{"id":10470,"date":"2018-03-20T18:15:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T16:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=10470"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:05:16","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=10470","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=10421\">Back to&nbsp;Ship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Building contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21\/4\/1990<\/td><td>Keel laid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24\/1\/1991<\/td><td>Launch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/5\/1992<\/td><td>Delivered to Euroway on Malm\u00f6 &#8211; Travem\u00fcnde &#8211; L\u00fcbeck route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/6-31\/8\/1993<\/td><td>Malm\u00f6 &#8211; Travem\u00fcnde route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/9\/1993 &#8211;<\/td><td>Malm\u00f6 &#8211; Travem\u00fcnde &#8211; L\u00fcbeck route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/3\/1994<\/td><td>Last day on Euroways service<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/1994<\/td><td>Charter to Silja Line. New name Silja Scandinavia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/1994<\/td><td>Drydocking in Helsinki. Build sponsons and new shopping center and added extra beds to cabins.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31\/3\/1994<\/td><td>Turku &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1996<\/td><td>Sold to Viking Line<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17\/4\/1997<\/td><td>Delivered to Viking line on Helsinki &#8211; Stockholm route.<br> New name Gabriella.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/1999<\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30\/8-10\/9\/1999<\/td><td>Refurbished. Build more cabins.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12-21\/9\/2004<\/td><td>Turku &#8211; Mariehamn \/ L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21\/9\/2004<\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/2005<\/td><td>Drydocking on Naantali<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9-15\/9\/2005<\/td><td>Turku &#8211; Mariehamn \/ L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15\/9\/2005<\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5-27\/5\/2008<\/td><td>Refurbished on \u00d8resundsvarvet ,Landskrona, Sweden ( 3 weeks) Conversion of Conference<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>area into 22 new deluxe cabins and rebuild public areas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16\/9\/2009<\/td><td>Technical problems on Stockholm. Repaired on harbour.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27\/3-7\/4\/2011<\/td><td>Drydocking on \u00d8resundsvarvet ,Landskrona, Sweden<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15\/5-5\/6\/2013<\/td><td>Drydocking. Original plan was return service 22th May.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/6-31\/8\/2014<\/td><td>Stockholm &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Helsinki &#8211; Tallinn route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/9\/2014<\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19\/1-10\/2\/2016<\/td><td>Turku &#8211; Mariehamn \/ L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/2\/2016<\/td><td>Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3-17\/4\/2016<\/td><td>Drydocking<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;19\/3\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Laid up at Helsinki due to travel restrictions caused by the Corona virus.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;1\/4-30\/6\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Helsinki &#8211; Tallinn route replacing Viking XPRS.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;1\/7\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;31\/8\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Helsinki &#8211; Tallinn route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;18-20\/9\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn special cruise.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;21\/9\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Turku &#8211; L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s\/Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route. Replace grounded Amorella.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;4\/11\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Laid up at Turku<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;23-29\/11\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Turku &#8211; L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s\/Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;30\/11\/2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;Laid up at Turku<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;24\/4\/2021<\/td><td>&nbsp;Drydocking at Fayard, Odense, Denmark.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;11\/5\/2021<\/td><td>&nbsp;Laid up at Turku<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;12\/6\/2021<\/td><td>&nbsp;Cruises from Helsinki to  Stockholm , Kotka, Hanko, \u00c5land and Turku<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;7\/7\/2021<\/td><td>&nbsp;Helsinki &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm  route and some cruises.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;17\/7\/2021<\/td><td>&nbsp;Black out on way to  Visby<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;12\/1\/2022<\/td><td>&nbsp;Hit  a pier just after departed from Helsinki.  Caused by black out.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;17\/2\/2022<\/td><td>&nbsp;Back in service after repairing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00a06-26\/1\/2026<\/td><td>\u00a0Turku &#8211; L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s\/Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to&nbsp;Ship &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; History &nbsp; Building contract 21\/4\/1990 Keel laid 24\/1\/1991 Launch 4\/5\/1992 Delivered to Euroway on Malm\u00f6 &#8211; Travem\u00fcnde &#8211; L\u00fcbeck route 1\/6-31\/8\/1993 Malm\u00f6 &#8211; Travem\u00fcnde route 1\/9\/1993 &#8211; Malm\u00f6 &#8211; Travem\u00fcnde &#8211; L\u00fcbeck route 12\/3\/1994 Last day on Euroways &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=10470\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">History<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10421,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10470","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10470"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43938,"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10470\/revisions\/43938"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}