tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54937927631466626252012-01-28T12:06:15.026+02:00Maritime photography and occasional other nautical ramblings by Kalle Id.Kalle Idhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093802522905486536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493792763146662625.post-52855364418279971152012-01-27T18:47:00.001+02:002012-01-27T18:49:48.347+02:00

Last Sunday I visited the Nordic Travel Fair in Helsinki (held in the Helsinki Fair Center, which is literally next door to my apartment) and as usual came home with a big pile of brochures, many of them for cruise lines and/or ferry operators. Although I must say this year's haul was not as big as on some prevous occasions, most notably Carnival Corporation & plc's brands were conspicuously

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Princess Anastasia IMO 8414582 Former names: Olympia, Pride of Bilbao, Bilbao Built 1986, Wärtsilä Turku New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 37 583 GT Length 176,82 m Width 28,40 m Draught 6,71 m Ice class 1A Super 2 500 passengers 2 447 berths 580 cars 1 115 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 22 988 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots For a history of the Princess Anastasia (or SPL

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Before we start I would to remind all my Finnish readers that today is the day of our presidential elections and I would urge everyone to use their right to vote. As long as you don't vote for Timo Soini. And now on to normal programming. Merilin IMO 9194256 Former name: Cat No 1 Built 1999, Austal Shipyard Henderson, Australia Tonnage 920 GT Length 52,60 m Width 13,30 m Draught 1,50 m 411

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Bremen IMO 8907424 Former name: Frontier Spirit Built 1990, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe, Japan Tonnage 6 752 GT Length 111,51 m Width 17,05 m Draugth 4,80 m Ice class: 1A Super 164 passengers 184 berths 2 Daihatsu diesels, combined 4 855 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 15 knots The header for this entry sounds strange when reading it out (a bit like saying Stockholm in New York, it

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I previously decided I would not comment on the subject of the Costa Concordia sinking. Other blogs and websites have done an excellent job in conveying information about the disaster and I have felt it is unnescessary for me to waste my time in writing about the subject. But there is something about how people are interpretating this disaster I cannot ignore. No more than 22 of the 4 211

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The Oceanic IMO 5260679 Former names: Oceanic, StarShip Oceanic, Big Red Boat I, Oceanic Built 1965, Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Monfalcone, Italy Tonnage 37 772 GT Length 238,44 m Width 29,42 m Draft 8,60 m 1 550 passengers 2 CRDA-Del Laval steam turbines, combined 39 279 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 26,5 knots Ah, The Oceanic, a classic if there ever was one! For a history of the

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Saga Ruby IMO 7214715 Former names: Vistafjord, Caronia Built 1973, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Wallsend, United Kingdom Tonnage 24 492 GT Length 191,09 m Width 25,05 m Draugth 8,23 m 655 passengers 655 berths 2 Sulzer diesels, combined 17 650 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 20 knots For a history of the classic Saga Ruby, alongside some very attractive images (if I may say so myself) from

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Star IMO 9364722 Built 2007, Aker Finnyards Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 36 250 GT Length 186,00 m Width 27,70 m Draugth 6,50 m Ice class 1A 1 900 passengers 520 berths 450 cars 1 981 lanemeters 4 MaK diesels, combined 48 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 27,7 knots What would be the new year without one of the most commonly featured ship on this blog? Possibly better, but

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Victoria I IMO 9281281 Built 2004, Aker Finnyards Rauma, Finland Tonnage 40 975 GT Length 193,80 m Width 29,00 m Draugth 6,50 m Ice class 1A Super 2 500 passengers 2 252 berths 400 cars 1 000 lanemeters 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 26 240 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots  As I have noted before, Helsinki has in effect two cruise seasons: the self-explanatory summer cruise season

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Viking XPRS IMO 9375654 Built 2008, Aker Yards Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 35 778 GT Length 186,71 m Width 27,70 m Draugth 6,75 m Ice class 1A Super 2 500 passengers 732 berths 230 cars 1 000 lanemeters 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 40 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 25 knot I noticed recently that I had only posted one entry featuring the Viking XPRS during entirety of

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Yesterday, when working on a bunch of very attractive photos I took of the Viking XPRS a few month ago, I noticed a problem with some of the older blog entries. As you may have observed, I have attempted to make all images in all entries such thatby clicking on the image displayed in the entry you can see a larger-size version, usually 800px on the long side. However, when looking at some of the

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Astor IMO 8506373 Former names: Astor, Feodor Dostoevskiy Built 1987, HDW Kiel, West Germany Tonnage 21 000 GT Length 176,50 m Width 22,61 m Draugth 5,80 m 578 passengers (650 passengers maximum) 4 Sulzer-Wärtsilä diesels, combined 15 400 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thrusters Speed 16,5 knots (18 knots maximum) The Astor is currently the only ship belonging to Transocean Cruises (previously

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Baltic Princess IMO 9354284 Built 2008, Aker Yards France / Aker Yards Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 48 915 GT Length 212,10 m Width 29,00 m Draugth 6,42 m Ice class 1A Super 2 800 passengers 2 484 berths 600 cars 1 130 lanemetres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 32 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 24,5 knots One more entry about the Baltic Princess (aka Plastic Princess aka Baltic Pride).

