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|Ship caption=MS ''Silja Festival'' arriving in [[Mariehamn]], May 2005.
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|Ship name=1986—1992: ''Wellamo''<br>1992 onwards: ''Silja Festival''<ref name=FoF>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/wellamo_1986.htm |title=M/S ''Wellamo'' (1986) |accessdate=2008-08-03 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |date= |work=Fakta on Fartyg |language=Swedish }}</ref>
|Ship name=1986–1992: ''Wellamo''<br>1992 onwards: ''Silja Festival''<ref name=FoF>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/wellamo_1986.htm |title=M/S ''Wellamo'' (1986) |accessdate=2008-08-03 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |date= |work=Fakta on Fartyg |language=Swedish }}</ref>
|Ship owner=1986—1991: [[Effoa]]<br>1991—1992: [[EffJohn]]<br>1992—2006: [[Silja Line]]<ref name=FoF /><br>2006 onwards: [[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 |accessdate=2010-03-10 |format=pdf |language=English }}</ref>
|Ship owner=1986–1991: [[Effoa]]<br>1991–1992: [[EffJohn]]<br>1992–2006: [[Silja Line]]<ref name=FoF /><br>2006 onwards: [[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 |accessdate=2010-03-10 |format=pdf |language=English }}</ref>
|Ship operator=1986—2008: Silja Line<br>2008 onwards: [[Tallink]]<ref name=FoF />
|Ship operator=1986–2008: Silja Line<br>2008 onwards: [[Tallink]]<ref name=FoF />
|Ship registry=1986—1992: [[Helsinki]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}<br>1992—1997: [[Mariehamn]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}<br>1997—2008: [[Stockholm]], {{flag|Sweden|civil}}<br>2008 onwards: [[Riga]], {{flag|Latvia|civil}}<ref name=FoF />
|Ship registry=1986–1992: [[Helsinki]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}<br>1992–1997: [[Mariehamn]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}<br>1997–2008: [[Stockholm]], {{flag|Sweden|civil}}<br>2008 onwards: [[Riga]], {{flag|Latvia|civil}}<ref name=FoF />
|Ship route=Riga—Stockholm (since August 2008)<ref name=FoF />
|Ship route=Riga–Stockholm (since August 2008)<ref name=FoF />
|Ship ordered=1983-04-13<ref name=Stampehl>{{cite book |title=Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä |last=Malmberg |first=Thure |coauthors=Stampehl, Marko |year=2007 |publisher=Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy |location=Espoo |isbn=978-951-98405-7-4 |language=Finnish/English |pages=272–274 }}</ref>
|Ship ordered=1983-04-13<ref name=Stampehl>{{cite book |title=Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä |last=Malmberg |first=Thure |coauthors=Stampehl, Marko |year=2007 |publisher=Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy |location=Espoo |isbn=978-951-98405-7-4 |language=Finnish/English |pages=272–274 }}</ref>
|Ship builder=[[Wärtsilä Marine]] [[Helsinki New Shipyard]], Helsinki, Finland<ref name=Stampehl />
|Ship builder=[[Wärtsilä Marine]] [[Helsinki New Shipyard]], Helsinki, Finland<ref name=Stampehl />
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|Ship in service=1986-01-09<ref name=Stampehl />
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|Ship ice class=1A Super
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|Ship power=4 × [[Wärtsilä]]-[[SEMT]]-[[Pielstick]] 12PC 2-6V diesels<br>combined 26,200 kW<ref name=FoF />
|Ship power=4 × [[Wärtsilä]]-[[SEMT]]-[[Pielstick]] 12PC 2-6V diesels<br>combined {{convert|26200|kW|abbr=on}}<ref name=FoF />
|Ship propulsion=2 propellers<br>2 bow thrusters<br>1 stern thruster
|Ship propulsion=2 propellers<br>2 bow thrusters<br>1 stern thruster
|Ship speed={{convert|22|kn|km/h mph|2}}
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|Ship capacity=2000 passengers<br>1625 berths<br>1200 lanemeters<br>360 cars
|Ship capacity=2,000 passengers<br>1,625 berths<br>1,200 lanemeters<br>360 cars
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==History==
==History==
===Wellamo===
===Wellamo===
Following the delivery of the highly successful [[MS Finlandia|MS ''Finlandia'']] and [[MS Silvia Regina|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.<ref>{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/valkeat_kaunottaret_saapuvat.htm Valkeat Laivat: Valkeat kaunottaret saapuvat], retrieved 19. 9. 2007</ref> The first of the new ships, named [[MS Svea|MS ''Svea'']], was delivered to Johnson Line in May 1985.<ref>{{sv icon}} [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/svea_1985.htm MS Svea (1985)] at [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/ Fakta om Fartyg], retrieved 19. 9. 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">{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/laivasto/wellamo1986/index.htm MS Wellamo (II)] at [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/ Valkeat Laivat], retrieved 19. 9. 2007</ref>
Following the delivery of the highly successful [[MS Finlandia|MS ''Finlandia'']] and [[MS Silvia Regina|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.<ref>{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/valkeat_kaunottaret_saapuvat.htm Valkeat Laivat: Valkeat kaunottaret saapuvat], 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>{{sv icon}} [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">{{fi icon}} [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 Mariahamn. 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|MS ''Finlandia'']] had to be delivered to her new owners [[DFDS]].<ref name="VL2">{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/loistoristeilijoiden_ja_tappiovuosien_aikakausi.htm Valkeat Laivat: Loistoristeilijöiden ja tappiovuosien aikakausi], retrieved 19. 9. 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" />
The Wellamo suffered her first major mishap in July of the same year when she suffered a blackout and was grounded near Mariahamn. 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|MS ''Finlandia'']] had to be delivered to her new owners [[DFDS]].<ref name="VL2">{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/loistoristeilijoiden_ja_tappiovuosien_aikakausi.htm Valkeat Laivat: Loistoristeilijöiden ja tappiovuosien aikakausi], 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" />


