A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship with a Ro-Pax ferry. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience See also Merchant ship Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro Ships are ferries designed to carry wheeled Cargo such as Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while others use the ships as means of transportation.
Cruiseferry traffic is mainly concentrated in the seas of Northern Europe, especially the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as (Finland The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. However, similar ships traffic across the English Channel as well as the Irish Sea, Mediterranean and even on the North Atlantic. The Irish Sea ( Irish: Muir Éireann or Muir Meann; Scottish Gaelic: Muir Eireann Welsh: Môr Iwerddon, Cruiseferries also operate from China and Australia. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
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Baltic Sea cruiseferries
In the northern Baltic Sea, two major rival companies, Viking Line and Silja Line, have for decades competed on the routes between Turku and Helsinki in Finland and Sweden's capital Stockholm. The Baltic Sea is crossed by several Cruiseferry lines Some important shipping companies are Viking Line, Silja Line, Tallink and Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Since the 1990's Tallink has also risen as a notable company in the area, culminating with acquisition of Silja Line in 2006. Tallink is an Estonian Shipping company currently operating cruiseferries and Ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
List of largest cruiseferries of their time
The term "cruiseferry" did not come into use until the 1980s, although it has been retroactively applied to earlier ferries that have large cabin capabilities and public spaces in addition to their car- and passenger-carrying capacity.
| Year | Name | Tonnage1 | Company | Traffic area | Flag | Notes |
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| 1975 | MS Belorussiya | 16,331 GRT | Black Sea Shipping Company | Black Sea |  Soviet Union |
Alongside five identical sisters build 1975-76 |
| 1977 | GTS Finnjet | 24,605 GRT | Finnlines | Baltic Sea |  Finland |
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| 1981 | MS Finlandia | 25,905 GRT | Effoa (for Silja Line traffic) | Baltic Sea | Finland |
Alongside identical sister M/S Silvia Regina |
| 1982 | MS Scandinavia | 26,474 GRT | Scandinavian World Cruises, later DFDS Seaways |
New York—Bahamas Copenhagen—Oslo |
 Bahamas |
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| 1985 | MS Svea | 33,829 GRT | Johnson Line (for Silja Line traffic) | Baltic Sea |  Sweden |
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| 1985 | MS Mariella | 37,799 GRT | SF Line (for Viking Line traffic) | Baltic Sea | Finland |
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| 1989 | MS Athena | 40,012 GRT | Rederi AB Slite (for Viking Line traffic) | Baltic Sea | Sweden |
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| 1989 | MS Cinderella | 46,398 GRT | SF Line (for Viking Line traffic) | Baltic Sea | Finland |
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| 1990 | MS Silja Serenade | 58,376 GRT | Silja Line | Baltic Sea | Finland |
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| 1991 | MS Silja Symphony | 58,377 GRT | Silja Line | Baltic Sea | Sweden |
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| 1993 | MS Silja Europa | 59,914 GT | Silja Line | Baltic Sea | Finland |
Ordered by Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic |
| 2001 | MS Pride of Rotterdam | 59,925 GT | P&O Ferries | North Sea |  Netherlands |
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| 2004 | MS Color Fantasy | 75,027 GT | Color Line | Kattegat, Skagerrak |  Norway |
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| 2007 | MS Color Magic | 75,100 GT | Color Line | Kattegat, Skagerrak | Norway |
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| 1May be specified in gross tonnage (GT) or gross register tons (GRT). The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Overview Finnjet was built at the Wärtsilä shipyard (now Aker Finnyards) (Build-No Finnlines Oy is a Finnish Shipping company that operates freight throughout Northern Europe as well as passenger services in the The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Service history 1981—1990 MS Finlandia Originally to be named MS Skandia, Finlandia was the first large modern cruiseferry to Effoa was a Finnish shipping company founded in 1883 by Captain Lars Krogius as the Finland Steamship Company or Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolag in Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. History Design and construction In the late 1970s Effoa and Rederi AB Svea, two of the owners of the Baltic Sea Ferry Restaurants Beachcomber (24 hour buffet restaurant Island Restaurant Oasis Restaurant Clubs Lounges and DFDS A/S, an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally The United Steamship Company) is a Danish Shipping company. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and History Silja Line service MS Svea and her sister MS ''Wellamo'' were modeled after Silja Line's highly successful Helsinki — Johnson Line (Swedish Johnsonlinjen was a Shipping line founded in 1904 as a subsidiary of Rederi AB Nordstjernan. Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. History When the Mariella was delivered in 1985 she was the first ship on Viking Line's Helsinki — Stockholm service which was not owned SF Line was the name of the Finnish shipping company presently known as Viking Line. