For many Norwegian senior citizens, coastal and fjord steamers and their ports of call represent a nostalgic re-encounter with their childhood and youth. This part of the exhibition tells the story how steamers played a key role in the development of Norwegian society during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but also provides insight into life on board these steamers, the significance of the postal service, dangers at sea in addition to the local ferry services in Bergen. Well-known services such as Kystruten, Nattruten and Hurtigruten have more than a hundred-year history with the transport of passengers and freight. Today, only Hurtigruten remains in service.