MS Romantika
{{Short description|2001 ferry}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Romantika, Stockholm, 2019 (04).jpg | Ship caption = MS Romantika in Stockholm, August 2019 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = MS Romantika | Ship owner = Tallink | Ship operator = Tallink | Ship registry = *2002–09: Tallinn, {{flag|Estonia|civil}}
| Ship route = TBD | Ship ordered = 30 August 2000{{cite web |last=Asklander |first=Micke |title=M/S Romantika (2002) |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/romantika_2002.htm |work=Fakta om Fartyg |accessdate=2009-05-13 |language=Swedish }} | Ship builder = Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland | Ship original cost = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 23 May 2001 | Ship launched = 14 December 2001 | Ship completed = | Ship christened = 14 December 2001 | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = 21 May 2002 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *Call sign: YLBT
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes = | Ship country = Latvia | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Latvia|civil}} }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship class = {{sclass|Romantika|cruiseferry}} | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|40,803}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|192.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|29.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|6.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = 1 A Super{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} | Ship power = 4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 diesels, combined {{convert|26240|kW|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = {{convert|22|kn|km/h mph|0}} | Ship capacity = *2,500 passengers
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MS Romantika{{efn|In Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian languages "Romantika" means "Romance"}} is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian ferry company Tallink. The ship's latest use was on a charter to Holland Norway Lines for the route Kristiansand to Emden, until the ferry company's bankruptcy in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://hollandnorwaylines.com/about-hnl/|title = About HNL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122164709/https://hollandnorwaylines.com/about-hnl/ |archive-date=22 January 2022 |url-status=usurped}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.niferry.co.uk/netherlands-norway-startup-secures-tallink-cruiseferry/|title=Netherlands - Norway Startup Secures Tallink Cruiseferry|date=3 November 2021}}
History
Romantika was built in 2002 by Aker Finnyards, Rauma and she was the first ever newbuilding to be delivered to Tallink. Between 2002 and 2006 the Romantika was used on the Helsinki–Tallinn route, until she was replaced by the new MS Galaxy. After this she was transferred to the Tallinn–Stockholm route, sailing parallel with her sister MS Victoria I.
After the delivery of {{MS|Baltic Queen}} the Romantika was transferred to the Stockholm–Riga route in May 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.tallink.com/NR/rdonlyres/3512A596-B7A4-4776-BC18-57BEB4C95A50/0/Tallink_Company_Presentation_Nov_2008.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123011237/http://www.tallink.com/NR/rdonlyres/3512A596-B7A4-4776-BC18-57BEB4C95A50/0/Tallink_Company_Presentation_Nov_2008.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-11-23 |title=Tallink company presentation |accessdate=2008-11-18 |date=2008-11-18 |last= |first= |format= |work=Tallink }} Simultaneously with this she was changed from Estonian to Latvian registry. When the {{MS|Silja Europa}} was chartered out from Tallink service in August 2014, the Romantika returned to the Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm route.
In December 2016, with the return of Silja Europa, Tallink reorganized the routes of their ferries and Romantika was transferred to the Stockholm - Riga route from December 12.{{cite web |url=https://www.tallink.com/pr-archive-en|title=The archive of Tallink's press releases |work=Tallink }}
From July to September 2021 Romantika was chartered to Morocco's Tanger-Med Port Authority for services between Morocco and Sète in France.[https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/06/343157/morocco-charters-two-ferries-from-estonia-s-tallink Morocco World News. Morocco Charters Two Ferries From Estonia's Tallink.]
On 13 October 2021, she arrived in Glasgow to provide accommodation for people attending the COP26 summit.{{cite news|date=13 October 2021|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-58897151|title=COP26: Cruise ship arrives on River Clyde to accommodate summit goers|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|access-date=13 October 2021}}
In April 2022, Romantika entered service with Holland Norway Lines on a Kristiansand - Eemshaven routing on charter. This charter was announced on 1 November 2021, and was due to last three years with two one-year extensions.{{cite news |title=Eemshaven krijgt vaste veerverbinding met Noorwegen |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/865103/eemshaven-krijgt-vaste-veerverbinding-met-noorwegen |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=RTV Noord |date=1 November 2021}}{{cite news |title=Charter of Romantika|url=https://view.news.eu.nasdaq.com/view?id=bb1848ae79937c8b3cbfe10454bd4ee5c&lang=en&fbclid=IwAR2xTJNps_nuX7-8nh6Ekz_0dMtP-uNycA1395ZjsBfv-QzRBwVPWzH3cKc|access-date=1 November 2021|work=NASDAQ|date=1 November 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://hollandnorwaylines.com/the-vessel//|title = The Vessel}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Holland Norway Lines ceased operations on 30 August 2023 due to financial difficulties, and as of that date Romantika was docked in Emden. The charter agreement for Romantika was terminated on 1 September 2023, before the charter agreement's normal expiry date.{{Cite web |title=Early termination of charter agreement |url=https://view.news.eu.nasdaq.com/view?id=b7b4f3659f898db8bb719175431114954&lang=en&src=listed&fbclid=IwAR306LhJfYsVu7ppFcuT159oEnnnpg1ytaiYTZz5AqDCVisFydgnOY_HHU8_aem_ATlFxGIIywLL9o8wdKxYXn_Uhr-krpTXZd3fvu3b9SVQVTGp7Nsi_G198eePo6bKKzE |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=view.news.eu.nasdaq.com}}
See also
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External links
{{commons category|IMO 9237589}}
- [http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/web/int/romantika-tallink-cruise-ship Tallink silja website for MS Romantika]
- [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/romantika_2002.htm MS Romantika at Fakta om Fartyg] {{in lang|sv}}
- [http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=275304000 Romantika at marinetraffic.com]
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