IMO 7901265
Built 1980, Wärtsilä Turku, Finland
Tonnage 16 879 GT
Length 136,11 m
Width 24,24 m
Draught 5,60 m
Ice class 1A
1 530 passengers
1 200 berths
340 cars
720 lane metres
4 Wärtsilä-Pielstick diesels, combined 17 652 kW
2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
Speed 20,2 knots
Some more photos from my recent trip to the Åland Islands, this time featuring the old faithful Rosella. I'm not exaggerating when I say these are some of my best photos of all time.
For a brief history of the Rosella, see the first entry on her. The photographs below show the ship departing Mariehamn West Harbour in the early morning of 9 June 2014 on her first crossing of the day to Kapellskär. Click on the images to see them in larger size.
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| (Relatively) calm morning waters. |
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| Unusually, I had woken up at around six AM. It was definately worth it. |
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| The Wasa Express -esque smoke really improves the photo. |
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| The ship was bow first at quay, so she had to turn around in the harbour bay before proceeding out to sea. |
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| You can just about still make out the outline of the original SF Line bow symbol behind the Viking Line diamond on the bow. |
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| Viking Line, if you want to buy my photos, my prices are reasonable. |
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| Potential magazine cover. Not sure in what circumstances the Rosella would be important enough to be deemed the cover girl though... |
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| Maybe I should just retire from photographing, it's not like I'll be likely to take anything better than this. |
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| Nothing to add. |
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| Close-ups are important too. |
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| The light changes as the ship sails further. |
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