''Stena Vision'' is a

cruise ferry 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 ...

owned and operated by

Stena Line Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world. It services Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Stena Line is a major unit of Ste ...

. As ''Stena Germanica'', she operated the overnight Kiel–

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

route and also during the summer months the route

–

Fredrikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The town h ...

. Since 2010, she has been on the

Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Swed ...

– Gdynia route.

History

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''Stena Germanica'' was the first of four large ferries ordered in 1980 by

for Scandinavian routes. She was launched in August 1981 as the ''Stena Scandinavica''. However, due to problems at the construction yard, completion was delayed and it was not until 1987 that she entered service as the ''Stena Germanica'' on the overnight Kiel–

route, joined in 1988 by the second of the quartet, ''Stena Scandinavica''. In 2010, ''Stena Germanica'' was replaced by ''Stena Hollandica''. Following rebuilding in

she was renamed ''Stena Vision''.

Layout

In her original layout, ''Stena Germanica'' had berths for 2,374 passengers and took 550 cars. Following refit, ''Stena Vision'' accommodates 1,700 passengers in a variety of standards of cabin. Her vehicle deck can take 360 cars. She is a Ro Ro ferry.

Service

From 1987 to 2010, ''Stena Germanica'' operated the overnight Gothenburg–Kiel route. From 1987 to 2000, ''Stena Germanica'' during the summer months operated the Gothenburg–Fredrikshavn route. Since 2010, ''Stena Vision'' has operated on the

– Gdynia route. From 2023 she is scheduled to become the second ship on the Rosslare-

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route.

References

External links

* Ferries of Sweden Ferries of Poland 1981 ships Vision {{Ferry-stub