MS Romantika in Helsinki, February 2006. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MS Romantika |
| Owner: | Tallink |
| Operator: | Tallink |
| Port of registry: | 2002–2009: Tallinn, Estonia 2009 onwards: Riga, Latvia[1] |
| Route: | Riga–Stockholm (as of 2009)[2] |
| Ordered: | 30 August 2000[1] |
| Builder: | Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland[1] |
| Yard number: | 433[1] |
| Laid down: | 23 May 2001[1] |
| Launched: | 14 December 2001[1] |
| Christened: | 14 December 2001[1] |
| Acquired: | 10 May 2002[1] |
| In service: | 21 May 2002[1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9237589[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Romantika-class ferry |
| Tonnage: | 40,803 GT (gross tonnage) 4,500 metric tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 192.90 m (632 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 29.00 m (95 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: | 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Ice class: | 1 A Super |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 diesels, combined 26,240 kW (35,190 hp) |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,500 passengers 2,172 passenger berths 300 cars 1,000 lanemeters |
MS Romantika (Estonian "Romantika" means "Romance" in English) is a cruiseferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink on a route connecting Stockholm, Sweden to Riga, Latvia. She was built in 2002 by Aker Finnyards, Rauma and she was the first ever newbuilding to be delivered to Tallink. Between 2002 and 2006 the Romantika was used on the Helsinki–Tallinn route, until she was replaced by the new MS Galaxy. After this she was transferred to the Tallinn–Stockholm route, sailing parallel with her sister MS Victoria I.
After the delivery of MS Baltic Queen the Romantika was transferred to the Stockholm-Riga route in May 2009.[3] Simultaneously with this she was changed from Estonian to Latvian registry.[1]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Romantika_(ship,_2002) Romantika (ship, 2002)] at Wikimedia Commons
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