MS Romantika
 MS Romantika in Helsinki, February 2006. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MS Romantika |
| Owner: | Tallink |
| Operator: | Tallink |
| Port of registry: |
2002–2009: Tallinn,  Estonia2009 onwards: Riga,  Latvia[1] |
| Route: | Tallinn-Mariehamn-Stockholm |
| 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 4,500 t 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 (Latvian and Estonian "Romantika" means "Romance" in English) is a cruiseferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink on a route connecting Stockholm, Sweden to Tallinn, Estonia. 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.[2] Simultaneously with this she was changed from Estonian to Latvian registry. When the MS Silja Europa was chartered out from Tallink service in August 2014, the Romantika returned to the Tallinn–Mariehamn-Stockholm route.[1]
See also
References
External links
Media related to Romantika (ship, 2002) at Wikimedia Commons
- (Swedish) Tallink silja website for MS Romantika
- (Swedish) MS Romantika at Fakta om Fartyg
- Romantika at marinetraffic.com
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