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{{Short description|1985 ship}}
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|colspan="2" style="background: #efefef; text-align:center;"|[[Image:Silja Festival May 2005.jpg|300px]] '''M/S ''Silja Festival'''''

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
{|{{Infobox ship begin}}
|'''Route:'''
{{Infobox ship image
|[[Turku]]—[[Mariehamn]]/[[Långnäs]]—[[Stockholm]]
| Ship image = File:Mega Andrea Nice 04.2022.jpg
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship caption = ''Mega Andrea'' at [[Nice]] in 2022
|'''Builder:'''
}}
|[[Wärtsilä]], [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
{{Infobox ship career
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Hide header =
|'''Owners:'''
| Ship name = *1986–1992: ''Wellamo''
|[[1986]]-[[1991]]: [[Effoa]]<br>1991-[[1992]]: [[EffJohn]]<br>1992-present: [[Silja Line]]
*1992–2015: ''Silja Festival''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
*2015–present: ''Mega Andrea''<ref name=FoF>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/wellamo_1986.htm |title=M/S ''Wellamo'' (1986) |access-date=3 August 2008 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta on Fartyg |language=sv }}</ref><ref name=Miramar>{{csr|register=MSI|id=184979|shipname=Mega Andrea|accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|'''Entered service:'''
| Ship owner = *1986–1991: [[Effoa]]
|[[1986]] as ''Wellamo''<br>[[1992]] as ''Silja Festival''
*1991–1992: [[EffJohn]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
*1992–2006: [[Silja Line]]<ref name=FoF />
|'''Homeport:'''
*2006–2015: [[Tallink|Tallink Group]]<ref name=Tal0809>{{cite web |url=http://ext.tallink.com/ee/pdf/StockExchange/TallinkGrupp0809_annualReport_eng.pdf#page=13 |title=Audited annual report of the 2008/2009 financial year |access-date=10 March 2010 |format=pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716191321/http://ext.tallink.com/ee/pdf/StockExchange/TallinkGrupp0809_annualReport_eng.pdf#page=13 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref>
|Stockholm, [[Sweden]]
*2015–present: [[Forship S.p.A.]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship operator = *1986–2008: [[Silja Line]]
|'''[[Tonnage]]:'''
*2008–2015: [[Tallink]]<ref name=FoF />
|33818 GRT (as built)<br>34414 GRT (currently)
*2015–present: [[Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship registry = *1986–1992: [[Helsinki]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}
|'''Length:'''
*1992–1997: [[Mariehamn]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}
|168,00 [[meter]]s
*1997–2008: [[Stockholm]], {{flag|Sweden|civil}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
*2008–2015: [[Riga]], {{flag|Latvia|civil}}<ref name=FoF />
|'''Width:'''
*2015–present: [[Genova]], {{flag|Italy|civil}}
|27,60 meters
| Ship route = -
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship ordered = 1983-04-13<ref name=Stampehl>{{cite book |title=Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä |last=Malmberg |first=Thure |author2=Stampehl, Marko |year=2007 |publisher=Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy |location=Espoo |isbn=978-951-98405-7-4 |language=fi, en |pages=272–274 }}</ref>
|'''Depth:'''
| Ship builder = [[Wärtsilä]] [[hietalahti shipyard|Helsinki Shipyard]], Helsinki, Finland<ref name=Stampehl />
|6,50 meters
| Ship original cost =
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship yard number = 471<ref name=FoF />
| '''Propulsion:'''
| Ship way number =
| 4 &times; Wärtsilä-SEMT-Pielstick 12PC 2-6V [[diesel]]s<br>combined 26200&nbsp;[[Watt|kW]]
| Ship laid down = 1984-05-22<ref name=Stampehl />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship launched = 1985-03-15<ref name=FoF />
|'''Speed:'''
| Ship completed = 1986
|22 [[knot (speed)|knots]]
| Ship christened = 1986-01-09 <small>by [[Pirkko Työläjärvi]]</small><ref name=Stampehl />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship acquired = 1986-01-09<ref name=Stampehl />
