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Cruiseferry

A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a Ro-Pax ferry. 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.

Pride of Bilbao (now Moby Orli), an archetypical cruiseferry. Built for Rederi AB Slite for the Baltic cruise market and operated until 2010 by P&O Ferries between Portsmouth in the UK and Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain. She was sold by Irish Continental Group at the end of her charter to P&O Ferries in 2010 and the operated for St. Peter Line among Stockholm, Tallinn, Helsinki and Saint Petersburg, before being moved to Italy.

Cruiseferry traffic is mainly concentrated in the seas of Northern Europe, especially the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. However, similar ships traffic across the English Channel as well as the Irish Sea, Mediterranean and even on the North Atlantic. Cruiseferries also operate from India, China and Australia.

Baltic Sea cruiseferries edit

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. Since the 1990s Tallink has also risen as a major company in the area, culminating with acquisition of Silja Line in 2006.

List of largest cruiseferries of their time edit

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.[citation needed]

Year Name Tonnage1 Company Traffic area Flag Notes
1975 MS Belorussiya 16,331 GRT Black Sea Shipping Company Black Sea   Soviet Union Alongside five identical sisters built 1975–76
1976 MS Napoléon [fr] 20,079 GRT SNCM Mediterranean   France Sent to Comarit in 2002.
1977 GTS Finnjet 24,605 GRT Enso-Gutzeit (Finnlines traffic) Baltic Sea   Finland Gas turbine-powered. Also fastest and longest
1981 MS Finlandia 25,905 GRT Effoa (Silja Line traffic) Baltic Sea   Finland Alongside identical sister MS Silvia Regina
1982 MS Scandinavia 26,747 GT Scandinavian World Cruises [da],
later DFDS Seaways
New YorkBahamas
CopenhagenOslo
  Denmark
1985 MS Svea 33,829 GT Johnson Line (Silja Line traffic) Baltic Sea   Sweden
1985 MS Mariella 37,799 GT SF Line (Viking Line traffic) Baltic Sea   Finland
1989 MS Athena 40,012 GT Rederi AB Slite (Viking Line traffic) Baltic Sea   Sweden
1989 MS Cinderella 46,398 GT SF Line (Viking Line traffic) Baltic Sea   Finland
1990 MS Silja Serenade 58,376 GT Silja Line Baltic Sea   Finland
1991 MS Silja Symphony 58,377 GT Silja Line Baltic Sea   Sweden
1993 MS Silja Europa 59,914 GT Tallink Baltic Sea   Estonia Ordered by Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
2001 MS Pride of Rotterdam 59,925 GT P&O Ferries North Sea   Netherlands
2001 MS Pride of Hull 59,925 GT P&O Ferries North Sea   Netherlands
2004 MS Color Fantasy 75,027 GT Color Line Kattegat, Skagerrak   Norway
2007 MS Color Magic 75,100 GT Color Line Kattegat, Skagerrak   Norway
1May be specified in gross tonnage (GT) or gross register tons (GRT).

