MS Romantika
| 300px MS Romantika in Helsinki, February 2006. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MS Romantika |
| Owner: | Tallink |
| Operator: | Tallink |
| Port of registry: |
2002–2009: Tallinn, 22x20px Estonia 2009 onwards: Riga, 22x20px 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[citation needed] |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 diesels, combined 26,240 kW |
| Speed: | 22 knots (40.74 km/h; 25.32 mph) |
| Capacity: |
2500 passengers 2172 passenger berths 300 cars 1000 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]
See also
References
| 50x40px | This article includes a list of references or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (May 2009) |
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Romantika (2002)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/romantika_2002.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ↑ "Tallink's cruise ferry Romantika starts on Riga-Stockholm route". Tallink. 2008-05-08. http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr_20090508_romantika.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ↑ "Tallink company presentation". Tallink. Tallink. 2008-11-18. http://www.tallink.com/NR/rdonlyres/3512A596-B7A4-4776-BC18-57BEB4C95A50/0/Tallink_Company_Presentation_Nov_2008.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
External links
- (Swedish) Tallink silja website for MS Romantika
- (Swedish) MS Romantika at Fakta om Fartyg
- Romantika at marinetraffic.com
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