History

Back to Ship

 

                                              History

 Building contract
 Keel laid
 Launch
20/2/1987Delivered to Wallenius, Sweden
2/1987TT Line service Trelleborg – Travemünde route
  
  
1/1993Sold to Brittany Ferries, New name Val de Loire, France flag
1993Rebuild on INMA , La Spezia, Italy
6/1993Plymouth – Santander andt Roscoff – Cork/Plymouth routes
  
  
  
  
25/11/2005Sold to DFDS A/S
2/2006Delivered to DFDS, New name King of Scandinavia, Denmark flag
2006Refurbished
11/3/2006Ijmuiden – Newcastle route
17/1/2011Drydocking at Odence
1/2011New name King Seaways
30/1/2011Back in service
9/1/2012Departure cancelled due to maintance.
28/12/2013Fire broke out in cabin , but luckily extinguished within 15 minutes.  23 people in total suffered from smoke-related
   injuries Two crew members and four passengers airlifted to hospital . Return back to Newcastle.
10/1/2014Drydocking at Gdansk, Refurbished
  
 1/2019Drydocking at Gdansk.
 22/3/2020Traffic suspended due to Corona virus.