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Mein Schiff 2 IMO 9106302 Former names: Mercury, Celebrity Mercury Built 1997, Meyer Werft Papenburg, Germany Tonnage 77 713 GT Length 259,70 m Width 32,20 m Draugth 7,70 m 1 870 passengers (lower beds), 2 681 passengers (all berths) 4 MAN diesels, combined 29 250 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters 2 stern thruster Speed 21,5 knots Mein Schiff 2 is, as the name suggest, the second ship of TUI

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Viking IMO 5380302 Built 1924, William Denny & Bros Ltd. Dumbarton, Scotland, United Kingdom Tonnage 1 761 GRT Length 99,05 m Width 12,44 m Draugth 3,80 m 900 passengers 85 cars and three trucks 4 William Denny & Bros steam turbines, combined 3 935 horsepower Speed 18 knots In honour of the Finnish independence day today I decided it might be prudent to post something slightly different from

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Star IMO 9364722 Built 2007, Aker Finnyards Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 36 250 GT Length 186,00 m Width 27,70 m Draugth 6,50 m Ice class 1A 1 900 passengers 520 berths 450 cars 1 981 lanemeters 4 MaK diesels, combined 48 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 27,7 knots Some more photographs of the Star. She and the Superstar have so many daily departures it's near-impossible

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Queen Elizabeth IMO 9477438 Built 2010, Fincantieri Monfalcone, Italy Tonnage 90 901 GT Length 294,00 m Width 32,25 m Draugth 8,00 m 2 092 passengers 6 MaK diesels, combined 50 700 kW 2 azipods 3 bow thrusters Speed 23,7 knots (maximum) Cunard Line's latest ship, the Queen Elizabeth, really needs no introduction. I could also ramble here about Cuanrd's recent reflagging of their fleet to

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Norwegian Sun IMO 9218131 Built 2001, Aker MTW Wismar, Germany (hull), Lloyds Werft Bremerhaven, Germany (outfitting) Tonnage 78 309 GT Length 258,06 m Width 32,20 m Draugth 8,00 m 1 936 passengers (double occupancy), 2 400 passengers (maximum) 6 MAN/B&W diesels, combined 50 700 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 22 knots For a (very) brief history of the Norwegian Sun, see

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Kristina Katarina IMO 7625811 Previous names: Konstantin Simonov, Francesca, The Iris Built 1982, Stocznia Szczecinska im A. Warskiego Szczecin, Poland Tonnage 12 688 GT Length 138,00 m Width 21,01 m Draugth 5,60 m 450 passengers 4 Sulzer diesels, combined 12 779 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 18 knots For a history of the Kristina Katarina, please see the first entry on her. The

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Sea Wind IMO 7218332 Former names: Svealand, Saga Wind Built 1972, Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri, Denmark Tonnage 15 879 GT Length 154,41 m Width 21,04 m Draugth 5,02 m Ice class 1B 12 passengers (as a cargo ship), 363 passengers (maximum) 363 berths 60 cars 1 270 lanemetres 4 MaK diesels, combined 7 356 kW 2 controllable pitch propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 18 knots More Sea Wind.

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Isabella IMO 8700723 Built 1989, Brodogradiliste Split, Yugoslavia Tonnage 35 154 GT Length 169,40 m Width 27,60 m Draugth 6,40 m 2 480 passengers 2 166 berths 364 cars 900 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä-Pielstick diesels, combined 23 760 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots For a short history of the Isabella, see the first entry on her. The photographs below show the Isabella departing

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Silja Europa IMO 8919805 Built 1993, Meyer Werft, Germany Tonnage 59 912 GT Length 201,78 m Width 32,60 m Draught 6,80 m Ice class 1 A Super 3 123 passengers 3 696 berths 350 cars 932 lane metres 4 MAN diesels, combined 31 800 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 22 knots For the history of the Silja Europa, see here. The photographs below show the ship at and departing from

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Sea Wind IMO 7218332 Former names: Svealand, Saga Wind  Built 1972, Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri, Denmark Tonnage 15 879 GT Length 154,41 m Width 21,04 m Draugth 5,02 m Ice class 1B 12 passengers (as a cargo ship), 363 passengers (maximum) 363 berths 60 cars 1 270 lanemetres 4 MaK diesels, combined 7 356 kW 2 controllable pitch propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 18 knots Sea Wind is a

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Baltic Princess IMO 9354284 Built 2008, Aker Yards France / Aker Yards Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 48 915 GT Length 212,10 m Width 29,00 m Draugth 6,42 m Ice class 1A Super 2 800 passengers 2 484 berths 600 cars 1 130 lanemetres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 32 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 24,5 knots One more ship from my extensive photo trip on 3 August, this time featuring the

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Costa Luminosa IMO 9398905 Built 2009, Fincantieri Marghera, Italy Tonnage 92 700 GT Length 294,00 m Width 32,25 m Draugth 8,00 m 2 260 passengers 6 MaK diesels, combined 64 000 kW 2 azipods (?) 3 bow thrusters Speed 21,6 knots Costa Luminosa (again) departing from Helsinki West Harbour (again), photographed from Sisä-Hattu (again). Never the less, I think you people will like these images (I

