Those interested in more than just photographs can also read my trip report from the ship at MaritimeMatters here.
Finlandia
IMO 9214379
Name history: Moby Freedom, Freedom, Finlandia
Built 2001 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Okpo, South Korea
Tonnage 36 093 GT
Length 175 m
Width 27,60 m
Draught 7 m
2080 passengers
1190 berth
665 cars
1950 lane metres
4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 50 400 kW
2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
Speed 27 knots
It might be of interest to compare the images in this entry with the images taken of the still-incomplete interior of the ship a month before as featured in the previous Finlandia entry.
All photographs below were taken on 23 January 2013. Click on the images to see them in larger size.
Deck 9 houses the bridge, sun deck and the upper level of Cafeteria Satama.
As is often the case in my photographs, a not-very-sunny suc deck. |
Deck 8 houses the principal public rooms, from fore to aft: Bar Nosturi (which extends down to deck 7), Pub Jätkäsaari, Pub Telakka, Shop Bellezza, Bar Naissaar, Buffet Eckerö, and Cafeteria Satama.
Bar Nosturi as seen from deck 7. |
The mezzanine level between decks 7 and 8. |
View down from deck 8, with the band just finishing their set after arrival in Tallinn- |
The aft seating area of Bar Nosturi. Due the layout of the room this space doesn't really give much views forward and you can't hear the music too well either. |
Pub Jätkäsaari looks much better with the chairs unwrapped... |
...but the same cannot be said of Pub Telakka. |
Another Pub Telakka shot, facing forward and towards the bar. |
My favourite space onboard in terms of decor: Bar Naissaar. |
Alas, the chairs were rather uncomfortable due to being quite small. And while I liked the space, my wife disliked it due to the "grandmotherly" carpet patterns. |
Naissaar ceiling light detail. |
The blue staircase, located between Bar Naissaar and Buffet Eckerö. |
The forward part of Buffet Eckerö. In the background on the left is the servery area for warm foods, desserts and drinks. The servery area for starters is out-of-frame to the right. |
The main level of Cafeteria Satama, as seen from the balcony level. |
The multipurpose room port and forward of Cafeteria Satama's main space. This area serves either as a part of the buffet (accessible from the door at the back) or the cafeteria depending on the need. |
The same space, viewed aft towards the cafeteria. The chairs here - as those in Bar Nosturi - are Moby Freedom originals that have simply been reupholstered. |
Another lamp close-up, this time the floral-shaped lamp in the Satama multi-purpose room. |
The balcony level of Cafeteria Satama on deck 9. |
Deck 6 has the EckeröMarket, Extra Class lounge (see the previous entry for photos of these), entrance vestibule and cabins.
The entrance vestibule. |
The yellow (midship) staircase on deck 6. |
Brilliant work, congratulations on the new look of your Blog
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Vitor
Thank you Vitor! The old one didn't display well in mobile devices (or so I was told) and I guess after two and a half years it was about time to change the blog's look. The lighter hue works quite well I think. Might have been unconciously influenced by La Méridionale´s colour scheme...
DeleteVery good review about this "new" ferry.
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Ricardo
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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