Yard number B494/1 Launched 22 August 1981 | Beam 29 m | |
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Name 1981–82 Stena Scandinavica1982–86 Scandinavica1987–2010 Stena Germanica2010 onwards Stena Vision Port of registry 1981–2010 Gothenburg, Sweden2010 onwards Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
Stena Vision is a cruise ferry owned and operated by Stena Line. As Stena Germanica, she operated the overnight Kiel–Gothenburg route. Since 2010, she has been on the Karlskrona–Gdynia route.
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History
Stena Germanica was the first of four large ferries ordered in 1980 by Stena Line for Scandinavian routes. She was launched in August 1981 as the Stena Scandinavica. However, due to problems at the construction yard, completion was delayed and it was not until 1987 that she entered service as the Stena Germanica on the overnight Kiel–Gothenburg route, joined in 1988 by the second of the quartet, Stena Scandinavica. In 2010, Stena Germanica was replaced by Stena Hollandica. Following rebuilding in Gothenburg she was renamed Stena Vision.
Layout
In her original layout, Stena Germanica had berths for 2,374 passengers and took 550 cars. Following refit, Stena Vision accommodates 1,700 passengers in a variety of standards of cabin. There are an À la carte and a buffet restaurant, a large shop, several bars and a spa. Her vehicle deck can take 360 cars. She is a Ro Ro ferry.
Service
From 1987 to 2010, Stena Germanica operated the overnight Kiel–Gothenburg route.
Since 2010, Stena Vision has operated on the Karlskrona–Gdynia route, with Stena Baltica and in 2011 is expected again to be joined by her sister ship, now named Stena Spirit.
