MS ''Superfast XI'' is a fast jumbo ropax

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currently operating between

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- Igoumenitsa and

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under Superfast Ferries. She was built in 2002 by the

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(HDW) at

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, Germany for

Attica Group Attica Holdings S.A. is an operator of international ferry services in Europe. The Group's operations include its subsidiaries Superfast Ferries, which began in 1995 with the launch of its first ships, Superfast I & Superfast II, and Blue Star Fer ...

's wholly owned subsidiary Superfast Ferries.

Concept and construction

The ''Superfast XI'' is the first ship in a pair of fast ferries built by HDW for Superfast Ferries'

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services. She was launched on 3 August 2001, and delivered to her owners on 10 July 2002. Her Sister ship is Superfast XII, which was deployed on the same route. ''Superfast XI'' is the 11th in a series of 12 similar ferries built for Superfast ferries at various ship yards in Northern Europe.

Service history

The ''Superfast XI'' entered service for Superfast Ferries on 20 July 2002 on the

- Igoumenitsa-

route, and has remained on this route since. The ship was also used for a British children's show called Me Too!, which aired between 2006 and 2007 and was used as part of some episodes.

References

External links

10/7/2002 Delivery of SUPERFAST XI
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