|'''Passenger capacity:'''
| Ship maiden voyage = 1986-01-09<ref name=Stampehl />
|2000 (as built)<br>1886 (currently)
| Ship in service = 1986-01-09<ref name=Stampehl />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship out of service =
|'''Passenger beds:'''
| Ship identification = {{IMO Number|8306498}}<ref name="FoF" />
|1625 (as built)<br>1858 (currently)
| Ship fate =
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship status = In service
|'''Cabins:'''
| Ship notes =
|588
}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|'''Car capacity:'''
| Hide header =
|400 (as built)<br>300 (cvurrently)
| Header caption = (as built)<ref name=Stampehl />
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship type = [[Cruiseferry]]
|'''Trailers:'''
| Ship tonnage = *{{GT|33,818}}
|60
*{{DWT|3,000}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship displacement =
|'''[[Ice class]]:'''
| Ship length = {{convert|168.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|1 A Super
| Ship beam = {{convert|27.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship height =
|'''Sister ships:'''
| Ship draught = {{convert|6.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| [[M/S Color Festival|M/S ''Color Festival'']]
| Ship depth = {{convert|14.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite ship register |register=DNV |id=13907 |shipname=Silja Festival |accessdate=3 August 2008 }}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Ship decks =
|'''Status:'''
| Ship deck clearance =
| In service
| Ship ramps =
| Ship ice class = 1 A Super
| Ship power = *4 × [[Wärtsilä]]-[[SEMT]]-[[Pielstick]] 12PC 2-6V
*combined {{convert|26200|kW|abbr=on}}<ref name=FoF />
| Ship propulsion = *2 propellers
*2 bow thrusters
*1 stern thruster
| Ship speed = {{convert|22|kn}}
| Ship capacity = *2,000 passengers
*1,625 berths
*1,200 lanemeters
*360 cars
| Ship crew =
| Ship notes =
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header =
| Header caption = (after 1992 rebuilt)<ref name="Stampehl" />
| Ship class =
| Ship tonnage = *{{GT|34,417}}
*{{DWT|3,720}}
| Ship displacement =
| Ship length =
| Ship beam =
| Ship height =
| Ship draught =
| Ship depth =
| Ship decks =
| Ship deck clearance =
| Ship ramps =
| Ship ice class =
| Ship power =
| Ship propulsion =
| Ship speed =
| Ship capacity = *1,886 passengers
*1,937 berths
*300 cars<ref name="FoF" />
| Ship crew =
| Ship notes = Otherwise the same as built MS Silja Europa
}}
|}
|}
'''M/S ''Silja Festival''''' is a [[cruiseferry]] owned by the [[Finland|Finnish]] shipping company [[Silja Line]] and operated on a route connecting [[Turku]], Finland to [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] via [[Mariehamn]]/[[Långnäs]]. She was built in [[1986]] by [[Wärtsilä]] [[Helsinki]], Finland, for [[Effoa]] as '''M/S ''Wellamo''''' for use on Silja Line traffic on the same route she sails today, and rebuilt [[1992]] at [[Lloyds Werft]], [[Bremerhaven]], [[Germany]].
'''''Mega Andrea''''' is a [[cruiseferry]] owned and operated by [[Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries]]. She was formerly owned and operated by the [[Estonia]]-based [[Tallink]] as the '''MS ''Silja Festival''''', and used on their route connecting [[Riga]], [[Latvia]] to [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. She was built in 1986 by [[Wärtsilä]] [[Hietalahti shipyard|Helsinki Shipyard]], [[Finland]], for [[Effoa]] as '''MS ''Wellamo''''' for use on [[Silja Line]] traffic. She was rebuilt in 1992 at [[Lloyds Werft]], [[Bremerhaven]], [[Germany]] as ''Silja Festival''. In 2008 the ship was transferred from the Silja Line fleet to that of Tallink, but she retained her Silja-prefixed name.<ref name=FoF /> After being replaced by [[MS Isabelle]] on the Stockholm-Riga route in May 2013 she was chartered as an accommodation ship to [[Kitimat, British Columbia]]. She was then sold in early 2015 to [[Corsica Ferries]].


