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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. |
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. |
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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 |
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. |
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== Specifications == |
== Specifications == |
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Revision as of 08:37, 17 August 2007
M/S Silja Festival (earlier M/S Wellamo) is a cruiseferry built in 1986 by Wärtsilä at the Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland. It is, as of 2007, owned by the Estonian shipping company Tallink operating for their brand Silja Line.
History
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, Silja Serenade was not yet complete and the old ship Finlandia was due to be delivered to her new owners DFDS. In 1992, Wellamo was renovated and renamed Silja Festival.
From March 20 to May 23, 1993 she trafficked Vaasa—Umeå, still for Silja Line. When Silja Line joined Euroway, Silja Festival was added as a second ship for their route Malmö—Travemünde—Lübeck, and later also Copenhagen.
When the Euroway project terminated in April, 1994, Festival was moved back to Kvarken to operate from Vaasa to Umeå and Sundsvall. Around this time Silja Line made an agreement to sell Silja Festival or her sistership Silja Karneval to Norwegian ferry operator Color Line. It was Karneval who left for Norway where she was renamed Color 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.
In April 2007 Silja Line's new owners Tallink reported that in summer 2008 the Silja Festival will be replaced by 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.
Specifications
- Passengers: 2 023
- Year Built: 1986 (refitted 1992)
- Cabins: 588
- Floors: 9
- Car capacity: 306
- Length, Width: (171 m, 28.3 m)
- Speed: 22 knots