MS Silja Serenade

Silja Serenade navigating in the Stockholm archipelago in 2016
History
Finland
NameSilja Serenade
Owner
Operator1990 onwards: Silja Line[2]
Port of registry
RouteHelsinki–Mariehamn–Stockholm
Ordered26 October 1987
BuilderMasa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Turku, Finland
Yard number1301[2]
Laid down29 May 1989[2]
Launched6 November 1989[2]
Acquired15 November 1990[2]
Maiden voyage17 November 1990[2]
In service17 November 1990[2]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage58,376 GT
Length203.03 m (666.1 ft)
Beam31.93 m (104.8 ft)
Draught7.12 m (23.4 ft)
Decks13
Ice class1 A Super
Installed power
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity
  • Passengers:
  • 2,626 (originally)
  • 2,852 (currently)
  • Passenger beds:
  • 2,626 (originally)
  • 2,841 (currently)
  • Car capacity:
  • 450
  • Lanemeters:
  • 950

MS Silja Serenade is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp,[3] operating under their Silja Line brand on a route connecting Helsinki to Stockholm via Mariehamn. She was built in 1990 by Masa-Yards at Turku New Shipyard, Finland. From 26 June 2020, to 13 September 2020, the ship's route was Helsinki–Riga, which got replaced by the cruiseferry MS Baltic Queen.

  1. ^ "Audited annual report of the 2008/2009 financial year" (pdf). Retrieved 2010-03-10.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Asklander, Micke. "M/S Silja Serenade (1990)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  3. ^ Tallink corporate structure, retrieved 2008-09-08 Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine