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                                                     History

 

 

22/4/1980 Keel laid  
21/10/1980 Launch  
28/4/1981 Ship was named M/S Silvia Regina by HM Queen Silvia of Sweden  
10/6/1981 Delivered to Suomen Yritysrahoitus OY. Charter to OY Svea Line (Finland) AB  
12/6/1981 Helsinki - Stockholm route on Silja Line service  
13/1/1981 - 3/2/1982 Build new bow on ship and  build more cabins and modified restaurants  
1983 New homeport Mariehamn  
1985 Build new Conference rooms and Auditorium  
1/1987 Sold to Johnson Line, continue Silja Line service  
1988 Johnson Line sold to Stena Line. Ship chartered to Silaj Line service until Silja Lines  
new ships are ready.  
6/1991 Refurbished on Schichau Seebeckswerft AG , Bremerhaven, Germany. Named Stena Britannica  
19/6/1991 Stena Line´s route Hoek van Holland - Harwich  
3/1994 Oslo - Frederikshavn / Oslo - Frederikshavn - Göteborg routes. Named Stena Saga  
1/2000 Build sponsons and refurbished public areas on Cityvarvet, Göteborg  
12/2002 - 1/2003 Refurbished on Cityvarvet, Göteborg  
12/2005 - 1/2006 Refurbished on Cityvarvet, Göteborg  
1/2008 Refurbished on Cityvarvet, Göteborg  
1/2011 Build new Spa area  
17/1/2011 Back on Oslo - Frederikshavn / Oslo - Frederikshavn - Göteborg routes