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First off, I would like to apologise for the slow pace of updates recently. Initially I was busy with my studies, but the more recent break in updates was caused by the screen controller of my primary computer breaking down - the lack of a good computer can obviously slow down one's pace of working. The images here have been treated using my new secondary computer using a different set of

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Norwegian Sun IMO 9218131 Built 2001, Aker MTW Wismar, Germany (hull), Lloyds Werft Bremerhaven, Germany (outfitting) Tonnage 78 309 GT Length 258,06 m Width 32,20 m Draugth 8,00 m 1 936 passengers (double occupancy), 2 400 passengers (maximum) 6 MAN/B&W diesels, combined 50 700 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 22 knots The Norwegian Sun was the first Norwegian Cruise

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Today marked the end of the summer 2011 cruise season in Helsinki, with Fred. Olsen Cruise Line's Boudicca wrapping up the season. While the weather was far from ideal, I headed out to document the season closer. The next time we'll see something more unusual in Helsinki is around new year, when several ferries will be making four- and five-night cruises out of St. Petersburg under charter to

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Superstar IMO 9365398 Built 2008, Fincantieri Ancona, Italy Tonnage 36 400 GT Length 175,10 m Width 27,60 m Draugth 7,00 m Ice class 1A 2 080 passengers 520 berths 665 cars 1 930 lanemeters 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 50 400 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 27,5 knots Yes, another Superstar entry. Bear with me, I promise you'll find these photos interesting. Last August I spent quite a

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AIDAsol IMO 9490040 Built 2011, Meyer Werft Papenburg, Germany Tonnage 71 100 GT Length 253,33 m Width 32,20 m Draugth 7,30 m 2 194 passengers (double occupancy) 2 500 berths 4 MaK diesels, combined 36 000 kW 2 azipods 2 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 20,5 knots AIDAsol is the fifth ship in AIDA Cruises seven-ship Sphinx class, delivered in 2011. I don't really have anything else to say

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SeaDream I IMO number 8203438 Previous names: Sea Goddess I, Seabourn Goddess I Built 1984, Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 4 253 GT Length 104,81 m Width 14,60 m Draft 4,17 m 112 passengers 2 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 3 540 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 15 knots SeaDream I is an ultra-luxe boutique cruise ship (or a yacht, as her owners call her) owned by SeaDream

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Ocean Countess IMO 7358561 Previous names: Cunard Countess, Awani Dream II, Olympic Countess, Olympia Countess, Ocean Countess, Lili Marleen, Ruby Built 1976, Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen, Denmark (hull), Navali Mechaniche Affini La Spezia, Italy (outfitting) Tonnage 17 593 GT Length 163,56 m Width 22,80 m Draugth 6,40 m 959 passengers 4 B&W diesels, combined 15 447 kW 2 propellers 1 bow

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Mariella IMO 8320573 Built 1985, Wärtsilä Turku New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 37 860 GT Length 175,70 m Width 28,40 m Draugth 6,78 m Ice class 1A Super 2 500 passengers 2 500 berths 400 cars 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 23 008 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots Ah, the Mariella. To be honest it's difficult to get excited about this ship. She's just two years younger than I am and

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Discovery IMO 7108514 Previous names: Island Venture, Island Princess, Hyundai Pungak, Platinum Built 1972, Rheinstahl Nordseewerke Emden, West Germany Tonnage 21 186 GT Length 168,74 m Width 24,64 m Draugth 7,49 m 796 passengers 4 Fiat diesels, combined 13 240 kW 2 controllable pitch propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 18 knots Discovery is  currently the sole ship of the All Discovery Cruising's

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Gemini IMO 9000687 Previous names: Crown Jewel, Cunard Crown Jewel, Superstar Gemini, Vision Star Built 1992, Union Naval de Levante Valencia, Spain Tonnage 19 093 GT Length 163,81 m Width 22,50 m Draugth 5,40 m 940 passengers 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 12 945 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 17,5 knots For a detailed history of the Gemini, see last week's entry on her. I apologise for

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Princess Maria IMO 7911533 Previous names: Finlandia, Queen of Scandinavia Built 1981 Wärtsilä Turku, Finland Tonnage 34 093 GT Length 168,05 m Width 29 m Draught 6,72 m Ice class 1 A Super 1638 passengers 395 cars 4 Wärtsilä-Pielstick diesels, combined 22 948 kW 2 controllable pitch propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 sterns thruster Speed 21,2 knots For a history of the Princess Maria, please refer

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Gemini IMO 9000687 Previous names: Crown Jewel, Cunard Crown Jewel, Superstar Gemini, Vision Star Built 1992, Union Naval de Levante Valencia, Spain Tonnage 19 093 GT Length 163,81 m Width 22,50 m Draugth 5,40 m 940 passengers 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 12 945 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 17,5 knots During the summer now drawing to a close, a frequent visitor to Helsinki has been one

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Princess Danae IMO 5282483 Previous names: Port Melbourne, Therisos Express, Danae, Anar, Starlight Express, Baltica Built: 1955, Harland & Wolff Belfast, United Kingdom Rebuilt as a cruise ship: 1976, Chalkis, Greece Tonnage 16 531 GT Length 162,31 m Width 21,34 m Draugth 7,69 m 707 passengers 2 Harland & Wolff diesels, combined 9 709 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 17 knots The

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An announcement to those of you fortunate enough to speak Finnish: the latest issue of the Ulkomatala webmagazine was published yesterday and can be read for free on the magazine's website. This issue also includes two articles by yours truly: a review of Thom companies shipping history book From High Arctic to Antarctica by Matti Pietikäinen and a look into the prospects of the English Channel

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Silja Europa IMO 8919805 Built 1993, Meyer Werft, Germany Tonnage 59 912 GT Length 201,78 m Width 32,60 m Draught 6,80 m Ice class 1 A Super 3 123 passengers 3 696 berths 350 cars 932 lane metres 4 MAN diesels, combined 31 800 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 22 knots For a history of the Silja Europa, see this previous entry on her. The photographs below show the Silja

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Bore IMO 5048485 Previous names: Bore, Borea, Kristina Regina Built 1960, Oskarshamns varv, Sweden Tonnage 4 295 GT Length 99,83 m Width 15,28 m Draugth 5,25 m Ice class 1A 245 passengers 2 Wärtsilä-Vaasa diesels, combined 3 240 kW 1 propeller 1 bow thruster Speed 17 knots My most recent contribution to Maritime Matters is a a detailed photographic tour of the Bore in her current state as a

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Spirit of Adventure IMO 7904889 Former names: Berlin, Princess Mahsuri, Orange Melody Built 1980, HDW Kiel, West Germany Tonnage 9 570 GT Length 139,30 m Width 17,51 m Draugth 4,98 m 352 passengers 352 berths 2 MaK diesels, combined 7 060 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 18,3 knots As the name implifies, the Spirit of Adventure is an expedition cruise ship and the sole ship of the Spirit

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Nordlandia IMO 7928811 Former names: Olau Hollandia, Nord Gotlandia Built 1981, AG Weser Seebeckswerft, Bremerhaven, West Germany Tonnage 21 473 GT Length 153,40 m Width 24,70 m Draugth 8,80 m Ice class 1A 2 048 passengers 938 berths 450 cars or 42 trucks 4 Pielstick diesels, combined 15 300 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 20 knots For a very short history of the Nordlandia, see the first

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Marina IMO 9438066 Built 2011, Fincantieri Genoa, Italy Tonnage 66 084 GT Length 239,30 m Width 32,19 m Draugth 7,60 m 1 258 passengers 1 258 berths 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 24 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 19,5 knots The Marina is Oceania Cruises' first newbuilt ship, completed this year by Fincantieri. She bears a passing resemblance to the company's

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Baltic Princess IMO 9354284 Built 2008, Aker Yards, France / Aker Yards, Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 48 915 GT Length 212,10 m Width 29,00 m Draugth 6,42 m Ice class 1A Super 2 800 passengers 2 484 berths 600 cars 1 130 lanemetres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 32 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 24,5 knots The Baltic Princess is, of course,the second ship in Tallink's Galaxy-class (the

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Costa Luminosa IMO 9398905 Built 2009, Fincantieri Marghera, Italy Tonnage 92 700 GT Length 294,00 m Width 32,25 m Draught 8,00 m 2 260 passengers 6 MaK diesels, combined 64 000 kW 2 azipods (?) 3 bow thrusters Speed 21,6 knots There's very little new to say about the Costa Luminosa. She's been a common visitor in Helsinki during this summer. The photographs below show her departing from

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The Kships "service" will be suspended for the next week or so, as I'll be travelling to Turku (the 2011 European Capital of Culture) to visit the archives of Finland Steamship Company for purposes of doing research for my master's thesis. And maybe quick visits to the Bore and the Forum Marinum maritime museum, and maybe photographing the Turku-Stockholm ferries too... If all goes to plan,

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Rotterdam IMO 9122552 Built 1997, Fincantieri Venice, Italy Tonnage 61 849 GT Length 237,95 m Width 32,25 m Draugth 7,80 m 1 668 passengers 1 668 berths 5 Sulzer Fincantieri diesels, combined 37 500 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 25 knots The current Rotterdam is already the sixth ship with that name in the Holland-America Line fleet. Often she's referred to as the

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Let's start off with a little announcement. I mentioned in the Kships' first anniversary entry that last month (July 2011) was looking to be a record breaker in terms of page views. That indeed it was, with 4 633 page views during the month, beating the previous record by over a thousand views. Many thanks to everyone who have visited (and hopefully enjoyed) this site. Now onwards to the photos.

