boat to iceland

[getcarter2]

i am going backpacking europe for a few years, and am trying to start in iceland. i was wondering if anyone knew a boat from the U.S. to iceland, or a one way cruise of some sort

[dzug]

Why not fly? It will be a LOT cheaper than any cruise.

http://www.travelnet.is/Transportation/To_Icel and/By_Sea/ may be helpful though

But I'd do some research on visas first - it's not that easy for a US citizen to spend 'a few years' in Europe.

[getcarter2]

my intention is to go with no real travel plans, and a guitar. im hoping to jusst kind of wander for a while, and mostly stay under the radar. are visas going to be a problem in that case?

[KARL]

Some of the freighters will take the odd passenger, quite legitimately - have a look at which shipping lines serve the Norfolk-Iceland route, as well as perhaps other Eastern Seaboard ports. Eimskip will be one of them - look up their US contact details and ask. However, even this approach will likely be more expensive than flying. If you are a US citizen then you will be able to enter most/all European countries for up to three months without a visa. In some of these you will be able to extend your stay by applying, but all such leaves to enter will strictly exclude permission to seek employment.

[Laaardybloke]

Hey carter, if you're looking for a country to hang around in and stay under the radar, you could pick a better one than Iceland. Whilst it is truly beautiful, it's also very very expensive.
Also there's a US naval base there so I doubt you'd stay under the radar for long lol

[KARL]

The US naval base is closed. You will not be able to hide in a small society, but the advantage is that you are highly likely to be treated as a person rather than just a face in the crowd. Maybe that would not suit you, but I have met very few people who have not spoken highly of their experience visiting Iceland. The exceptions are those (two people, from memory) who should not have gone there: they are of the beer, beach and sun brigade ("nothing else is a holiday"). Why did they go ? They got the trip for free.

[getcarter2]

thanx. actualy, im only planning on going to Iceland for a few days. than ireland,england and on. hopefully ill tour for a while an than find somewhere cool and stay for a bit.