==History==
==History==


===Wellamo===
In January [[1986]] M/S ''Wellamo'' was delivered to [[Effoa]], one of the owners of [[Silja Line]] consortium at that time. The ship, named after the goddess of the sea in Finnish mythology, was put on the [[Stockholm]]—[[Mariehamn]]—[[Turku]] route. In the summer of 1990, she briefly served [[Helsinki]]—Stockholm, due to the fact that one of Silja's new ships for that route, [[M/S Silja Serenade|''Silja Serenade'']] was not yet complete and the old ship [[M/S Queen of Scandinavia|''Finlandia'']] was due to be delivered to her new owners [[DFDS]]. In 1992, Wellamo was rebuilt at [[Lloyds Werft]], [[Bremerhaven]], [[Germany]] and subsequently renamed ''Silja Festival''.
[[File:SiljaFestivalTurku.jpg|thumb|left|Silja Festival unloading in [[Turku]], August 2001]]
Following the delivery of [[MS Finlandia (1980)|MS ''Finlandia'']] and [[MS Silvia Regina|MS ''Silvia Regina'']] for Silja Line's [[Helsinki]]–Stockholm service, [[Johnson Line (company)|Johnson Line]] and Effoa decided to order a pair of ships based on a similar design for the [[Turku]]–Stockholm service.<ref>{{in lang|fi}}[http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/valkeat_kaunottaret_saapuvat.htm Valkeat Laivat: Valkeat kaunottaret saapuvat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006133330/http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/valkeat_kaunottaret_saapuvat.htm |date=6 October 2007 }}, retrieved 19 September 2007</ref> The first of the new ships, named [[MS Svea|MS ''Svea'']], was delivered to Johnson Line in May 1985.<ref>{{in lang|sv}} [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/svea_1985.htm MS Svea (1985)] at [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/ Fakta om Fartyg], retrieved 19 September 2007</ref> The ship built for Effoa was given the name MS ''Wellamo'' (after [[Vellamo|the goddess of the sea in Finnish mythology]], a traditional name in Effoa fleet) and delivered in January 1986. Following delivery she was placed on the [[Stockholm]]–[[Mariehamn]]–[[Turku]] route.<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL">{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/laivasto/wellamo1986/index.htm MS Wellamo (II)] at [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/ Valkeat Laivat], retrieved 19 September 2007</ref>


The Wellamo suffered her first major mishap in July of the same year when she suffered a blackout and was grounded near [[Mariehamn]]. Following the grounding she was repaired at [[Luonnonmaan Telakka]], [[Naantali]], Finland.<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL" /> In 1989 plans were made for converting the ship to a combined car/passenger/[[train ferry]], but these were abandoned.<ref name="FoF" /> In the summer of 1990 the Wellamo briefly served on the [[Helsinki]]–Stockholm route,<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL" /> because the new [[MS Silja Serenade|''Silja Serenade'']] was not yet complete, but old MS ''Finlandia'' had to be delivered to her new owners [[DFDS]].<ref name="VL2">{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/loistoristeilijoiden_ja_tappiovuosien_aikakausi.htm Valkeat Laivat: Loistoristeilijöiden ja tappiovuosien aikakausi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006133225/http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/loistoristeilijoiden_ja_tappiovuosien_aikakausi.htm |date=6 October 2007 }}, retrieved 19 September 2007</ref> During the same year Effoa and Johnson Line merged to form [[EffJohn]], who now became the sole owners of Silja Line.<ref name="VL2" />
From March 20 to May 23, 1993 she trafficked [[Vaasa]]—[[Umeå]], still for [[Silja Line]]. When Silja Line began collaboration with [[Euroway]] in June 1993, Silja Festival was added as a second ship for their [[Malmö]]—[[Travemünde]]—[[Lübeck]] -route. A few months later the route was extended to [[Copenhagen]].


In the early 1990s EffJohn planned a large-scale reconstruction of [[GTS Finnjet|GTS ''Finnjet'']]. However the company could not gather enough funds to realise this project. Instead the money was used to rebuild the Svea and Wellamo.<ref>[http://www.finnjetweb.com/en/fakten/chronik.htm FinnjetWeb: Finnjet Chronicle by Salomon Kaukiainen], retrieved 19 September 2007</ref> In 1992, Wellamo was docked and rebuild at [[Lloyds Werft]], [[Bremerhaven]], [[Germany]]. Most notable exterior changes were a new skybar in front of the funnel and a new, more blue-dominated livery. Following the reconstruction the Wellamo was renamed MS ''Silja Festival'' (her sister having become MS ''Silja Karneval'').<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL" /> Around the same time her homeport was changed from Helsinki to Mariehamn.<ref name="FoF" />
After the Euroway project terminated in April 1994, Silja Festival was moved back to the [[Kvarken]] to operate from Vaasa to Umeå and [[Sundsvall]]. Around this time Silja Line made an agreement to sell Silja Festival or her sistership [[MS Color Festival|''Silja Karneval'']] to [[Norway|Norwegian]] ferry operator [[Color Line]]. Although Silja Karneval was the ship finally sold to Color, the new owners had presumed they'd be getting the Festival and had made promotional posters for their new ship accordingly. As a result the Silja Karneval was confusingly renamed ''Color Festival''.