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I've recently been reading a lot of books related to the history of Finnlines and Finland Steamship Company/Effoa for my under-construction Master's Thesis. Amongst these books is Matti Pietikäinen's absolutely brilliant recent From High Arctic to Antarctica: Ships of the Thom Companies in the Seven Seas. In addition to ships owned by the Thom companies (Thombrokers, Thomesto and Thominvest - all

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Saga Pearl II IMO 8000214 Former names: Astor, Arkona, Astoria Built 1981, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) Hamburg, West Germany Tonnage 18 591 GT Length 164,34 m Width 22,89 m Draugth 6,11 m 618 passengers 618 berths 4 MAN diesels, combined 9 400 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 18 knots For a full account on the history of the Saga Pearl II, see the previous entry on her. Since that

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Gabriella IMO 8917601 Built 1992, Brodogradiliste Split, Croatia Tonnage 35 492 GT Length 171,50 m Width 28,20 m Draught 6,25 m Ice class 1 A Super 2 420 passengers 2 402 berths 400 cars 900 lane metres 4 Pielstick diesels, combined 23 760 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots  You can never have too many pictures of the Gabriella. Well maybe you can, but I think there's room in this

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Kships has now been around for exactly one year, with the 1st entry posted on 20 July 2010 at 14.42 Finnish summer time. To commemorate the occasion I thought that I'd share with you a bit about the background and statistics of the blog's first year in addition to sharing with you the interior photographs of the Isabella from 17 years ago posted earlier today. Ultimately the fault of Kships

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Isabella IMO 8700723 Built 1989, Brodogradiliste Split, Yugoslavia Tonnage 34 000 GT Length 169,40 m Width 27,60 m Draught 6,40 m Ice class 1 A Super 2 200 passengers 2 184 berths 420 cars or 53 trucks 4 Wärtsilä-Pielstick diesels, combined 24 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots (Technical data from Viking Line's 1992 brochure for the ship). So then, for Kships' first

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Silja Serenade IMO 8715259 Built 1990, Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 58 376 GT Length 203,03 m Width 31,93 m Draugth 7,12 m Ice class 1A Super 2 852 passengers 3 001 berths 410 cars 1 600 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä-Vasa diesels, combined 32 580 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 21 knots I found to my surprise I've posted just two entries with photographs of the

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Seabourn Sojourn IMO 9417098 Built 2010, T. Mariotti, Italy Tonnage 32 346 GT Length 198,15 m Width 25,60 m Draught 6,40 m 462 passengers 462 berths 4 Wärtsdilä diesels, combined 23 040 kW 2 azipods 2 bow thrusters Service speed 19 knots Maximum speed 25,5 knots Seabourn Sojourn is the second ship in a trio of newbuildings for the Carnival Corporations -owned Yachts of Seabourn. (Personally I

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Le Boréal IMO 9502506 Built 2010, Fincantieri Ancona, Italy Tonnage 10 700 GT Length 142,00 m Width 18,00 m Draught 4,70 m Ice class 1C 264 passengers 264 berths Diesels, combined 6 400 kW 2 azipods 1 bow thruster Speed 16 knots There's really nothing much new to say about Le Boréal  that I wouldn't already have said in the previous entry about her. She's still a magnificient yatch-like cruise

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MSC Poesia IMO 9387073 Built 2008, Aker Yards Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France Tonnage 93 330 GT Length 293,80 m Width 32,20 m Draugth 7,70 m 3 013 passengers 5 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 58 000 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 22 knots MSC Poesia is the third ship in MSC Cruises' Musica-class (currently numbering a total of four ship and two more under

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The temperature outside is +28 degrees Celsius today. To balance what is probably the warmest day of the summer, I'd like to take you back to this year's February and my cruise to St. Petersburg onboard the Princess Maria. On that trip the outside temperatures were closer to -28 degrees centigrade. Some of these images have already been featured in the April 2011 issue of Ulkomatala. For those

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Smyril IMO 9275218 Built 2005, IZAR San Fernando, Spain Tonnage 12 320 GT Length 135,00 m Width 22,70 m Draught 5,60 m 800 passengers (winter) / 975 passengers (summer) 96 passenger cabins 200 cars or 30 trailers 1 830 lane metres 4 MAN B&W diesels, combined 13 440 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21 knots Smyril is a small(ish) local ferry belonging to Strandfaraskip Landsins, a public

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Norröna IMO 9227390 Built 2003, Flender Werft Lübeck, Germany Tonnage 36 966 GT Length 165,74 m Width 30,00 m Draught 6,50 m 1 482 passengers 1 012 berths 800 cars or 130 trailers 1 830 lane metres 4 diesels, combined 21 600 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21 knots The Norröna is the only passenger ship in addition to Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 to operate a regular passenger service on

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Color Fantasy IMO 9278234 Built 2004, Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 74 500 GT Length 223,70 m Width 35,00 m Draught 6,80 m Ice class 1B 2 750 passengers 2 667 berths 750 cars 1 270 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 31 200 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 22 knots Color Fantasy was Color Line's first ever newbuilding. When delivered in 2004

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Fakta om Fartyg, my all-time favourite ship information database website, has closed down due to technical difficulties. Which is a sad, sad thing as it was by far the best free information database related to ships that could be found online. I even learned to speak (or at least read) Swedish largely thanks to FoF. Thank you, Micke Asklander, for keeping up such a fabulous website for such a

