Moby Orli

As Princess Anastasia in Tallinn
History
Name
  • 1986–1993: Olympia
  • 1993–2010: Pride of Bilbao
  • 8–12/2010: Bilbao
  • 2011-2023: Princess Anastasia
  • 2023−Present: Moby Orli
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
RouteGenoa - Bastia
BuilderWärtsilä Perno Shipyard, Turku, Finland[1]
Yard number1290[1]
Laid down1 April 1985[1]
Launched31 August 1985[1]
Completed18 April 1986[3]
Acquired26 April 1986[1]
In service29 April 1986[1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)[1]
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage
Length177.10 m (581 ft 0 in)
Beam28.40 m (93 ft 2 in)
Draught6.51 m (21 ft 4 in)
Decks11[4]
Installed power
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity
  • 2,500 passengers
  • 2,447 berths
  • 580 cars
  • 1,115 lanemeters

Moby Orli is a cruiseferry owned by Moby SPA. Until September 2010, she was known as Pride of Bilbao, operated by P&O Ferries on their Portsmouth–Bilbao route. The vessel was built in 1986 as Olympia at the Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard in Turku, Finland for Rederi AB Slite, Sweden for use in Viking Line traffic.[1] She was sold by Irish Continental Group to St. Peter Line in December 2010 and renamed Princess Anastasia and operated on the Saint Petersburg – Helsinki – Stockholm – Tallinn route. In 2022 she was withdrawn because of the conflict in Ukraine, transferred to Moby Lines and sailed to Messina for refurbishment. She was set to return to service in the Mediterranean.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Asklander, Micke. "M/S Olympia (1986)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ ""Pride of Bilbao" Vessel Status – 8414582". Class Direct Live. Lloyds Register. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ^ RINA
  4. ^ "Översiktsritning på M/S Olympia". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Moby Lines PRINCESS ANASTASIA about to return to service in the Mediterranean as MOBY ORLI".