In the early 1990s EffJohn planned a large-scale reconstruction of [[GTS Finnjet|GTS MS ''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. 9. 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" />
In the early 1990s EffJohn planned a large-scale reconstruction of [[GTS Finnjet|GTS MS ''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" />
[[Image:SiljaFestivalTurku.jpg‎|thumb|left|Silja Festival unloading in Turku in August 2001.]]
[[Image:SiljaFestivalTurku.jpg‎|thumb|left|Silja Festival unloading in Turku in August 2001.]]
===Silja Festival===
===Silja Festival===
Initially the ''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 maketed as Silja Line Euroway. A few months later the route was extended to [[Copenhagen]].<ref name="FoF" /><ref name="VL" />
Initially the ''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 maketed 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'd be getting ''Festival'' and had made promotional posters for their new ship accordingly. As a result the Silja Karneval was confusingly renamed MS ''Color Festival''.
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'd be getting ''Festival'' and had made promotional posters for their new ship accordingly. As a result the Silja Karneval was confusingly renamed MS ''Color Festival''.


In 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>{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/laivasto/aikarahdatut/franssuell1992.htm MS Frans Suell] at [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/ Valkeat Laivat], retrieved 20. 9. 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" />
In 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>{{fi icon}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/laivasto/aikarahdatut/franssuell1992.htm MS Frans Suell] 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" />


The ''Silja Festival'' was replaced on the Turku—Stockholm service by {{MS|Galaxy}} on 23 July 2008. Subsequently the ''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. 10. 2007: Enn Pant uskoo Galaxyn nostavan matkustajien määrää Turun-reitillä]</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'' |accessdate=2008-08-03 |work= |publisher=Tallink Latvia |language=Latvian |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080516113614/http://www.tallink.lv/lv/tab2/ships/festival/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-05-16}}</ref>
The ''Silja Festival'' was replaced on the Turku–Stockholm service by {{MS|Galaxy}} on 23 July 2008. Subsequently the ''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]</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'' |accessdate=2008-08-03 |work= |publisher=Tallink Latvia |language=Latvian |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080516113614/http://www.tallink.lv/lv/tab2/ships/festival/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-05-16}}</ref>


==Decks==
==Decks==
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# 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. 9. 2007</ref>
# [[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>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Silja Festival}}
{{commonscat|Silja Festival (ship, 1986)}}
*http://www.tallinksilja.com
*[http://www.tallinksilja.com/ Tallink Silja]
* [http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=275380000 Silja Festival at marinetraffic.com]
*[http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=275380000 Silja Festival at marinetraffic.com]