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Nordnorge IMO 9107784 Built 1997, Kvaerner Kleven Ulsteinvik, Norway Tonnage 11 386 GT Length 123,30 m Width 19,50 m Draught 4,90 m 694 passengers 457 berths 45 cars 2 MaK diesels, combined 9 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 18 knots Nordnorge is one of the newest generation of coastal express ships belonging to Hurtigruten (formerly known in English as Norwegian

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Stena Germanica IMO 9145176 Built 2001, Astilleros Españoles Puerta Real, Spain Tonnage 46 353 GT Length 240,10 m Width 28,70 m Draught 6,00 m 1 300 passengers 1 067 berths 300 cars 3 907 lane metres 4 Sulzer diesels, combined 24 000 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots The current Stena Germanica (not to be confused with the previous Stena Germanica) was the fourth and final ship

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AIDAcara IMO 9112789 Built 1996, Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 38 557 GT Length 193,30 m Width 32,60 m Draught 6,20 m 1 230 passengers 1 230 berths 4 MAN diesels, combined 21 720 kW 2 controllable pitch propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots AIDAcara is Aida Cruises oldest ship and as such the very beginning of the veru successful casual cruising brand. Yet the

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Stena Scandinavica IMO 9235517 Built 2003, Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan, South Korea Tonnage 55 050 GT Length 241,06 m Width 29,90 m Draught 6,30 m 1 300 passengers 1 040 berths 300 cars 4 220 lane metres 4 MAN diesels, combined 25 920 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters Speed 22,5 knots The histories of Stena Line ships tend to be confusing as the company uses route-specific names, with new

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Color Magic IMO 9349863 Built 2007, Aker Finnyards Turku New Shipyard (hull), Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard (outfitting), Finland Tonnage 75 027 GT Length 223,75 m Width 35,00 m Draught 6,80 m 2 750 passengers 2 669 berths 550 cars 1 265 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 31 200 kW 2 propellers 3 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 22 knots The 2007-built Color Magic gets the honour of

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There will be no additional updates to Kships this month, as I will be departing on an 11-night cruise with MSC Poesia tomorrow. For those interested, the cruise will have the itenerary Kiel (Germany) - Bergen (Norway) - Torshavn (Faroe Islands) - Akureyri (Iceland) - Isafjödjur (Iceland) - Reykjavik (Iceland) - Lerwick (Shetland Islands) - Kiel. If all goes to plan, I will return in early June

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Vision of the Seas IMO 9116876 Built 1998, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France Tonnage 78 491 GT Length 278,94 m Width 32,20 m Draugth 7,80 m 2 435 passengers 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 50 400 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 22 knots During the summers of 2010 and 2011 Royal Caribbean's Vision of the Seas has been sailing on one-week cruises on the Baltic

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Fram IMO 9370018 Built 2007, Fincantieri Trieste, Italy Tonnage 11 647 GT Length 114,00 m Width 20,20 m Draugth 5,10 m Ice class 1 A 500 passengers 318 passenger berths 4 MaK diesels, combined 7 924 kW 2 azipods 2 bow thruster Speed 16 knots Hurtigruten's Fram making her second visit to Helsinki during 2011 on 13 May 2011. She is one of the few cruise ships large enough to use the

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I already posted this entry yesterday, but due to Blogger's technical problems it seems to have disappeared, along with all other changes made. Here's an abridged repost. MSC Opera IMO 9250464 Built 2004, Chantiers de l'Atlantique St. Nazaire, France Tonnage 59 058 GT Length 251,25 m Width 28,80 m Draught 6,60 m 2 200 passengers 2 200 berths 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 30 600 kW 2 propellers 2

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Princess Anastasia IMO 8414582 Built 1986, Wärtsilä Turku New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 37 583 GT Length 176,82 m Width 28,40 m Draught 6,71 m Ice class 1A Super 2 500 passengers 2 447 berths 580 cars 1 115 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 22 988 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots SPL Princess Anastasia, as her official name goes, made a second cruise call to Helsinki this

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Silja Symphony IMO 8803769 Built 1991, Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland Tonnage 58 377 GT Length 203,03 m Width 31,93 m Draught 7,12 m Ice class 1A Super 2 852 passengers 3 001 berths 410 cars 1 600 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä-Vasa diesels, combined 32 580 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 21 knots Silja Symphony once again passing through the Kustaanmiekka strait

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Yesterday was the beginning of this summer's cruise season in Helsinki, with Hurtigruten's Fram once again as the year's first visitor. Unfortunately I missed the season opener this time around, as I was at the University at my thesis seminar all day. However, today saw the arrival of this summer's second "cruise guest", St. Peter Line's cruiseferry Princess Anastasia, that is making two

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Finnstar IMO 9319442 Built 2006, Fincantieri Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Tonnage 45 923 GT Length 218,80 m Width 30,50 m Draught 7,00 m Ice class 1 A Super 500 passengers 500 berths 4 216 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 48 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 25 knots There is little to say about the Finnstar that wouldn't have already been covered in the first entry on the

