MS Mega Regina

MS Mega Regina in Ile Rousse in 2021
History
Name
  • 1985–2021: MS Mariella
  • 2021-: MS Mega Regina
Owner
Operator
  • 1985–1995: SF Line (in Viking Line traffic)
  • 1995–2021: Viking Line[1]
  • 2021–: Corsica Ferries
Port of registryGenova,  Italy
RouteToulon, Nice --> Bastia, Porto Vecchio, ile Rousse, Livorno --> Golfo Aranci
BuilderWärtsilä Perno Shipyard, Turku, Finland[1]
Yard number1286[1]
Launched28 September 1984[1]
Acquired17 May 1985[1]
In service18 May 1985[1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [2]
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage
Length175.70 m (576 ft 5 in)
Beam28.40 m (93 ft 2 in)
Draught6.52 m (21 ft 5 in)
Depth14.65 m (48 ft 1 in)
Decks11[3]
Ice class1 A Super[2]
Installed power
Propulsion2 propellers[2]
Speed22 knots (40.74 km/h; 25.32 mph)[1]
Capacity
  • As built:
    • 2,447 passengers
    • 2,447 berths
    • 600 cars
    • 62 trailers[1]
  • As of 2009:
    • 2,500 passengers
    • 2,500 berths
    • 430 cars
    • 980 lanemeters[4]

MS Mega Regina is a cruiseferry owned by Corsica Ferries. She was formerly owned and operated by Viking Line as MS Mariella. She was built by the Wärtsilä Perno shipyard in Turku, Finland and delivered to SF Line in 1985. Her sister ship is the Olympia (now MS SPL Princess Anastasia). Mariella was the world's largest cruiseferry from 1985 until 1989, when the accolade passed on to her Viking Line fleetmate MS Athena. Mariella was sold to Corsica Ferries in 2021 and renamed Mega Regina.[5][6] The ship started traffic on the Mediterranean Sea in summer 2021.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Asklander, Micke. "MS Mariella (1985)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Mariella (14294)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ^ "M/S Mariella cut-away view". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  4. ^ MS Mariella guide (PDF), pp. 4-5, 7. Accessed on 31 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Press- and Stock exchange releases | Image bank | Viking Line Abp".
  6. ^ "Corsica Ferries acquires Viking Line's MARIELLA".
  7. ^ Rintakoski, Kari: Tältä näyttää ulkomaille myyty Viking Mariella nykyisin – uuden nimen saanut alus aloitti liikennöinnin Välimerellä, Ilta-Sanomat 26 July 2021. Accessed on 30 July 2021.