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MS Silja Festival arriving in Mariehamn, May 2005.
History
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1986–1992: Wellamo
1992 onwards: Silja Festival[1]
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1986–1991: Effoa
1991–1992: EffJohn
1992–2006: Silja Line[1]
2006 onwards: Tallink Group[2]
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1986–2008: Silja Line
2008 onwards: Tallink[1]
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1986–1992: Helsinki,  Finland
1992–1997: Mariehamn,  Finland
1997–2008: Stockholm,  Sweden
2008 onwards: Riga,  Latvia[1]
RouteRiga–Stockholm (since August 2008)[1]
Ordered1983-04-13[3]
BuilderWärtsilä Marine Helsinki New Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland[3]
Yard number471[1]
Laid down1984-05-22[3]
Launched1985-03-15[1]
Christened1986-01-09 by Pirkko Työläjärvi[3]
Acquired1986-01-09[3]
Maiden voyage1986-01-09[3]
In service1986-01-09[3]
IdentificationIMO number: 8306498[1]
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)[3]
Class and typeSvea class cruiseferry
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3,000 t DWT DWT uses unsupported parameter (help)
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)[4]
Ice class1A Super
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4 × Wärtsilä-SEMT-Pielstick 12PC 2-6V diesels
combined 26,200 kW (35,100 hp)[1]
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2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
1 stern thruster
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
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2,000 passengers
1,625 berths
1,200 lanemeters
360 cars
General characteristics (after 1992 rebuilt)[3]
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34,417 GT
3,720 DWT
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1,886 passengers
1,937 berths
300 cars[1]
NotesOtherwise the same as built

MS Silja Festival is a cruiseferry owned and operated by the Estonia-based Tallink, used on their route connecting Riga, Latvia to Stockholm, Sweden. She was built in 1986 by Wärtsilä Helsinki, 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]

History

Wellamo

Following the delivery of the highly successful 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.[5] The first of the new ships, named MS Svea, was delivered to Johnson Line in May 1985.[6] 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][7]

The Wellamo suffered her first major mishap in July of the same year when she suffered a blackout and was grounded near Mariahamn. Following the grounding she was repaired at Luonnonmaan Telakka, Naantali, Finland.[1][7] 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][7] because the new Silja Serenade was not yet complete, but old MS Finlandia had to be delivered to her new owners DFDS.[8] During the same year Effoa and Johnson Line merged to form EffJohn, who now became the sole owners of Silja Line.[8]

In the early 1990s EffJohn planned a large-scale reconstruction of GTS MS Finnjet. However the company could not gather enough funds to realise this project. Instead the money was used to rebuild the Svea and Wellamo.[9] 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][7] Around the same time her homeport was changed from Helsinki to Mariehamn.[1]

Silja Festival unloading in Turku in August 2001.

Silja Festival

Initially the 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 maketed as Silja Line Euroway. A few months later the route was extended to Copenhagen.[1][7]

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][7] 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'd be getting Festival and had made promotional posters for their new ship accordingly. As a result the Silja Karneval was confusingly renamed MS Color Festival.

In 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[10] 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][7]

The Silja Festival was replaced on the Turku–Stockholm service by MS Galaxy on 23 July 2008. Subsequently the 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][11] Despite being moved under the Tallink brand and marketed as "Festival", the ship's registered name remained as Silja Festival.[1][12]

Decks

  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[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Asklander, Micke. "M/S Wellamo (1986)". Fakta on Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. ^ "Audited annual report of the 2008/2009 financial year" (pdf). Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Malmberg, Thure (2007). Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä (in Finnish/English). Espoo: Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 272–274. ISBN 978-951-98405-7-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ "Vessel info: Silja Festival: Dimensions". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  5. ^ Template:Fi icon Valkeat Laivat: Valkeat kaunottaret saapuvat, retrieved 19 September 2007
  6. ^ Template:Sv icon MS Svea (1985) at Fakta om Fartyg, retrieved 19 September 2007
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Template:Fi icon MS Wellamo (II) at Valkeat Laivat, retrieved 19 September 2007
  8. ^ a b Template:Fi icon Valkeat Laivat: Loistoristeilijöiden ja tappiovuosien aikakausi, retrieved 19 September 2007
  9. ^ FinnjetWeb: Finnjet Chronicle by Salomon Kaukiainen, retrieved 19 September 2007
  10. ^ Template:Fi icon MS Frans Suell at Valkeat Laivat, retrieved 20 September 2007
  11. ^ Turun Sanomat 16 October 2007: Enn Pant uskoo Galaxyn nostavan matkustajien määrää Turun-reitillä
  12. ^ "M/S Festival" (in Latvian). Tallink Latvia. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  13. ^ Silja Festival 2003 deck plans at Valkeat Laivat, retrieved 20 September 2007
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