cabins. Luckily, we had arrived at our cruise departure port three days earlier. As a geology prof on one of the Maasdam In-Depth cruise always liked to say: Civilization exists only with the permission of geologic forces. Ironically nearby Ireland is very geologically stable. Almost no earthquakes. Whose fault is that? (Pun intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted July 13, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, JeffElizabeth said: Ironically nearby Ireland is very geologically stable. Almost no earthquakes. Whose fault is that? (Pun intended) Iceland is not nearby Ireland. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted July 13, 2023 #18 Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 minute ago, JeffElizabeth said: Ironically nearby Ireland is very geologically stable. Almost no earthquakes. Whose fault is that? (Pun intended) Delos and Borneo are also islands of relative stability, among their notorious, tectonically erratic neighbors Magma flows deep under the earth crust are now speculated to materially impact ocean temperatures leading to El Ninos, and changes in the Gulf Stream, let alone the shifting of the magnetic poles. Magma bulges may be the biggest climate drivers of all. Brave new world for exploration considering how very recent the tectonic plate theory is. Was not taught when I was taking college Geology in the 1960's. Explains the uniqueness of the Seychelles granite islands, among the sea of Indian Ocean volcanic island chains. Endlessly fascinating topic since HAL takes us all around the world, to see these geologic manifestation first hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted July 14, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 14, 2023 18 hours ago, wandrr said: A current live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q1N4J5oTSE Enjoy! Thanks for the live webcam! I can see lava bubbling away! ~Nancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted July 14, 2023 #20 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 7:28 AM, wandrr said: A current live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q1N4J5oTSE Enjoy! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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