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Building contract
Building started
25/9/1958 Keel laid
19/3/1959 Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
5/4/1960 Delivered to Rederi AB Bore, Turku, Finland.
12/4/1960 Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route.
1962Build new Lounge later Cafe on Boat deck.
1/11/1965 Turku – Långnäs – Stockholm route.
15/5/1966 Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route.
4/9/1966 Turku – Långnäs – Stockholm route.
1/10/1966 Turku – Stockholm route.
29/5/1967 Helsinki – Stockholm route.
24/6/1967 Turku – Stockholm route.
28/10/1967 Helsinki – Stockholm route.
18/11/1967 Turku – Stockholm route.
29/5/1968 Helsinki – Stockholm route.
12/6/1968 Turku – Stockholm route.
27/10/1969 Helsinki – Stockholm route.
1/12/1969 Turku – Stockholm route.
1/1/1970 Operated Silja Line same routes.
27/7/1970 Collision with cargo ship Edda on Stockholm archipelago only minor damages.
2/11/1970 Helsinki – Stockholm route.
7/12/1970 Turku – Stockholm route.
1972Build more cabins on cargo area, new restaurant , shop and
sauna´s build on car deck. New Dining saloon build on
front deck.
1/9/1976 Last arrival to Turku.
1/9/1976 Laid up.
6/10/1977 Sold to Jakob Lines OY, Pietarsaari, Finland.
10/10/1977 Docking at Finnboda, Stockholm.
7/11/1977 Arrived to Pietarsaari. New name Borea.
winter 1977/78 Rebuild interior
13/5/1978 Pietarsaari – Skellefteå route.
23/9/1978 Winter laid up. Some pre christmas cruise done.
12/1978 Charter to Fred. Olsen Ltd.
1-5/1979 Used as accommodation ship at Stornoway.
15/6/1979 Back to Jakob Lines service Pietarsaari – Skellefteå route.
autumn 1979 Winter laid up. Some pre christmas cruise done.
23/5/1980 Pietarsaari – Umeå route
29/5/1980 Pietarsaari – Skellefteå route.
16/9/1980 Drydocking at Turku. Winter laid up.
30/4/1981 Charter to Folkline Kaskinen – Gävle route.
30/5/1981 Back to Jakob Lines service Pietarsaari – Skellefteå route.
3/10/1981 Winter laid up.
4/12/1981 Docking at Finnboda, Stockholm.
4/12/1981 Charter to Canadian company for accommodation ship to Algeria.
1984 End of charter
26/4/1984 Sold to Aura Line, Turku, Finland. Deal cancelled later
8/5/1984 Arrived to parainen for rebuilding.
29/5/1984 Sold to Helsinki Steamship Company Ltd (Oy Henry Nielsen Ab). Helsinki, Finland.
6/1984 Charter to Aura line OY, Turku, Finland
20/6/1984 Turku – Stockholm route.
4/10/1984 Last arrival to Turku. Aura Line went to bankrup.
5/10/1984 Laid up at Turku
1/10/1985 Sold to Aqua Culture Industries Inc, Monrovia, Liberia. (Vanderbilt Steamship Co,) Canada.
14/11/1985 Delivered to new owner. Liberia flag.
3/12/1985 Returned back to Helsinki Steamship Company Ltd. When new owner could´nt pay a ship.
20/1/1987 Sold to Rannikkolinjat OY, Kotka, Finland
2/3/1987 Delivered to new owner.
28/4/1987 New name Kristina Regina.
26/7/1987 Towed to Wärtsilä Kotka Shipyard. Where change diesel engines and rebuild ship.
22/4/1988 Arrived first to Kotka.
28/4/1988 Cruises from Kotka and Helsinki to Leningrad, Tallinn, Visby and Riga
12/1988 Arrived Hollming OY Shipyard , Rauma, Finland for rebuild most of ship cabins.
7/4/1989 Cruises from Kotka and Helsinki to Leningrad, Tallinn, Visby and Riga
8/1990 Helsinki – Tallinn cruises
19/10/1990 Rannikkolinjat OY change name to Kristina Cruises OY
31/5/1991 Helsinki – Kotka – Leningrad, Helsinki – Visby, Helsinki – Visby – Riga, Helsinki – Norrköping cruises
20/8/1991 Helsinki – Tallinn cruises and some Helsinki – Kotka – Leningrad cruises.
31/5/1992 Helsinki – st. Petersburg, Helsinki – Riga, Helsinki – Visby, Helsinki – Visby Öland and 6 and 9 days cruises around Baltic Sea.
27/8/1992 Helsinki – Tallinn cruises
30/11-13/12/1992 24 h cruises from Kotka.
12/1992 Docking and build KC class cabins on deck 5.
15/1-31/5/1993 Helsinki – Tallinn cruises
6/1993 Cruises from Helsinki to Visby, Riika, St petersburg and 6 to 11 days cruises on Baltic sea.
31/8/1993 Helsinki – Tallinn cruises
6/1994 Cruises from Helsinki to Visby, Riika, St petersburg and 6 to 11 days cruises on Baltic sea.