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Silja Festival IMO 8306498 Built 1986, Wärtsilä Marine Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 34 417 GT Length 168,00 m Width 27,60 m Draught 6,50 m Ice class 1 A Super 1 886 passengers 1 937 berths 300 cars or 60 trailers 4 Wärtsilä-SEMT-Pielstick diesels, combined 26 200 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 22 knots For a history of the Silja Festival (and some notes on her livery and

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This is not a political blog, but I would like to comment on the results of today's Finnish parliamentary elections: 80% of the population did not vote for rightist nationalist populists. I sincerely hope the admittedly phenomenal rise of the True Finns party does not mean that for the next four years our politics will be dominated by the will of a minority that gathered only 20% by the votes, as

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MSC Sinfonia IMO 9210153 Built 2002, Chantiers de l'Atlantique St. Nazaire, France Tonnage 58 625 GT Length 251,20 m Width 28,80 m Draugth 6,80 m 2 223 passengers 2 223 berths 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 31 680 kW 2 azimuth pods 2 bow thrusters Speed 20,8 knots MSC Sinfonia was built in 2002 for Festival Cruises as European Stars, their third (and last) newbuilt ship. The European Stars and

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Romantika IMO 9237589 Built 2002, Aker Finnyards Rauma, Finland Tonnage 40 975 GT Length 193,80 m Width 29,00 m Draught 6,50 m Ice class 1A Super 2 500 passengers 2 172 berths 300 cars 1 030 lanemeters 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 26 240 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots The Romantika was the first-ever newbuilding delivered to Tallink (as I've probably already mentioned a thousand

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Merilin IMO 9194256 Built 1999, Austal Shipyard Henderson, Australia Tonnage 920 GT Length 52,60 m Width 13,30 m Draught 1,50 m 411 passengers 4 MTU diesels, combined 9 280 kW 4 KaMeWa waterjets Speed 40 knots The Merilin and her operator Linda Line are probably not that well known, so perhaps it's prudent to cover the history of the company as well as the ship here. Linda Line was established

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Amorella IMO 8601915 Built 1988, Brodogradiliste Split, Yugoslavia Tonnage 35 384 GT Length 169,40 m Width 27,60 m Draught 6,35 m 2 480 passengers 1 046 berths 350 cars 900 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä-Pielstick diesels, combined 23 760 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots Amorella was the first of the four near-identical ships built by Brodogradiliste Split in Yugoslavia/Croatia.

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Amadea IMO 8913162 Built 1991, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki, Japan Tonnage 28 856 GT Length 192,82 m Width 24,70 m Draugth 6,60 m 624 passengers 2 MAN-Mitsubishi diesels, combined 17 300 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster Speed 21 knots For a history of the Amadea, see the previous entry about her. The photographs below show the Amadea arriving in Stockholm. Photographed from onboard the

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SuperSeaCat Four IMO 9141883 Built 1999, Fincantieri Riva Trigoso, Italy Tonnage 4 697 GT Length 100,00 m Width 17,10 m Draught 2,70 m 800 passengers 175 cars, 2 buses 4 Rouston diesels, combined 27 500 kW 4 KaMeWa waterjets 2 bow thrusters Speed 38 knots SuperSeaCat Four was the fourth and last MDV1200-type fast monohull ferry delivered to Sea Containers. On completion in May 1999 she was laid

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SuperSeaCat Three IMO 9141871 Built 1999, Fincantieri Riva Trigoso, Italy Tonnage 4 697 GT Length 100,00 m Width 17,10 m Draught 2,70 m 800 passengers 175 cars, 2 buses 4 Rouston diesels, combined 27 500 kW 4 KaMeWa waterjets 2 bow thrusters Speed 38 knots The SuperSeaCats are perhaps best known internationally as fast ferries sailing on the English Channel. However, three of the ships also

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Victoria I IMO 9281281 Built 2004, Aker Finnyards Rauma, Finland Tonnage 40 975 GT Length 193,80 m Width 29,00 m Draught 6,50 m Ice class 1A Super 2 500 passengers 2 252 berths 400 cars 1 000 lanemeters 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 26 240 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots Victoria I was the second newbuilt ship built for Tallink, delivered in 2004 from (what was then) the Aker

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Star IMO 9364722 Built 2007, Aker Finnyards Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 36 250 GT Length 186,00 m Width 27,70 m Draught 6,50 m Ice class 1A 1 900 passengers 520 berths 450 cars 1 981 lanemeters 4 MaK diesels, combined 48 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 27,7 knots Yes, I do  have a shitload of photographs of the Star. She keeps shuttling back and forth between Helsinki

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Silja Festival IMO 8306498 Built 1986, Wärtsilä Marine Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 34 417 GT Length 168,00 m Width 27,60 m Draught 6,50 m Ice class 1 A Super 1 886 passengers 1 937 berths 300 cars or 60 trailers 4 Wärtsilä-SEMT-Pielstick diesels, combined 26 200 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 22 knots Despite having sailed for just two companies under two different names,

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Superfast VII IMO 9198941 Built 2001, HDW Kiel, Germany Tonnage 30 285 GT Length 203,30 m Width 25,42 m Draught 6,60 m Ice class 1 A Super 626 passengers 626 berths 661 cars 1 891 lane metres 4 Wärtsilä-Sulzer diesels, combined 46 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 28,9 knots Superfast VII was the first in a series of four identical ice-reinforced fast ferries built for