===Silja Festival===
In September 2, 1994, Silja Festival was moved from Vaasa to serve the Helsinki—[[Tallinn]] route. For the summer of 1995, (June 26 to August 14) she served Vaasa—Sundsvall again, then returned to Helsinki—Tallinn. On April 5, 1997, Silja Line switched the ship's flag from Finnish to Swedish and put her back on Stockholm—Mariehamn—Turku service.
[[File:Silja Festival May 2005.jpg|thumb|left|MS ''Silja Festival'' arriving in [[Mariehamn]], May 2005]]
Initially ''Silja Festival'' continued on the same route as before, alongside her sister, but following the acquisition of [[MS Silja Europa|MS ''Silja Europa'']] and the subsequent fleet re-organisation there was no longer a need for the ship on the Turku route. As a result, was placed on the [[Vaasa]]–[[Umeå]] route from 20 March to 23 May 1993. When Silja Line began collaboration with [[Euroway]] in June 1993, ''Silja Festival'' was moved to their [[Malmö]]–[[Travemünde]]–[[Lübeck]] route, sailing parallel to [[MS Frans Suell|MS ''Frans Suell'']]. From there on the service was marketed as Silja Line Euroway. A few months later the route was extended to [[Copenhagen]].<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL" />


After the Euroway service was terminated in April 1994, ''Silja Festival'' was moved back to the [[Kvarken]] to operate from Vaasa to Umeå and [[Sundsvall]].<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL" /> Around this time Silja Line made an agreement to sell ''Silja Festival'' or her sistership [[MS Color Festival|''Silja Karneval'']] to [[Norway|Norwegian]] ferry operator [[Color Line (ferry operator)|Color Line]]. Although ''Silja Karneval'' was the ship finally sold to Color, the new owners had presumed they would be getting ''Silja Festival'' and had made promotional posters for their new ship accordingly. As a result, the Silja Karneval was confusingly renamed MS ''Color Festival''.
In April [[2007]] Silja Line's new owners [[Tallink]] reported that in summer [[2008]] the Silja Festival will be replaced by [[M/S Galaxy|M/S ''Galaxy'']] on the Turku—Mariehamn—Stockholm service. Whether she will stay in Tallink Silja fleet after that point or be sold is uncertain, but it is commonly presumed she will be moved to Tallink's Stockholm—[[Riga]] service where she will replace [[M/S Vana Tallinn]].


On 2 September 1994, ''Silja Festival'' was moved from Vaasa to serve the Helsinki–[[Tallinn]] route. For the summer of 1995, (26 June to 14 August) she served Vaasa–Sundsvall again, then returned to Helsinki–Tallinn. After the charter agreement of [[MS Silja Scandinavia|MS ''Silja Scandinavia'']] ended in April 1997<ref>{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/laivasto/aikarahdatut/franssuell1992.htm MS Frans Suell]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/ Valkeat Laivat], retrieved 20 September 2007</ref> On 5 April 1997, Silja Line switched the ship's flag from Finnish to Swedish and put her back on Stockholm–Mariehamn–Turku service, where she remained until 2008.<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL" />
==Decks==


''Silja Festival'' was replaced on the Turku–Stockholm service by {{MS|Galaxy}} on 23 July 2008. Subsequently, ''Silja Festival'' was moved to the [[Latvia]]n ship registry, repainted with [[Tallink]] logos, and entered service on Tallink's Stockholm–[[Riga]] route on 2 August 2008.<ref name="FoF" /><ref>[http://www.turunsanomat.fi/talous/?ts=1,3:1004:0:0,4:4:0:1:2007-10-16,104:4:492463 Turun Sanomat 16 October 2007: Enn Pant uskoo Galaxyn nostavan matkustajien määrää Turun-reitillä]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Despite being moved under the Tallink brand and marketed as "Festival", the ship's registered name remained as ''Silja Festival''.<ref name="FoF" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallink.lv/lv/tab2/ships/festival/ |title=M/S ''Festival'' |access-date=3 August 2008 |publisher=Tallink Latvia |language=lv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516113614/http://www.tallink.lv/lv/tab2/ships/festival/ |archive-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 5 April 2013, Tallink announced the purchase of Viking Line's ferry [[MS Isabella]] which then replaced MS ''Silja Festival'' on the Stockholm-Riga route on 6 May 2013. [[MS Isabelle]], which became the new name in the Tallink fleet, has more passenger and car capacity which is needed to meet the increased demand on the route.<ref>[https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=550054&messageId=678255 newsclient.omxgroup.com]</ref>

