Small-Ship Expedition Cruise

Iceland & the Faroe Islands: Islands Born of Fire and Sea

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Highlights

Ice in Fjallsárlón

© Liz Carlson

Walk a young Earth

Explore one of the youngest and most dynamic landscapes on the planet. In Iceland, volcanoes, glaciers, lava fields, and black sand shores reveal a world still taking shape as tectonic plates slowly drift apart beneath your feet. From the Snæfellsnes Peninsula to the Vestmannaeyjar, experience a landscape where the forces that shaped the Earth remain visible—and active—today. 

Cute houses in Seyðisfjörður

© Liz Carlson

Beyond the sagas

Most visitors come for Iceland's volcanoes and Viking history. Stay a little longer and another story emerges—one of renewable energy, artistic expression, scientific innovation, and a society that has repeatedly reinvented itself while remaining deeply connected to its language, landscapes, and traditions. 

Hike mountains Tindhólmur

© Liz Carlson

Follow the living North Atlantic

Experience Iceland and the Faroe Islands from the perspective that has shaped them for centuries: the sea. Sail beneath towering cliffs, enter fjords between mountains, and approach communities through the harbours that have long connected them to the wider world. Along the way, discover how the North Atlantic has carried people, wildlife, trade, and stories between these islands for centuries. Here, the sea is the thread that binds places together. 

Sheep laying in field Tindhólmur

© Liz Carlson

Experience the elemental Faroe Islands

Enter an archipelago of soaring basalt cliffs, green mountains, waterfalls, and narrow sounds. Discover a distinctly Faroese culture expressed through language, craftsmanship, music, food, and maritime traditions, alongside inventive infrastructure that helps sustain connections among eighteen islands. 

Whale swims by

© Martin Aldrich

Encounter an ocean rich with life

Watch for humpback and minke whales, dolphins, puffins, fulmars, guillemots, kittiwakes, and other wildlife throughout the voyage. Productive seas, offshore islands, and immense breeding cliffs support an abundance of life across Iceland and the Faroes.