MV Coastal Celebration

Coastal Celebration arriving at Departure Bay on June 18, 2008.
History
Canada
Name	Coastal Celebration
Operator	BC Ferries
Port of registry	Victoria, British Columbia
Route	Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen
Awarded	September 17, 2004
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Yard number	735
Laid down	September 3, 2007
Launched	December 14, 2007
Completed	May 9, 2008
In service	November 21, 2008
Homeport	Swartz Bay
Identification	IMO number: 9332779 Official number: 832800 Callsign: CFN5145
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Coastal-class ferry
Tonnage	21,777 GT 2,350 DWT
Displacement	10,034 t (9,876 long tons; 11,061 short tons) (max)
Length	160 m (524 ft 11 in) oa. 154 m (505 ft 3 in) pp.
Beam	28.2 m (92 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric system, 2 × shafts 21,444 hp (15,991 kW)
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity	1,604 passengers and crew 370 vehicles

MV Coastal Celebration is the third and final Coastal-class ship to be delivered to BC Ferries. The class comprises some of the largest double-ended ferries in the world. The vessel completed construction in 2008 and entered service the same year. Unlike her sister ships, Coastal Renaissance and Coastal Inspiration, Coastal Celebration was equipped with a Pacific Buffet for service on the Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen route, until it was discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic, and then closed permanently in June 2023.^[1]