Aurora Chaser – Reykjavik & Kirkwall

About this cruise

Somewhere around day five the ship stops being transport and starts being home. This 11-night sailing from Hamburg on May 20, 2026 visits Invergordon, Reykjavik, Isafjordur, Akureyri and Kirkwall. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. Raw volcanic landscapes, whale-watching off the coast, and light that never quite goes away in summer. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, You won't go hungry on MSC Preziosa. 5 restaurants come with the fare, plus 2 more when you feel like treating yourself. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 11-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.