Iceland's cruise season is eight weeks long and summer 2027 is already selling. The smart split is clear: mainstream one-way voyages start around £2,000 for 10 nights, while expedition circumnavigations cost five times more to reach the remote north and Westfjords.
The essentials
Norwegian Prima sails 10 nights Reykjavik to London through Norway, Iceland and Belgium on July 29, 2027, with inside cabins from £2,066 per person. Celebrity Silhouette's 10-night Iceland Intensive from Reykjavik on July 21, paired with Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon experiences, starts from £2,549 inside, £2,679 outside and £2,749 balcony. Quark's Ultramarine circumnavigates Iceland on its sole July-August 2027 departure from £11,412 per person sale price (regularly £13,426) - an expedition product, not a like-for-like cruise.
The deals worth watching right now
- Norwegian Prima: 10 nights Reykjavik to London, July 29, 2027, inside from £2,066 - the mainstream value leader.
- Celebrity Silhouette: 10-night Iceland Intensive from Reykjavik, July 21, 2027, inside from £2,549; balcony from £2,749 - only £200 more, an unusually rational upgrade.
- Quark Ultramarine: Iceland circumnavigation, one departure July-August 2027, sale from £11,412 versus £13,426 - the expedition benchmark.
How to read these prices
All prices are per person, double occupancy. One-way Reykjavik sailings need an open-jaw flight, while round-trips simplify logistics but spend more time retracing water. July carries the best weather and highest prices; late May and September save money but lose daylight and raise weather risk. On the Celebrity fare, the £200 inside-to-balcony gap is worth taking; on most Iceland sailings it is much wider. Expedition fares include Zodiac landings and guides that mainstream fares do not. See our Iceland and Greenland itinerary guide, and track live fares in the Voyageworthy fare database.
The five-minute version
- Iceland summer 2027 is selling now; the core season is only eight weeks.
- Norwegian Prima 10 nights from £2,066.
- Celebrity Iceland Intensive from £2,549; balcony only £200 more.
- Quark circumnavigation from £11,412 is a different expedition product.
- Prices per person double occupancy, verified September 2026.
- Reykjavik logistics: Visit Reykjavik's official cruise-arrival page (visitreykjavik.is) maps the docks, shuttles and what is walkable - read it before pricing the one-way options.