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. History Viking Line service In the latter half of the 1980s owners of the rival shipping companies Viking Line and Silja Line competed heavily Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish Shipping company, founded in 1947 Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. History The Cinderella was planned in the later half of the 1980s as the new flagship for SF Line SF Line was the name of the Finnish shipping company presently known as Viking Line. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. History The ship was ordered on October 26 1987 by Effoa for Silja Line traffic Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. History While the Silja Symphony was being built the shipyard building her ( Wärtsilä Marine) went bankrupt and as a result she was delivered several months Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. History January 23, 1993. The MS Europa is launched March 5, 1993. Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish Shipping company, founded in 1947 Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands Facilities The facilities are based over 12 decks. The main public rooms and services centre around atrium area on Decks 8 and 9 P&O Ferries (formerly P&O European Ferries) is a constituent company of DP World (which took over its parent company the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Onboard Restaurants and cafés Oceanic à la Carte Restaurant Grand Buffet Cosmopolitan Gourmet Restaurant Mama Bella Pizza Ristorante Tapas Bar Promenade This article is about a ferry operator for the civil rights issue see Color-line. The Kattegat ( Danish) or Kattegatt ( Swedish) is a sea area bounded by Jutland ( Denmark and extreme north Germany) The Skagerrak Strait runs between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, connecting the Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional This article is about a ferry operator for the civil rights issue see Color-line. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, GT or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume Gross Register Tonnage (abbreviated variously as GRT, grt, gr | ||||||
List of cruiseferry operators
- ANEK Lines
- Brittany Ferries
- Color Line
- Corsica Ferries
- Cruise Ferries
- DFDS Seaways
- Eckerö Line
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Grimaldi Ferries
- Irish Ferries
- Moby Lines
- P&O Ferries
- Polferries
- Silja Line
- SNCM
- Stena Line
- Superfast Ferries
- Tallink
- Tirrenia
- Viking Line
See also
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 M/S Silja Europa, the largest cruiseferry in the world 1993-2001. ANEK Lines is a shipping company It was originally created with the help of shareholders who were inhabitants of Crete Brittany Ferries is a French Ferry company that runs ships between France, the UK, Ireland and Spain. This article is about a ferry operator for the civil rights issue see Color-line. Corsica Ferries and Sardinia Ferries are marketing names used by Corsica Ferries an Italy -based Ferry company that operates traffic to and from the islands Star Cruises is the third-largest Cruise line in the world behind Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean, and dominates the Asia-Pacific DFDS A/S, an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally The United Steamship Company) is a Danish Shipping company. ' Eckerö Line and Eckerö Linjen' are two Finnish shipping companies owned by the Åland -based Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö, founded Irish Continental Group plc,, trading as Irish Ferries, is a quoted Irish Ferry operator Moby Lines (Moby Lines SpA is an Italian Shipping company that operates ferries and cruiseferries between the Italian mainland and the islands P&O Ferries (formerly P&O European Ferries) is a constituent company of DP World (which took over its parent company the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Polferries is the largest Polish ferry operatorThe Polish Baltic Shipping Company was established on 31 January 1976 as a state-owned Shipping company Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. SNCM ( Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée) is a French Ferry company operating in the Mediterranean Sea. Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators with Ferry services serving Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Great Britain Superfast Ferries is a Greece -based Ferry company founded in 1993 by Pericles Panagopulos and Alexander Panagopulos Tallink is an Estonian Shipping company currently operating cruiseferries and Ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Tirrenia is a Frazione of Pisa, Italy with a population of 3112 inhabitants Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands This is a list of RORO vessels which took on water and capsized or sank due to problems with the loading doors or vehicle decks History January 23, 1993. The MS Europa is launched March 5, 1993. |
 M/S Cinderella departing Helsinki. History The Cinderella was planned in the later half of the 1980s as the new flagship for SF Line Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. |
 M/S Mariella at the Kustaanmiekka strait |
 M/S Color Fantasy, the largest cruiseferry in the world 2004—2007. History When the Mariella was delivered in 1985 she was the first ship on Viking Line's Helsinki — Stockholm service which was not owned Suomenlinna, until 1918 Viapori, ( Finnish) or Sveaborg ( Swedish) is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands today within Onboard Restaurants and cafés Oceanic à la Carte Restaurant Grand Buffet Cosmopolitan Gourmet Restaurant Mama Bella Pizza Ristorante Tapas Bar Promenade |
 MS Galaxy in Helsinki West Harbour. Facilities The facilities are based over 12 decks. The main public rooms and services centre around atrium area on Decks 8 and 9 History The introduction of Tallink's first newbuilding the cruiseferry MS ''Romantika'', in 2002 on the cruise service between Tallinn and Helsinki |
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