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Svea
Svea - Silja Karneval - Color Festival - Mega Smeralda
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of Silja Line ferry Svea of 1985, which moved to Color Line as Color Festival in 1994. Her sister was the Wellamo.
 
Svea was built in 1985 by Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Helsinki, for Johnson Line of Stockholm. She entered service with Silja Line on the route Stockholm-Mariehamn-Åbo. In 1987 registered owners became Oy Svea Line. Svea was upgraded at Lloyds Werft, Bremerhaven, in 1992, and renamed Silja Karneval. In 1994 she was sold to Color Line, and renamed Color Festival, for use between Oslo-Hirtshals. In 2007 she was sold to Corsica Ferries. Her last day in Color Line service was 6th January 2008. She sailed to Perama, Greece, for rebuilding under her new name Mega Smeralda.
 
 
Ship Names on This Page:-
Svea (Silja Line: 1985-92)
Silja Karneval (Silja Line: 1992-94)
Color Festival (Color Line: 1994- )
Mega Smeralda (Corsica Ferries: 2008- )
 
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Svea
Svea - Silja Karneval - Color Festival - Mega Smeralda
 
 
Svea
(Silja Line: 1985-1992)
 
Svea was built in 1985 by Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Helsinki, for Johnson Line of Stockholm. She entered service with Silja Line on the route Stockholm-Mariehamn-Åbo. In 1987 registered owners became Oy Svea Line. She was upgraded at Lloyds Werft, Bremerhaven, in 1992, and renamed Silja Karneval.
 
 
Oversized official Silja Line art card of Svea.
 
 
 
Oversized official Silja Line postcard of Svea.
 
 
 
Oversized official Silja Line postcard of Svea.
 
 
 
Oversized official Silja Line postcard of Svea.
 
 
 
Oversized official Silja Line postcard of Svea.
 
 
 
Oversized official Silja Line postcard of Svea.
 
 
 
Simplon Postcards issue sp1021 of Svea.
Photo: Mike Tedstone, 1989.
 
 
 
Postcard of Svea.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
 
 
 
Postcard of Svea.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
 
 
 
Postcard of Svea.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
 
 
 
Photograph of Svea.
Photo: © Rickard Sahlsten - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
Photograph of Svea.
Photo: © Micke Asklander - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
 
 
 
 
Silja Karneval
(Silja Line: 1992-94)
 
Svea was upgraded at Lloyds Werft, Bremerhaven, in 1992, and renamed Silja Karneval. In 1994 she was sold to Color Line, and renamed Color Festival, for use between Oslo-Hirtshals.
 
 
Official Silja Line postcard of Silja Karneval.
Niklas Postcard 374.
 
 
 
Official Silja Line postcard of Silja Karneval.
Niklas Postcard 701.
 
 
 
Photograph of Silja Karneval.
Photo: © Micke Asklander - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
 
Photograph of Silja Karneval.
Photo: © Joonas Kortelainen - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Color Festival
(Color Line: 1994- )
 
In 1994 Silja Karneval was sold to Color Line, and renamed Color Festival, for use between Oslo-Hirtshals.
 
 
Official Color Line postcard of Color Festival.
 
 
 
Official Color Line postcard of Color Festival.
 
 
 
Official Color Line postcard of Color Festival and Kronprins Harald.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mega Smeralda
(Corsica Ferries: 2008- )
 
In 2007 Color Festival was sold to Corsica Ferries. Her last day in Color Line service was 6th January 2008. She sailed to Perama, Greece, for rebuilding under her new name Mega Smeralda.
 
 
Mega Smeralda, in Fredrikshavn in Color livery, 19th January 2008
Photo: © Peter Jensen - Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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Mega Smeralda, leaving Fredrikshavn in Color livery, 20th January 2008
Photo: © Marko Stampehl - Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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Mega Smeralda, being refurbished at Perama, 16th May 2008
Photo: © Georges Koutsoukis - Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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Mega Smeralda, being refurbished at Perama, 16th May 2008
Photo: © Georges Koutsoukis - Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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