During my previous shift on MS Nordnorge, another ship in our Hurtigruten fleet made her last round trip along the Norwegian coast. After 56 years in service the grand old lady has gotten too old and there are simply too many hick ups to keep her sailing.
In my eyes she is a beauty. One of the last "true boats" in the fleet and while working there we had lots of visitors telling the crew how much she means to them. Therefor she received a lot of honor all along the coast. MS Nordnorge and MS Nordstjernen dock together in Rørvik - two days after leaving Bergen - and on board we arranged poster work shops for the guests. We wanted to thank the ship for all her hard work and also give back something after she showed us her best side when NRK (the Norwegian national broadcasting company) filmed the 134 hour long trip Bergen - Kirkenes onboard Nordnorge last year.
Even though my Nordstjernen carrier was nothing more than 50 days long, I managed to fall in love with her. She´s so charming. There´s usually something not working, she rolls and shakes in bad weather, you have to get out of bed to go out in the hall way to use the ladies room and she´s very noisy. So what is it that makes her so special?
Maybe it´s the way the crew greeted me. The fun we had. They way most passengers love her "hick ups". The close feeling you have to the sea (after all you´re only a few meters above the ocean itself). The sound of the engine starting. The way the officers dock her by the help of the anker (no side thrusters to help you steer this madame) Or maybe it´s because of the ship´s own ghost called Ernst. I´m not sure. There´s just something about her.
That´s why I knew exactly what to paint on my poster:
In my eyes she is a beauty. One of the last "true boats" in the fleet and while working there we had lots of visitors telling the crew how much she means to them. Therefor she received a lot of honor all along the coast. MS Nordnorge and MS Nordstjernen dock together in Rørvik - two days after leaving Bergen - and on board we arranged poster work shops for the guests. We wanted to thank the ship for all her hard work and also give back something after she showed us her best side when NRK (the Norwegian national broadcasting company) filmed the 134 hour long trip Bergen - Kirkenes onboard Nordnorge last year.
Even though my Nordstjernen carrier was nothing more than 50 days long, I managed to fall in love with her. She´s so charming. There´s usually something not working, she rolls and shakes in bad weather, you have to get out of bed to go out in the hall way to use the ladies room and she´s very noisy. So what is it that makes her so special?
Maybe it´s the way the crew greeted me. The fun we had. They way most passengers love her "hick ups". The close feeling you have to the sea (after all you´re only a few meters above the ocean itself). The sound of the engine starting. The way the officers dock her by the help of the anker (no side thrusters to help you steer this madame) Or maybe it´s because of the ship´s own ghost called Ernst. I´m not sure. There´s just something about her.
That´s why I knew exactly what to paint on my poster:
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