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                                                     History

 

 

13/4/1983 Building contract. Ordered by Johnson Line AB later transferred to Effoa OY.  
22/5/1984 Keel laid  
3/1985 Launch  
9/1/1986 Delivered to Effoa OY (Silja Line), Finland  
1/1986 Turku - Mariehamn - Stockholm route.  
12/7/1986

Run aground near Mariehamn due to black out in engine room

 
13-16/7/1986 Refloated and repaired in Naantali.  
30/4 - 18/11/1990

Helsinki - Stockholm route

 
18/11/1990 Turku - Mariehamn - Stockholm route.  
15/1 - 26/2/1992 Rebuild on Loyd Werft, Germany. New restaurants, cabins etc.  
22/2/1992 New name Silja Festival  
26/2/1992 Turku - Mariehamn - Stockholm route  
20/3/1993 Vaasa - Umeå route  
1/6/1993 Malmö - Travemünde route , operated Euroway  
1/9/1993 Lübeck - Travemünde - Malmö - Copenhagen route  
10/4/1994 Euroway service ended  
22/4/1994 Vaasa - Umeå route operated Silja Line  
1/7/1994 Vaasa - Sundsvall route  
8/8/1994 Vaasa - Umeå route  
2/9/1994 Helsinki - Tallinn route  
21/6/1995 Vaasa - Sundsvall route  
15/8/1995 Helsinki - Tallinn route  

2/4/1997

Swedish flag

 
5/4/1997

Turku - Mariehamn - Stockholm route

 
1/7/1999

Turku - Mariehamn/Långnäs - Stockholm route

 
7-20/1/2001 Docked Aker Finnyards, Rauma. Install sponsons and catalysators.  
   
4-8//5/2006 Helsinki - Riga - Helsinki cruises  
   
26-29/5/2006 Helsinki - Stockholm - Helsinki Elitloppet cruise  
8/2008 Riga - Stockholm route operated Tallink and Latvian flag  
31/12/2008 - 8/1/2009 St. Petersburg - Helsinki -Stockholm - Tallinn - St. Petersburg  cruises  
9/1/2009 Riga - Stockholm route  
31/12/2009 - 8/1/2010 St. Petersburg - Helsinki -Stockholm - Tallinn - St. Petersburg  cruises  
9/1/2010 Riga - Stockholm route  
30/4-4/5/2010 St. Petersburg - Helsinki -Stockholm - Tallinn - St. Petersburg  cruise  
5/5/2010 Riga - Stockholm route  
31/12/2010-5/1/2011 St. Petersburg - Helsinki -Stockholm - Tallinn - St. Petersburg  cruise  
28/4-4/5/2011 St. Petersburg - Helsinki -Stockholm - Tallinn - St. Petersburg  cruise  
5/5/2011 Riga - Stockholm route