AECO includes Iceland in geographical range
AECO is an international association for expedition cruise operators operating in the Arctic. The association’s geographical range encompasses Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Greenland, Arctic Canada and the Russian Arctic National Park, and from 2019 also...
Cruise Iceland in statistics 2007-2017
Cruise Iceland recently published a report of the Cruise Industry in Iceland for the past 10 years, "Cruise Iceland in Statistics 2007-2017". The review gives a short overview of the development of the cruise industry in Iceland for the past 10 years. As can be seen...
Port of Reykjanes has joined Cruise Iceland
We are pleased to announce the addition of the Port of Reykjanes to Cruise Iceland. The Port of Reykjanes is located on the Reykjanes Peninsula, just a few minute drive from the airport and a short distance from the Blue Lagoon. "The port has a lot of potential with...
Inauguration of Le Lapérouse in Iceland
PONANT, celebrated the inauguration of Le Lapérouse, on July 10th, in the presence of Mrs. François Pinault, the godmother of the ship in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland. Le Lapérouse was christened by the godmother, Mrs. François Pinault, in the presence of prominent...
Guidelines for Cruise Ships
The season for Cruise Ships has started in Iceland and would we like to point out some rules and guidelines set forth by the Environmental agency in Iceland and AECO regarding our nature reserves and other fragile ecosystems on the island. Cruise Iceland supports...
AECO to combat marine plastic litter
Armed with NOK 2.43 million in funding, UN backing and thousands of volunteers, AECO is taking on one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time: marine plastic pollution. As part of the UN Environment Clean Seas campaign, AECO will work to drastically cut...
Updated brochure
We are pleased to tell you about our updated brochure for 2018. Two new ports have been added, Port of Akranes and Port of Raufarhöfn. Click here to read our latest edition.
New addition, Port of Akranes
We are pleased to introduce to you a new port in Cruise Iceland. Port of Akranes is part of Faxaflóahafnir associated ports. They now offer two ports, Port of Reykjavik and Port of Akranes. This is a smaller port suitable for smaller vessels. It offers two docks with...
New member, Port of Raufarhöfn
Cruise Iceland is pleased to introduce a new member, Port of Raufarhöfn, to Cruise Iceland. The Port of Raufarhöfn is located in North-East Iceland with a harbor length of 95m and 8 m draft. We welcome them on board and look forward to a rewarding collaboration. Click...
Welcome to booth #1945 at STCG 2018
We are excited for the upcoming week at Seatrade Cruise Global in Fort Lauderdale. Find us and our members at booth #1945.
Successful International Cruise Summit in Madrid
Cruise Iceland recently participated in the International Cruise Summit in Madrid along with 300 delegates from around the world. Amongst speakers were Edie Rodriguez, Americas Brand Chairman and Corporate Special Advisor of the luxury company Ponant, as well as Lars...
Great attendance at CI Workshop
Recently Cruise Iceland hosted a workshop for its members. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss pressing matters regarding the growing cruise industry in Iceland. The workshop had over 30 participants from 22 ports, ship agents, shorex and other related parties....