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MS Romantika
ferry
MS Romantika in Stockholm, August | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MS Romantika |
| Owner | Tallink |
| Operator | Tallink |
| Port of registry | |
| Route | TBD |
| Ordered | 30 August [1] |
| Builder | Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland[1] |
| Yard number | [1] |
| Laid down | 23 May [1] |
| Launched | 14 December [1] |
| Christened | 14 December [1] |
| Acquired | 10 May [1] |
| In service | 21 May [1] |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Romantika-classcruiseferry |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | &#;m (&#;ft 10&#;in) |
| Beam | &#;m (95&#;ft 2&#;in) |
| Draught | &#;m (21&#;ft 4&#;in) |
| Ice class | 1 A Super[citation needed] |
| Installed power | 4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 diesels, combined 26,&#;kW (35,&#;hp) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41&#;km/h; 25&#;mph) |
| Capacity |
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MS Romantika[a] is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian ferry company Tallink. The ship's latest use was on a charter to Holland Norway Lines for the route Kristiansand to Emden, until the ferry company's bankruptcy in [2][3]
History[edit]
Romantika was built in by Aker Finnyards, Rauma and she was the first ever newbuilding to be delivered to Tallink. Between and 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 [4] Simultaneously with this she was changed from Estonian to Latvian registry. When the MS&#;Silja Europa was chartered out from Tallink service in August , the Romantika returned to the Tallinn–Mariehamn&#;Stockholm route.[1]
In December , with the return of Silja Europa, Tallink reorganized the routes of their ferries and Romantika was transferred to the Stockholm - Riga route from December [5]
From July to September Romantika was chartered to Morocco's Tanger-Med Port Authority for services between Morocco and Sète in France.[6]
On 13 October , she arrived in Glasgow to provide accommodation for people attending the COP26 summit.[7]
In April , Romantika entered service with Holland Norway Lines on a Kristiansand - Eemshaven routing on charter. This charter was announced on 1 November , and was due to last three years with two one-year extensions.[8][9][10][3] Holland Norway Lines ceased operations on 30 August due to financial difficulties, and as of that date Romantika was docked in Emden. The charter agreement for Romantika was terminated on 1 September , before the charter agreement's normal expiry date.[11]
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Notes[edit]
- ^In Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian languages "Romantika" means "Romance"
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