Iceland & Shetland onboard Astor sailing from Bremerhaven, Germany, 19 June 2019, 12 nights
Carrying only 600 passengers, the Astor provides guests with an intimate environment ideal for relaxation.
Carrying only 600 passengers, the Astor provides guests with an intimate environment ideal for relaxation. With fine cuisine, high class entertainment, comfortable lounges and accommodation, the philosophy of the crew onboard is simply to ensure your voyage is an outstanding and memorable experience.
Itinerary
| DATE | PORT | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/6/19 | Bremerhaven (Germany) | – | 17:00 | |
| 20/6/19 | Rest at sea | – | – | |
| 21/6/19 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands (United Kingdom) | 07:00 | 18:00 | |
| First, the Norsemen settled in the 9th century, where later in the 17th century Lerwick was founded as an unofficial trading post for the Dutch herring fleet. The city center is a labyrinth of narrow stone-paved streets in front of 18th-century sandstone buildings overlooking the bustling harbor. Hay’s Dock was once the center of fishing and boat building on the Shetland Islands. Today it houses the wonderful Shetland Museum and Archive. At the southern tip of the island of Mainland, the Jarlshof, an extraordinary archaeological site, reports about the approximately 4,000 years of human settlement history of this remote archipelago with its abundance of animals. | ||||
| 22/6/19 | Rest at sea | – | – | |
| 23/6/19 |  Djupivogur (Iceland) |
07:00 | 15:00 | |
| 24/6/19 | Akureyri (Iceland) | 8.30 | 8:00 pm | |
| Akureyri is located at the end of the 60 kilometer long Eyjafjörður, the longest fjord in Iceland. The capital of the north was founded as a trading post and today presents itself as an attractive city with colorful houses and manicured gardens. Here you will find both the northernmost botanical garden in the world and the northernmost golf course in the world. The focus of the excursions offered is on the exceptional nature and landscape of Iceland, such as the pseudo craters of Skutastadir, the surreal lava formations at Dimmuborgir, the bird paradise Mývatn and the impressive, crescent-shaped waterfall Goðafoss. Visiting the Laufas open-air museum or the Mývatn Nature Baths, Iceland’s newest thermal spa, are relaxing alternatives. | ||||
| 24/6/19 |  Cruising in the Eyjafjord (Iceland) |
– | – | |
| 25/6/19 | Grundafjordur (Iceland) | 15:00 | 21:00 | |
| 26/6/19 | Reykjavík (Iceland) | 07:00 | – | |
| The Icelandic capital has a very idiosyncratic character, partly Old Norse, partly very modern. Despite the fact that half of all Icelanders live in Reykjavík, it is one of the smallest capitals in the world. In the oldest part of the city, one encounters mosaics, murals and sculptures, and brightly colored houses with tin roofs are guarded by the towering Hallgrímskirche. The popular classic amongst the optional, varied and exciting excursions offers vast lava fields, a dramatic, historic gorge, bubbling mud springs, thunderous waterfalls and water-spouting geysers all in one. Another, very nice trip, allows a relaxing dip in the geothermal waters of the famous Blue Lagoon. | ||||
| 27/6/19 | Reykjavík (Iceland) | – | 18:00 | |
| The Icelandic capital has a very idiosyncratic character, partly Old Norse, partly very modern. Despite the fact that half of all Icelanders live in Reykjavík, it is one of the smallest capitals in the world. In the oldest part of the city, one encounters mosaics, murals and sculptures, and brightly colored houses with tin roofs are guarded by the towering Hallgrímskirche. The popular classic amongst the optional, varied and exciting excursions offers vast lava fields, a dramatic, historic gorge, bubbling mud springs, thunderous waterfalls and water-spouting geysers all in one. Another, very nice trip, allows a relaxing dip in the geothermal waters of the famous Blue Lagoon. | ||||
| 28/6/19 | Heimaey, Westman Islands (Iceland) |
06:00 | 11:45 | |
| Heimaey is not only the largest of the 15 islands of the Westman archipelago off the south coast of Iceland, but also the only inhabited one. On 23 January, without warning, a volcano erupted on the city boundary next to Mount Helgafell, forcing its residents to leave their homes and move to safety on the mainland. Fortunately, the entire fishing fleet was in the harbor to evacuate the islanders and, surprisingly, not a single death was to be lamented. Six months later, when the volcano was extinguished, most of the residents returned and began rebuilding their homes on an island that has gained one fifth of its original size from the lava flows. | ||||
| 29/6/19 | Rest at sea | – | – | |
| 30/6/19 | Rest at sea | – | – | |
| 07/01/19 | Bremerhaven (Germany) | 11:30 | – | |
Note: In case of bad weather or sea conditions that prevent the ship from reaching a planned port, alternative arrangements will be made as far as possible.
Ship is in the roadstead
* Technical stop, guests can not go ashore
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