Ships in Bergen

This morning I caught  Costa Favolosa and AIDAsol as they passed the Bergen-Askøy ferry on my commute to work. Both of these ships have featured on the blog over the past couple of weeks, so I won't say too much here. If you'd like to find out more you can take a look through our previous posts on Costa Favolosa and AIDAsol . Otherwise, just enjoy the photos! Also in town today was AIDAluna , and I got a few photos as I passed her on my way home. It's been a very wet couple of days in Bergen. Let's hope all of the cruise passengers had their rain jackets and umbrellas to hand...

A regular visitor to the port of Bergen, AIDAsol made another call yesterday; one of five ships in the city. This time I viewed her departure from the Askøy bridge, catching some dramatic views as she sailed underneath. You can find out more about the history of AIDAsol , including some facts and figures, in our previous post here .

One of four cruise ships calling into town today was the German  AIDAsol . She was visiting on the Norwegian Constitution day, and as such her passengers were treated to a series of parades, parties and other events in town on this national holiday. You can read more about AIDAsol 's history (including some facts and figures) in our previous post here . Also in town were the classic cruise ship Marco Polo , and Hurtigruten's Midnatsol .

As the cruise ship season in Bergen is now over for the year I will be working through the archives and adding more photos and information from the ships I photographed before starting this blog in July this year. These photos of AIDAsol were taken during her visit on 31/05/2013. AIDAsol pulls away from her berth AIDAsol  has been a regular visitor to the port over the last two years. She is one of seven Sphinx-class ships operated by the Germany-based AIDA Cruises. AIDAsol departing Bergen, Norway Built in Meyer Werft in 2011, she entered service to meet the rapidly growing demand from the German speaking cruise market. Brightly painted hull motifs and a large glass section in the central superstructure make  AIDAsol  and her sisters instantly recognisable. AIDAsol makes her way into Byfjorden Following a sunny day in the city,  AIDAsol  pulled away from her berth at Bontelabo and made her way into Byfjorden to continue her cruise.

Just a quick post today with an update from over the weekend. SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER On Saturday (12/07/14) Seven Seas Voyager called at Bontelabo terminal. I was not around to see her sail, but took the following photos of her alongside earlier in the afternoon. Seven Seas Voyager docked at Bontelabo Seven Seas Voyager was completed in 2003 for Regent Seven Seas Cruises. She is a mid-sized cruise ship, at 42,300 GRT, catering for just 700 passengers in her all-suite accommodation.  Seven Seas Voyager docked at Bontelabo Every suite onboard Seven Seas Voyager has a private balcony The Aft Superstructure of Seven Seas Voyager RYNDAM  Today I watched Holland America Line's Ryndam sailing uder the Askøy Bridge on her way to Geiranger. Ryndam approaches the Askøy Bridge Built in 1994, Ryndam is the third Statendam Class ship built for Holland America Line following their acquisition by Carnival. She is due to be retired from Holland America in April 201