History

15/2/1979	Building contract
	Start of Production
1/2/1980	Keel laid
1/9/1980	Launch
10/4/1981	Delivered to Rederi Ab Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen, Sweden ( Sessan Line)
13/4/1981	Göteborg – Frederikshavn route
1981	Stena Line buy Sessan Line
3-4/1982	Rebuild to nigth ferry on Cityvarvet, Göteborg
7/4/1982	Göteborg – Kiel route, high seasons Göteborg – Frederikshavn extra sailings.
4/1988	New name Stena Saga Rebuild on Cityvarvet, Göteborg . Build more cabins.
17/5/1988	Oslo – frederikshavn – (Göteborg ) route
7/4/1990	Rescued passengers from Scandinavian Star fire
28/2/1994	Arrived Niehuis & van den Berg Shipyard, Netherlands where removed some cabins from upper cargo decks
4/3/1994	New name Stena Europe
4/3/1994	Hoek van Holland – Harwich route
2/6/1997	Refurbished on Wilton Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands
10/6/1997	New name Lion europe , Bahamas flag.
19/6/1997	Lion Ferry service karlskrona – Gdynia route.
20/6/1997	Poland flag
1/1/1998	New name Stena Europe
31/6/2000	Bahamas flag
20/1/2002	Rebuild on Cityvarvet, Göterborg. Removed cabins from upper trailer deck and rebuild public areas
6/3/2002	Delivered back to Stena Line . UK flag
13/3/2002	Fishguard – Rosslare route
6-18/1/2003	Drydocking at Keppel Shipyard, Rotterdam
30/1/2003	Problems with one main engine
1-11/6/2005	Dublin – Holyhead route
12/6/2005	Fishguard – Rosslare route
5/2010	Refurbished public areas
4/2/2011	Drydocking at Harland & Wolff. Main engine repairing.
23/1/2012	Two weeks drydocking
26/10/2012	Collision at Rosslare Port involving the Stena Europe and the Irish Ferries Oscar Wilde. Only minor damages
1/2013	Refurbished

7/2023	Charter to Intershipping
12/2023	After charter ending returned to Falmouth.

5/2024	Charter to Africa Morocco Links.

10/2024	Charter to Africa Morocco Links.