17/8/1994 Helsinki – Tallinn cruises
Summer 1995 Cruises on from Helsinki to Baltic Sea
autumn 1995 Helsinki – Tallinn cruises
1996Kotka – Vyborg and kotka – Tallinn cruises
Summer 1997 Cruises on Baltic Sea
Winter 1997/98 Kotka – Vyborg and kotka – Tallinn cruises. Laid up
Summer 1998 Cruises on Baltic Sea and Norwegian coast
Winter 1998/99 Kotka – Vyborg and kotka – St. Petersburg cruises. Laid up
1999Build new Mini-Suites , refurbished cabins
3/1999 Cruises on Mediterranean
1/5/1999 Kotka – Vyborg and kotka – Tallinn cruises
1/6/1999 Helsinki – St.Petersburg , Helsinki – Visby – Riga, Norwegian coast and White Sea, Scotland – Netherlands – Bornholm – Visby cruises
9/1999 Kotka – Vyborg and kotka – St. Petersburg cruises. Laid up
31/3-11/4/2000 Western Europe cruise
12/4/2000 Cruises on Mediterranean
14-25/5/2000 Western Europe cruise
4/6/2000 Helsinki – St. Petersburg, Baltic Sea and Norwegian coast cruises
27/8/2000 Kotka – Vyborg and kotka – St. Petersburg cruises. Laid up
17 and 29/12/2000 Kotka – Tallinn cruises
winter 2000/01 Rebuild. Cabin son deck 1 removed and replaced by Gym and Laundry.Cabins refurbished. Cafe refurbished
3/2001 Cruises on Mediterranean
5/2001 Cruises on Baltic Sea
winter 2001/02 Cruises on Mediterranean and Canary Islands
Summer 2002 Cruises on Baltic Sea and Norwegian coast.
autumn 2002 Western Europe cruises
Winter 2002/03 Cruises on Canary Islands and African coast
24/3/2003 Cruises on Mediterranean
2/5/2003 Canary Islands and Western Europe cruises
2-12/6/2003 Drydocking
13/6/2003 Cruises on Baltic Sea, Norwegian coast, White sea, Svalbard
1/9/2003 Western Europe cruises
12/9/2003 Cruises on Mediterranean
10/11/2003 Cruises on Canary Islands and African coast
5/4/2004 Cruises on Mediterranean
28/5/2004 Cruises on Western Europe and norwegian coast
11/6/2004 Cruises on Baltic Sea , Faroes, Iceland.
30/8/2004 Western Europe cruises
10/9/2004 Cruises on Mediterranean
6/11/2004 Cruises on Canary Islands, Kap Verde and African coast
16/4/2005 Cruises on Mediterranean
11/6/2005 Western Europe cruises
23/6/2005Cruises on Baltic Sea , Faroes, Iceland, Norwegian coast.
2/9/2005 Western Europe cruises
17/9/2005 Cruises on Mediterranean
12/11/2005 Cruises on Canary Islands, Kap Verde and African coast
4/2006 Cruises on Mediterranean
8/6/2006 Hit a pier when arrived to Mahon. Minor damages on hull and lifeboat.
10/6/2006 Western Europe cruises
29/6/2006 Cruises on Baltic Sea , Faroes, Iceland, Norwegian coast.
11/8/2006 Western Europe cruises
2/9/2006 Cruises on Mediterranean
4/11/2006 Cruises on Canary Islands, Kap Verde and African coast
31/3/2007 Cruises on Mediterranean
19/5/2007 Western Europe cruises
29/5/2007 Collision with barge near Lolland, Denmark. Only minor damages for ship.
15/6/2007 Cruises on Baltic Sea , Faroes, Iceland, Norwegian coast.
8/2007 Western Europe cruises
8/9/2007 Cruises on Mediterranean
3/11/2007 Cruises on Red Sea
29/3/2008 Cruises on Mediterranean
17/5/2008 Western Europe cruises
5/6/2008 Cruises on Baltic Sea , Faroes, Iceland, Greenland and Norwegian coast.
16/8/2008 Western Europe cruises
30/8/2008 Cruises on Mediterranean
8/11/2008 Cruises on Red Sea
28/3/2009 Cruises on Mediterranean
16/5/2009 Western Europe cruises
4/6/2009 Cruises on Baltic Sea , Faroes, Iceland, Greenland and Norwegian coast.
18/8/2009 Western Europe cruises
29/8/2009 Cruises on Mediterranean and Black Sea.
7/11/2009 Cruises on Red Sea
27/3/2010 Cruises on Mediterranean
15/5/2010 Western Europe cruises
28/5/2010 Cruises on Baltic Sea , Faroes, Iceland, Greenland and Norwegian coast.
3/8/2010 Sold to Oy S/S Borea Ab, Turku , Finland
21-23/8/2010 Final voyage Helsinki – Tallinn – Kotka
28/8/2010 Voyage from Kotka to Naantali
29/8/2010 Drydocking at Turku Repairing yard, Naantali. Rebuild to hotelship.
30/8/2010 Delivered to new owner.
2/10/2010 Towed to Aura river, Turku.
10/10/2010 Get her original name Bore back.
1/2011 Hotel opened
27/5/2011 Moved next to Forum Marinum, Turku.
2015The City of Turku centralised its hostel services to Bore with a three-year contract
2018S/S Bore was taken into use as the Turku Vocational Institute’s learning environment