List of cruiseferry operators edit

Åland edit

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Croatia edit

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Greece edit

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the ships as means of transportation Pride of Bilbao now Moby Orli an archetypical cruiseferry Built for Rederi AB Slite for the Baltic cruise market and operated until 2010 by P amp O Ferries between Portsmouth in the UK and Bilbao in the Basque Country Spain She was sold by Irish Continental Group at the end of her charter to P amp O Ferries in 2010 and the operated for St Peter Line among Stockholm Tallinn Helsinki and Saint Petersburg before being moved to Italy Cruiseferry traffic is mainly concentrated in the seas of Northern Europe especially the Baltic Sea and the North Sea However similar ships traffic across the English Channel as well as the Irish Sea Mediterranean and even on the North Atlantic Cruiseferries also operate from India China and Australia Contents 1 Baltic Sea cruiseferries 2 List of largest cruiseferries of their time 3 List of cruiseferry operators 3 1 Aland 3 2 Australia 3 3 Canada 3 4 Croatia 3 5 Denmark 3 6 Estonia 3 7 Faroe Islands 3 8 Finland 3 9 France 3 10 Greece 3 11 Ireland 3 12 Italy 3 13 Mexico 3 14 Norway 3 15 Poland 3 16 Spain 3 17 Sweden 3 18 United Kingdom 3 19 Japan 4 Gallery 5 See alsoBaltic Sea cruiseferries editMain article 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 Since the 1990s Tallink has also risen as a major company in the area culminating with acquisition of Silja Line in 2006 List of largest cruiseferries of their time editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2023 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 citation needed Year Name Tonnage1 Company Traffic area Flag Notes1975 MS Belorussiya 16 331 GRT Black Sea Shipping Company Black Sea nbsp Soviet Union Alongside five identical sisters built 1975 761976 MS Napoleon fr 20 079 GRT SNCM Mediterranean nbsp France Sent to Comarit in 2002 1977 GTS Finnjet 24 605 GRT Enso Gutzeit Finnlines traffic Baltic Sea nbsp Finland Gas turbine powered Also fastest and longest1981 MS Finlandia 25 905 GRT Effoa Silja Line traffic Baltic Sea nbsp Finland Alongside identical sister MS Silvia Regina1982 MS Scandinavia 26 747 GT Scandinavian World Cruises da later DFDS Seaways New York BahamasCopenhagen Oslo nbsp Denmark1985 MS Svea 33 829 GT Johnson Line Silja Line traffic Baltic Sea nbsp Sweden1985 MS Mariella 37 799 GT SF Line Viking Line traffic Baltic Sea nbsp Finland1989 MS Athena 40 012 GT Rederi AB Slite Viking Line traffic Baltic Sea nbsp Sweden1989 MS Cinderella 46 398 GT SF Line Viking Line traffic Baltic Sea nbsp Finland1990 MS Silja Serenade 58 376 GT Silja Line Baltic Sea nbsp Finland1991 MS Silja Symphony 58 377 GT Silja Line Baltic Sea nbsp Sweden1993 MS Silja Europa 59 914 GT Tallink Baltic Sea nbsp Estonia Ordered by Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic2001 MS Pride of Rotterdam 59 925 GT P amp O Ferries North Sea nbsp Netherlands2001 MS Pride of Hull 59 925 GT P amp O Ferries North Sea nbsp Netherlands2004 MS Color Fantasy 75 027 GT Color Line Kattegat Skagerrak nbsp Norway2007 MS Color Magic 75 100 GT Color Line Kattegat Skagerrak nbsp Norway1May be specified in gross tonnage GT or gross register tons GRT List of cruiseferry operators editThis is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Aland edit nbsp Eckero Linjen nbsp nbsp Viking LineAustralia edit nbsp Spirit of TasmaniaCanada edit nbsp BC Ferries nbsp Marine AtlanticCroatia edit nbsp JadrolinijaDenmark edit nbsp DFDS SeawaysEstonia edit nbsp TallinkFaroe Islands edit nbsp Smyril LineFinland edit nbsp Eckero Line nbsp Silja Line operated by nbsp Tallink nbsp nbsp Viking Line nbsp Finnlines nbsp Wasa LineFrance edit nbsp Brittany Ferries nbsp Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries nbsp Corsica LineaGreece edit nbsp ANEK Lines nbsp Blue Star Ferries nbsp Hellenic Seaways nbsp LANE Lines nbsp Levante Ferries nbsp Minoan Lines nbsp NEL Lines nbsp Superfast Ferries nbsp Ventouris FerriesIreland edit nbsp Brittany Ferries nbsp DFDS Seaways nbsp Irish Ferries nbsp P amp O Ferries nbsp Stena LineItaly edit nbsp Grandi Navi Veloci nbsp Grimaldi Lines nbsp Corsica Ferries nbsp Moby Lines nbsp Tirrenia di NavigazioneMexico edit nbsp Baja FerriesNorway edit nbsp Color Line nbsp Fjord LinePoland edit nbsp PolferriesSpain edit nbsp Trasmediterranea nbsp BaleariaSweden edit nbsp Stena LineUnited Kingdom edit nbsp UK P amp O Ferries nbsp UK NorthLink Ferries nbsp UK Condor Ferries nbsp UK Irish Ferries nbsp UK Stena Line nbsp UK Caledonian MacBrayneJapan edit nbsp Taiheiyō FerryGallery edit nbsp Pont Aven Brittany Ferries flagship nbsp M S Silja Europa the largest cruiseferry in the world 1993 2001 nbsp M S Cinderella departing Helsinki nbsp M S Mega Regina at Ile Rousse nbsp M S Color Fantasy the largest cruiseferry in the world 2004 2007 nbsp MS Cruise Roma in Civitavecchia Italy nbsp M S Danielle Casanova in Bastia Corsica France nbsp M S Pride of Rotterdam nbsp MS Galaxy in Helsinki West Harbour nbsp MS Scandinavia in Gdansk Poland nbsp M S Pearl of Scandinavia in Oslo Norway nbsp MV Cap Finistere of Brittany Ferries sailing from Portsmouth International Port UK for Bilbao Spain See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cruiseferries River cruise Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cruiseferry amp oldid 1183049554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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