Easy port to walk around in on your own! Lovely village! Read Less

charming city Read Less

Highly recommend taking each complimentary excursion offered by Viking. Bergen, can be traversed on your own. We did and proved to be fun. Read Less

We booked the Concert at Troldhaugen independently at far less than the cost of the comparable Windstar excursion. Read Less

Beautiful port city -- we took a Hop On Hop Off bus in lieu of a walking tour since we have some mobility limitations. Read Less

Really beautiful and busy city. Read Less

Took the ' Red Bus' which avoided long queues at the Venicular ( gets very busy so worth an early start) Read Less

Walked around Bergen, found lovely old houses by sea plus wandered around stalls at open air market, fresh seafood off of trawlers, saw whale meat and reindeer meat. Also lovely fruit, bought punnet juicy strawberries. Read Less

LONG WALK FROM SHIP TO FISH MARKET THEN ONTO ANOTHER LOTO GOOD TRAIN Read Less

Make sure you take the tram to see the scenic view of the city (I think they call it a Funicular). Check out the fish market and try the reindeer sausage with berry jam! Read Less

There is simply too much to do at Bergen for one day. Do consider disembark early at Bergen for the infamous railway to Flam/Oslo if the second largest city of Norway falls in the end of cruise. Though the rail is often offered as an excursion, missing Bryggen and natural beauty around Bergen will leave a big regret. Bergen Card is good for KODE, but not accepted for the funicular and Hanseatic Museum. Maritime museum was off the beaten path, but the 1pm guided tour may worth the time and they are updating the exhibits. Shipping in Norway is closely associated with today's cruise industry - both NCL and RCCL were founded by Norwegians, with the latter still partly controlled by a Norwegian family. The legacy of Norwegian shipping certainly gives some insight into today's success of the USA-based cruise lines. Another very relevant museum was the fisheries museum that was rather close to one of the smaller cruise docks - there you will find Norway's somewhat ambiguous, conflicting attitude over fishing/conservation. Definitely not a full story here, but those missing pages can be put together on Google. Fish market in Bergen did look overpriced and touristic to me. Did the 3.5 hour cruise around Osteroy, primarily for the narrow passage of Mostraumen - mixed feeling about this one, as breathtaking scenery only accounted for about half-hour. Buses are very frequent in Bergen with many lines running near cruise docks. Bergen Cards entitle you to limitless rides. Read Less

You can walk by yourself it is really nice. Read Less

5 minute walk to the town from the Port; There happened to be a Hanseatic Festival ongoing at the time, so the town was busy and vibrant. Lots to see and do. Read Less

Easy to do on your own Read Less

It was raining with low cloud, so we realised that it would not be worth going up the funicular to Mt Floyen, which was disappointing. Others obviously had the same thought and the town was very crowded. We discovered there was free wifi in the tourist information centre so spent some time sitting there catching up with emails! Read Less

We had pre-purchased tickets to the funicular, which we enjoyed in spite of the foggy, drizzly weather. We also walked by the fish market and old town, and visited the fort and museum there. Read Less

Bit disappointed as it could have been anywhere in the UK. Read Less

Bergen is a nice city. You can take a train on the mountain, where is a overlook over the city (Floibanen). In Bergen is a little fishmarket, some colourful, old houses and a fortress (Bergenhus festning). Read Less

Wet rainy used Hop on hop off bus Read Less

Very busy and extremely crowded Read Less

Liked Bergen - made my own way into town - very easy and had a ride up the Fenicular. Read Less

Beautiful Bergen can be walked around. From the ship walk through the fortress grounds to get to the old waterfront shops and then to the funicular which is 90 krona return. At the top of the funicular there are many walks to enjoy all signposted. The walk to the other side of the harbour to get great photos of Bergen colourful waterfront passing by the famous fish market selling and cooking fish. Stroll back through the crooked shops with quirky frontages. There is even a Christmas shop selling year round christmas decorations. Read Less

It is easy to walk round the main part of Bergen from the ship. Read Less

About a 15 min walk into town. You can pick up the Hop on Hop off red tourist bus at the port gates Read Less

The Balmoral was docked a little too far, and a lot futher than costa and Viking, however Bregen is lovely and once reached it was Worth the long walk. Read Less