Ships in Bergen

Today was a particularly busy day in the port of Bergen, with no fewer than 6 cruise ships visiting the city simultaneously. The complete list reads as follows: Queen Mary 2 , Mein Schiff 1 , Hamburg , Norwegian Jade , Silver Whisper and Crystal Symphony . Placed end-to-end, these ships are around 1,5km long, and brought with them approximately 9,000 passengers. Fortunately for all it's been a fantastic sunny day, and visitors have been able to enjoy Bergen at its finest. Speaking of which, I'm off to enjoy the evening sun myself. I'll be posting more photos and content from this bumper batch of cruise ship calls over the coming days...

Today Norwegian Jade made her first of many calls to Bergen scheduled this year. She was built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, and entered service in February 2006. Originally she operated as Pride of Hawaii, for NCL America's Hawaii operations, before being renamed Norwegian Jade in 2008 and joining the main NCL fleet. With a length of 294m and a tonnage of 93,500 she can accommodate 2,000 passengers and just over 1,000 crew. Depsite a fantastic morning in town, by the time of her departure this afternoon the rain clouds had gathered, and it was under grey skies that Norwegian Jade sailed to Southampton to complete her current cruise. If you enjoyed this post, then take a look at our photos of her fleetmates Norwegian Star and Norwegian Gem .