''Silja Festival'' sailed to British Columbia, Canada in March 2014 to be used for accommodations for construction workers helping to construct [[Rio Tinto Alcan]]'s new Aluminum Smelter. While in [[Kitimat, British Columbia]] the vessel was assigned the name "Delta Spirit Lodge".<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/kitimat-smelter-operator-to-house-temporary-workers-on-cruise-ship/article16562911/ theglobeandmail.com]</ref> Silja Festival remained moored at Rio Tinto's dock for just over a year prior to departing for Italy at the end of April 2015.
Now she is called by her new name "Mega Andrea". And now she has enough work at Corsica Ferries in Italy. Her home port now is Genova.<ref>[http://nwcoastenergynews.com/2015/04/28/7419/silja-festival-leaves-kitimat nwcoastenergynews.com]</ref>

==Decks==
# [[Engine room]], [[Movie theater|cinema]]
# [[Engine room]], [[Movie theater|cinema]]
# Engine room, Tourist II-class [[cabin (ship)|cabins]], [[sauna]], [[swimming pool]] and [[hot tubs]]
# Engine room, Tourist II-class [[cabin (ship)|cabins]], [[sauna]], [[swimming pool]] and [[hot tubs]]
# [[Car deck]]
# [[Car deck]]
## Car platform, can be lowered hydraulically to divide the car deck in two giving space for two layers of passenger cars
## Car platform, can be lowered hydraulically to divide the car deck in two giving space for two layers of passenger cars
# Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, ''Lobby shop'', ''Siljaland'' children's playroom, information desk, boarding, crew accommodations
# Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, ''Lobby shop'', ''Siljaland'' children's playroom, information desk, boarding, crew accommodations
# Silja, Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, crew accommodations
# Silja, Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, crew accommodations
# [[suite (hotel)|Suites]], Silja, Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, crew accommodations
# [[suite (hotel)|Suites]], Silja, Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, crew accommodations
# ''Dancing Palace'' night club (level 1), ''Captain's Grill'' restaurant, ''[[Cafeteria|Café]] Martim'', ''Sailor's [[Pub]]'', ''[[Buffet]] Veranda''
# ''Dancing Palace'' night club (level 1), ''Captain's Grill'' restaurant, ''Trattoria'' restaurant, ''[[Cafeteria|Café]] Martim'', ''Sailor's [[Pub]]'', ''[[Buffet]] Veranda''
# ''Dancing Palace'' night club (level 2), [[casino]], [[conference room]]s, [[Duty-free shop|tax-free shop]], perfumerie
# ''Dancing Palace'' night club (level 2), [[casino]], [[conference room]]s, [[Duty-free shop|tax-free shop]], perfumerie
# Panorama bar, crew accommodations, [[sundeck]]
# Panorama bar, crew accommodations, [[sundeck]]
# Crew accommodations
# Crew accommodations
# [[Bridge (ship)|Bridge]]<ref>[http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/laivasto/wellamo1986/kansikartat/wellamo1986-2003.pdf Silja Festival 2003 deck plans] at [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/ Valkeat Laivat], retrieved 20 September 2007</ref>
# [[Bridge (ship)|Bridge]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|IMO 8306498}}
*http://www.tallinksilja.com
*[https://www.corsica-ferries.it/navi/sardegna.html Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries]
*{{sv icon}} [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/wellamo_1986.htm M/S Wellamo (1986)] at [[Fakta om Fartyg]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090302001319/http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=275380000 ''Mega Andrea'' at marinetraffic.com]
*{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/ Valkeat Laivat]
*[http://www.siljaweb.com/ SILJAweb.com]


[[Category:Ferries of Finland|Silja Festival]]
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Latest revision as of 21:35, 16 November 2023

