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                            History

 Building contract
21/4/1990Keel laid
24/1/1991Launch
4/5/1992Delivered to Euroway on Malmö – Travemünde – Lübeck route
1/6-31/8/1993Malmö – Travemünde route
1/9/1993 –Malmö – Travemünde – Lübeck route
12/3/1994Last day on Euroways service
3/1994Charter to Silja Line. New name Silja Scandinavia
3/1994Drydocking in Helsinki. Build sponsons and new shopping center and added extra beds to cabins.
31/3/1994Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
1996Sold to Viking Line
17/4/1997Delivered to Viking line on Helsinki – Stockholm route.
New name Gabriella.
7/1999Helsinki – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
30/8-10/9/1999Refurbished. Build more cabins.
  
12-21/9/2004Turku – Mariehamn / Långnäs – Stockholm route
21/9/2004Helsinki – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
4/2005Drydocking on Naantali
9-15/9/2005Turku – Mariehamn / Långnäs – Stockholm route
15/9/2005Helsinki – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
  
5-27/5/2008Refurbished on Øresundsvarvet ,Landskrona, Sweden ( 3 weeks) Conversion of Conference
 area into 22 new deluxe cabins and rebuild public areas
16/9/2009Technical problems on Stockholm. Repaired on harbour.
27/3-7/4/2011Drydocking on Øresundsvarvet ,Landskrona, Sweden
15/5-5/6/2013Drydocking. Original plan was return service 22th May.
12/6-31/8/2014Stockholm – Mariehamn – Helsinki – Tallinn route.
1/9/2014Helsinki – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
19/1-10/2/2016Turku – Mariehamn / Långnäs – Stockholm route
11/2/2016Helsinki – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
3-17/4/2016Drydocking
  
 19/3/2020 Laid up at Helsinki due to travel restrictions caused by the Corona virus.
 1/4-30/6/2020 Helsinki – Tallinn route replacing Viking XPRS.
 1/7/2020 Helsinki – Mariehamn route.
 31/8/2020 Helsinki – Tallinn route
 18-20/9/2020 Helsinki – Mariehamn special cruise.
 21/9/2020 Turku – Långnäs/Mariehamn – Stockholm route. Replace grounded Amorella.
 4/11/2020 Laid up at Turku
 23-29/11/2020 Turku – Långnäs/Mariehamn – Stockholm route.
 30/11/2020  Laid up at Turku
 24/4/2021 Drydocking at Fayard, Odense, Denmark.
 11/5/2021 Laid up at Turku
 12/6/2021 Cruises from Helsinki to Stockholm , Kotka, Hanko, Åland and Turku
 7/7/2021 Helsinki – Mariehamn – Stockholm route and some cruises.
 17/7/2021 Black out on way to Visby
 12/1/2022 Hit a pier just after departed from Helsinki. Caused by black out.
 17/2/2022 Back in service after repairing.