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Stena Germanica IMO 7907659 Built 1987, Gdynia Stocnia i Komuni Paryski, Poland Tonnage 39 178 GT Length 175,37 m Width 30,80 m Draught 6,75 m 2 500 passengers 2 364 berths 569 cars 1 268 lanemetres 4 Zgoda-Sulzer diesels, combined 33 098 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots To clarify that which should have been evident from the build date, this is not the current (third) Stena

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Stena Jutlandica IMO 9125944 Built 1996, Van der Gissen de Noord Ijssel, Netherlands Tonnage 29 691 GT Length 182,35 m Width 28,43 m Draught 6,00 m 1 500 passengers 200 berths 550 cars or 122 trucks 600 metres railway tracks 4 MAN B&W diesels, combined 25 920 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 21,5 knots Stena Line is a company known for - amongst other things - recycling the same names for

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Princess of Scandinavia IMO 7361324 Built 1976, Lübecker Flender-Werke, West Germany Tonnage 22 528 GT Length 184,55 m Width 26,40 m Draugth 6,20 m 1 507 passengers 1 617 berths 420 cars 910 lanemetres 4 Pielstick diesels, combined 33 540 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 27 knots Inside, the Princess of  Scandinavia posessed a similar feature as the Finnjet did during her later years:

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Princess of Scandinavia IMO 7361324 Built 1976, Lübecker Flender-Werke, West Germany Tonnage 22 528 GT Length 184,55 m Width 26,40 m Draugth 6,20 m 1 507 passengers 1 617 berths 420 cars 910 lanemetres 4 Pielstick diesels, combined 33 540 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 27 knots Following a trip to the archives, I present the long-promised photographs of DFDS Seaways' Princess of

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SC Atlantic IMO 8325432 Built 1986, Stocnia Szczecinska im A. Warskiego Szczecin, Poland Tonnage 12 798 GT Length 139,55 m Width 21,00 m Draught 5,60 m 236 passengers 236 berths 344 cars (?) 540 lanemeters (?) 4 Sulzer diesels, combined 12 800 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster 2 stern thrusters (?) Speed 18 knots My third encounter with the Dmitriy Shostakovich -classer SC Atlantic was recently in

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Viking Cinderella IMO 8719188 Built 1989, Wärtsilä Marine Turku, Finland Tonnage 46 398 GT Length 191,00 m Width 29,00 m Draught 6,74 m 2560 passengers 2500 berths 480 cars or 60 trucks (in cruise service parking space for 100 cars) 760 lanemeters 4 Sulzer diesels, combined 28 800 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots Viking Cinderella has been something of a hidden gem regarding this

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Birger Jarl IMO 5044893 Built 1953, Finnboda Varv Nacka, Sweden Tonnage 3 564 GT Length 92,50 m Width 14,28 m Draught 5,50 m Ice class 1C 369 passengers 369 berths 1 MAN-B&W diesel, 2 795 kW 1 propeller 1 bow thruster Speed 15,50 knots Birger Jarl is a veritable relic that continues sailing only due to an exemption granted from SOLAS 2010 requirements. The Birger Jarl (also her original name)

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SC Atlantic IMO 8325432 Built 1986, Stocnia Szczecinska im A. Warskiego Szczecin, Poland Tonnage 12 798 GT Length 139,55 m Width 21,00 m Draught 5,60 m 236 passengers 236 berths 344 cars (?) 540 lanemeters (?) 4 Sulzer diesels, combined 12 800 kW 2 propellers 1 bow thruster 2 stern thrusters Speed 18 knots SC Atlantic is a cruise ship aimed at the Russian market (though to my knowledge she is

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Star IMO 9364722 Built 2007, Aker Finnyards Helsinki, Finland Tonnage 36 250 GT Length 186,00 m Width 27,70 m Draught 6,50 m Ice class 1A 1 900 passengers 520 berths 450 cars 1 981 lanemeters 4 MaK diesels, combined 48 000 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster Speed 27,7 knots The Star shortly after departing from Helsinki's Länsisatama on 11 April 2008, photographed from Hernesaari.

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Superspeed 1 IMO 9374519 Built 2008, Aker Finnyards Rauma, Finland Tonnage 34 231 GT (before the 2011 refit) Length 212,80 m Width 25,80 m Draught 6,55 m 2 328 passengers 54 berths 764 cars or 117 trucks 2 036 lanemeters 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 37 800 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 2 stern thrusters Speed 27 knots SuperSpeed 1 was the first of two fast ferries built by Aker Finnyards'

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Galaxy IMO 9333694 Built 2006, Aker Finnyards Rauma, Finland Tonnage 48 915 GT Length 212,10 m Width 29,00 m Draft 6,40 m Ice class 1A Super 2 800 passengers 2 138 berths 420 cars 1 130 lanemeters 4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 26 240 kW 2 propellers 2 bow thrusters Speed 22 knots For history of the Galaxy, see the previous entry on her. Though I admit in the photo below it is a bit hard to

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