Mega Andrea at Nice in 2022
History
Name
  • 1986–1992: Wellamo
  • 1992–2015: Silja Festival
  • 2015–present: Mega Andrea[1][2]
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
Route-
Ordered1983-04-13[4]
BuilderWärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland[4]
Yard number471[1]
Laid down1984-05-22[4]
Launched1985-03-15[1]
Christened1986-01-09 by Pirkko Työläjärvi[4]
Completed1986
Acquired1986-01-09[4]
Maiden voyage1986-01-09[4]
In service1986-01-09[4]
IdentificationIMO number: 8306498[1]
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)[4]
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage
Length168.00 m (551 ft 2 in)
Beam27.60 m (90 ft 7 in)
Draught6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
Depth14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)[5]
Ice class1 A Super
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2 propellers
  • 2 bow thrusters
  • 1 stern thruster
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity
  • 2,000 passengers
  • 1,625 berths
  • 1,200 lanemeters
  • 360 cars
General characteristics (after 1992 rebuilt)[4]
Tonnage
Capacity
  • 1,886 passengers
  • 1,937 berths
  • 300 cars[1]
NotesOtherwise the same as built MS Silja Europa

Mega Andrea is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries. She was formerly owned and operated by the Estonia-based Tallink as the MS Silja Festival, and used on their route connecting Riga, Latvia to Stockholm, Sweden. She was built in 1986 by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland, for Effoa as MS Wellamo for use on Silja Line traffic. She was rebuilt in 1992 at Lloyds Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany as Silja Festival. In 2008 the ship was transferred from the Silja Line fleet to that of Tallink, but she retained her Silja-prefixed name.[1] After being replaced by MS Isabelle on the Stockholm-Riga route in May 2013 she was chartered as an accommodation ship to Kitimat, British Columbia. She was then sold in early 2015 to Corsica Ferries.

History

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Wellamo

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Silja Festival unloading in Turku, August 2001

Following the delivery of MS Finlandia and MS Silvia Regina for Silja Line's Helsinki–Stockholm service, Johnson Line and Effoa decided to order a pair of ships based on a similar design for the Turku–Stockholm service.[6] The first of the new ships, named MS Svea, was delivered to Johnson Line in May 1985.[7] The ship built for Effoa was given the name MS Wellamo (after the goddess of the sea in Finnish mythology, a traditional name in Effoa fleet) and delivered in January 1986. Following delivery she was placed on the Stockholm–Mariehamn–Turku route.[1][8]

The Wellamo suffered her first major mishap in July of the same year when she suffered a blackout and was grounded near Mariehamn. Following the grounding she was repaired at Luonnonmaan Telakka, Naantali, Finland.[1][8] In 1989 plans were made for converting the ship to a combined car/passenger/train ferry, but these were abandoned.[1] In the summer of 1990 the Wellamo briefly served on the Helsinki–Stockholm route,[1][8] because the new Silja Serenade was not yet complete, but old MS Finlandia had to be delivered to her new owners DFDS.[9] During the same year Effoa and Johnson Line merged to form EffJohn, who now became the sole owners of Silja Line.[9]

In the early 1990s EffJohn planned a large-scale reconstruction of GTS Finnjet. However the company could not gather enough funds to realise this project. Instead the money was used to rebuild the Svea and Wellamo.[10] In 1992, Wellamo was docked and rebuild at Lloyds Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany. Most notable exterior changes were a new skybar in front of the funnel and a new, more blue-dominated livery. Following the reconstruction the Wellamo was renamed MS Silja Festival (her sister having become MS Silja Karneval).[1][8] Around the same time her homeport was changed from Helsinki to Mariehamn.[1]

Silja Festival

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MS Silja Festival arriving in Mariehamn, May 2005

Initially Silja Festival continued on the same route as before, alongside her sister, but following the acquisition of MS Silja Europa and the subsequent fleet re-organisation there was no longer a need for the ship on the Turku route. As a result, was placed on the Vaasa–Umeå route from 20 March to 23 May 1993. When Silja Line began collaboration with Euroway in June 1993, Silja Festival was moved to their Malmö–Travemünde–Lübeck route, sailing parallel to MS Frans Suell. From there on the service was marketed as Silja Line Euroway. A few months later the route was extended to Copenhagen.[1][8]

After the Euroway service was terminated in April 1994, Silja Festival was moved back to the Kvarken to operate from Vaasa to Umeå and Sundsvall.[1][8] Around this time Silja Line made an agreement to sell Silja Festival or her sistership Silja Karneval to Norwegian ferry operator Color Line. Although Silja Karneval was the ship finally sold to Color, the new owners had presumed they would be getting Silja Festival and had made promotional posters for their new ship accordingly. As a result, the Silja Karneval was confusingly renamed MS Color Festival.

