The christening and launching ceremony of a big cruise ferry ordered by Tallink took place at STX Europe's shipyard in Rauma last Friday (December 5).
The contract worth US$233.35 million was signed in April 2007. The vessel will start cruises next spring from Tallinn to Stockholm via Mariehamn. The vessel was christened the ‘Baltic Queen’ by Mea Mehtonen, the four-year-old daughter of Marketing Manager of Tallink, Henry Mehtonen. According to plans, the vessel will start operating on the Tallinn (Estonia) - Stockholm (Sweden) via Mariehamn (Aland) route in spring 2009. This vessel is the fifth sophisticated cruise ferry STX Europe is building for Tallink. In addition, a fast ferry called ‘Star’ was delivered to Talllink last spring from the Helsinki yard. At 212 metres long and 29 metres wide, ‘Baltic Queen’ will be one of the biggest cruise ferries in the Baltic Sea, having capacity for 2,800 passengers.
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