Ships in Bergen

It was an absolutely stunning day in Bergen last summer when Costa Pacifica docked at Bontelabo. The following photos were taken as she made her departure from the city on 08/07/14.  I have now updated this post with additional photos and information, as I work to refresh the archive of photos taken before this blog was up and running.  Close-ups of Costa Pacifica alongside in Bergen Costa Pacifica was built in Italy in 2008/09. She is the third of Costa's Concordia-Class ships, following on from her ill-fated sister Costa Concordia. With a length of 290m and a gross tonnage of 114,500 she can accommodate up to 3780 passengers, served by a crew of 1100. The sun cast some wonderful reflections on her hull With little to distinguish between the majority of large ships in Costa's fleet, Costa Pacifica settled easily into her service role, and has had a reasonably successful career to date. Deck workers stand by as Costa Pacifica swings away from her ...

After a fantastic summer season in Bergen it was business as usual today, as two of the final cruise ships to call this year were greeted with grey skies and an afternoon of heavy rain. NORWEGIAN STAR Alongside at Bontelabo was Norwegian Star. Not a frequent visitor to the city, her arrival brought over 2,300 extra visitors. Norwegian Star alongside at Bontelabo, Bergen Originally laid down as Superstar Libra in 2000, the acquisition of Norwegian Cruise Line by Star Cruises lead to her being transferred during construction and renamed Norwegian Star. Norwegian Star's central section Norwegian Star alongside in Bergen under cloudy skies Since entering service in 2001, Norwegian Star's career has not been without incident. Issues with her azipod propulsion system have previously caused delays and cancellations. Norwegian Star in Bergen Additionally, twice during her career Norwegian Star has suffered minor collisions; once whilst d...

I am currently away from Bergen and due to return next week. Whilst I have not been able to photograph ships in the city during this time, here are a number of reader submissions showing several cruise ships in and around Bergen over the past week. ALBATROS Reader Submission: Cruise Ship Albatros departs Bergen Reader Submission: Cruise Ship Albatros departs Bergen  AIDALUNA Reader Submission: Cruise Ship AIDAluna departs Bergen COSTA MEDITERRANEA Reader Submission: Cruise Ship Costa Mediterranea departs Bergen Reader Submission: Cruise Ship Costa Mediterranea departs Bergen VEENDAM Reader Submission: Cruise Ship Veendam departs Bergen