On 2 September 1994, Silja Festival was moved from Vaasa to serve the Helsinki–Tallinn route. For the summer of 1995, (26 June to 14 August) she served Vaasa–Sundsvall again, then returned to Helsinki–Tallinn. After the charter agreement of MS Silja Scandinavia ended in April 1997[11] On 5 April 1997, Silja Line switched the ship's flag from Finnish to Swedish and put her back on Stockholm–Mariehamn–Turku service, where she remained until 2008.[1][8]

Silja Festival was replaced on the Turku–Stockholm service by MS Galaxy on 23 July 2008. Subsequently, Silja Festival was moved to the Latvian ship registry, repainted with Tallink logos, and entered service on Tallink's Stockholm–Riga route on 2 August 2008.[1][12] Despite being moved under the Tallink brand and marketed as "Festival", the ship's registered name remained as Silja Festival.[1][13]

On 5 April 2013, Tallink announced the purchase of Viking Line's ferry MS Isabella which then replaced MS Silja Festival on the Stockholm-Riga route on 6 May 2013. MS Isabelle, which became the new name in the Tallink fleet, has more passenger and car capacity which is needed to meet the increased demand on the route.[14]

Silja Festival sailed to British Columbia, Canada in March 2014 to be used for accommodations for construction workers helping to construct Rio Tinto Alcan's new Aluminum Smelter. While in Kitimat, British Columbia the vessel was assigned the name "Delta Spirit Lodge".[15] Silja Festival remained moored at Rio Tinto's dock for just over a year prior to departing for Italy at the end of April 2015. Now she is called by her new name "Mega Andrea". And now she has enough work at Corsica Ferries in Italy. Her home port now is Genova.[16]

Decks

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  1. Engine room, cinema
  2. Engine room, Tourist II-class cabins, sauna, swimming pool and hot tubs
  3. Car deck
    1. Car platform, can be lowered hydraulically to divide the car deck in two giving space for two layers of passenger cars
  4. Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, Lobby shop, Siljaland children's playroom, information desk, boarding, crew accommodations
  5. Silja, Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, crew accommodations
  6. Suites, Silja, Seaside, Tourist I and Tourist I S-class cabins, crew accommodations
  7. Dancing Palace night club (level 1), Captain's Grill restaurant, Trattoria restaurant, Café Martim, Sailor's Pub, Buffet Veranda
  8. Dancing Palace night club (level 2), casino, conference rooms, tax-free shop, perfumerie
  9. Panorama bar, crew accommodations, sundeck
  10. Crew accommodations
  11. Bridge[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Asklander, Micke. "M/S Wellamo (1986)". Fakta on Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Mega Andrea (184979)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Audited annual report of the 2008/2009 financial year" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Malmberg, Thure; Stampehl, Marko (2007). Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä (in Finnish and English). Espoo: Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 272–274. ISBN 978-951-98405-7-4.
  5. ^ "Silja Festival (13907)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  6. ^ (in Finnish)Valkeat Laivat: Valkeat kaunottaret saapuvat Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 19 September 2007
  7. ^ (in Swedish) MS Svea (1985) at Fakta om Fartyg, retrieved 19 September 2007
  8. ^ a b c d e f g (in Finnish) MS Wellamo (II) at Valkeat Laivat, retrieved 19 September 2007
  9. ^ a b (in Finnish) Valkeat Laivat: Loistoristeilijöiden ja tappiovuosien aikakausi Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 19 September 2007
  10. ^ FinnjetWeb: Finnjet Chronicle by Salomon Kaukiainen, retrieved 19 September 2007
  11. ^ (in Finnish) MS Frans Suell[permanent dead link‍] at Valkeat Laivat, retrieved 20 September 2007
  12. ^ Turun Sanomat 16 October 2007: Enn Pant uskoo Galaxyn nostavan matkustajien määrää Turun-reitillä[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "M/S Festival" (in Latvian). Tallink Latvia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  14. ^ newsclient.omxgroup.com
  15. ^ theglobeandmail.com
  16. ^ nwcoastenergynews.com
  17. ^ Silja Festival 2003 deck plans at Valkeat Laivat, retrieved 20 September 2007
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