Ships in Bergen

Following a particularly cold and icy winter, spring will soon be upon us. As such the cruise ship season for 2018 is tentatively begining, so it's time to breathe some life back into this blog. I have a few extra posts in the pipeline, including a day spent meeting with ' Hurtigruten 120 ' author John Bryant, and a subsequent full photo tour of MS  Spitsbergen . For now we'll start off lightly, with a set of photos showing  AIDAcara 's departure from Bontelabo this evening. AIDAcara  is a regular visitor to the city; you can find out more about this interesting little ship in our previous post  here . 2018 promises to be another bumper year for cruise ship traffic in and around Bergen, so there should be plenty to keep me busy over the coming months. As always, thanks for reading!

AIDAcara is a regular visitor into Bergen. When she called earlier this year it was an unusual opportunity to see her sailing while the nights were still long. Unfortunately my phone camera wasn't really up to the task of night photography, but I thought I'd do a quick post showing the best of a bad bunch. To find out more about ADIAcara, take a look at our previous post here .

Today two AIDA ships called into Bergen. AIDAcara and AIDAvita were docked on opposite sides of the pier at Skolten, with the double sets of lips giving quite a striking impression. Find out more about the history of AIDAcara on our previous post here . Four for the price of two... AIDAcara & AIDAvita reflected in the glass of the Bergen-Askøy ferry Expressen The passengers were lucky enough to catch Bergen on a sunny evening, before the two ships headed off to Oslo and Ulvik, respectively.

One of the last cruise ship calls in Bergen this season was AIDAcara. A regular visitor to the city throughout the summer, she will make her final call for the year next week. Yesterday she docked at Bontelabo. The following photos were taken of her alongside in what was left of the evening light. AIDAcara alongside at Bontelabo, Bergen Built in Finland in 1996, AIDAcara was intended to be named Clubschiff, but entered service for her German owners as AIDA. AIDAcara in Bergen Following her owners' acquisition by P&O Cruises in 1999, AIDA became the first ship in the now extensive AIDA fleet. AIDAcara's passengers were lucky to enjoy a rare sunny day for their October visit  Her name change to AIDAcara came in 2001, in anticipation of the entry into service of her two near-sister ships AIDAvita and AIDAaura. The bow of AIDAcara, showing her distinctive paint scheme Despite being the smallest and oldest member of the AIDA Cruises fleet, a substantial...