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MS Scandinavia
MS ''Scandinavia'' may refer to the following ships: * , launched in 1979 and served under this name until 1982 when she was renamed ''Tzarevetz'' * , a cruiseferry A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a Ro-Pax ferry. Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while ot ... launched in 1981, renamed ''Stardancer'' in 1985, '' Viking Serenade'' in 1990 and converted to a cruise ship in 1991. Subsequently renamed as ''Island Escape'' in 2002 and then '' Ocean Gala'' in 2015. She was scrapped under the name ''Ocean Gala 1'' in 2018. * , a cruiseferry launched in 1980 as ''Visby'' she was in operation as ''Scandinavia'' between 2003 and 2015 and renamed ''Rigel II'' in 2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandinavia, MS Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruiseferry
A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a Ro-Pax ferry. Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while others use the ships as means of transportation. Cruiseferry traffic is mainly concentrated in the seas of Northern Europe, especially the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. However, similar ships traffic across the English Channel as well as the Irish Sea, Mediterranean and even on the North Atlantic. Cruiseferries also operate from India, China and Australia. Baltic Sea cruiseferries In the northern Baltic Sea, two major rival companies, Viking Line and Silja Line, have for decades competed on the routes between Turku and Helsinki in Finland and Sweden's capital Stockholm. Since the 1990s Tallink has also risen as a major company in the area, culminating with acquisition of Silja Line in 2006. List of largest cruiseferries of their tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
