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Viking Line
Page 4 - 1989-2002
This page is devoted to postcards of the Viking Line, and covers ships delivered from 1989 to the present day.
An alphabetical list of ships
covered on this page is shown below. The
Viking Line - Header Page
has brief history of the company and a
table of individual ship histories
. Below the table are official
postcards of the fleet
in alphabetical order. Other Viking Line pages:-
Part 1
-
Part 2
-
Part 3
The early 1970s Viking Line fleet soon required replacement by a series of larger ships from 1979. These ships are covered onthis page. Rederi AB Sally were the dominant Viking Line partner at this time, with the delivery of
Viking Saga
,
Viking Sally
and
Viking Song
, all in 1980. Around this time, Sally also acquired Vaasanlaivat, started operations across the English Channel and became involved in cruising activities (all to be covered on separate web pages).
An even larger series of ships were delivered between 1985-92, which are covered on
Viking Line - Page 3
and
Viking Line - Page 4
. The Sally influence decreased when some of their other operations lost money, SF Line and Slite taking over the Helsinki route in 1985 when the
Mariella
and
Olympia
were delivered. Sally were acquired by Silja group owners EFFOA and Johnson Line, and were forced to leave the Viking consortium in 1987. In the early 1990s, the Slite company ran into financial difficulties, and their ships were sold, leaving just SF Line, which renamed itself to Viking Line.
Ships on This Page:-
Athena
- AB Slite 1989-93
Cinderella
- 1989-2003
Europa
- AB Slite 1993 (sold before entering service)
Gabriella
- built 1992
Kalypso
- AB Slite 1990-93
Viking Cinderella
- 2003-
Ships on
Page 1
:-
Ålandsfärjan (1)
- Ålandsfärjan/SF Line 1963-72
Apollo (1)
- Slite 1964-67
Apollo (2)
- Slite 1970-76
Apollo III
- Slite 1976-
Aurella
- SF Line 1973-82
Boge
- Slite 1963-63
Diana
- Slite 1972-79
Drotten
- 1963-64
Kapella
- Ålandsfärjan/SF Line 1967-79
Marella
- SF Line 1970-81
Panny
- Slite 1963-64
Slite
- Slite 1959-64
Viking
- Vikinglinjen/Sally 1959-70
Viking 1
- Sally 1970-82
Viking 2
- Sally 1968-78
Viking 3
- Sally 1972-76
Viking 4
- Sally 1973-80
Viking 5
- Sally 1974-81
Viking 6
- Sally 1974-80
Visby
- chartered 1967-70
Ships on
Page 2
:-
Dancing Queen
- SF Line 1979-
Diana 2
- Slite 1979-92
Rosella
- SF Line 1979-
Turella
- Slite 1980-
Viking Saga
- Sally 1980-86
Viking Sally
- Sally 1980-91
Viking Song
- Sally 1980-90
Ships on
Page 3
:-
Ålandsfärjan (2)
- 1987- (built 1972)
Amorella
- 1988-
Isabella
- 1989-
Mariella
- 1985-
Olympia
- 1986-
Associated Pages:-
Viking Line - Header Page
Viking Line - Page 1
- Viking Line Ships 1959-1978
Viking Line - Page 2
- Viking Line Ships 1979-1980
Viking Line - Page 3
- Viking Line Ships 1981-1989
Viking Line - Page 4
- Viking Line Ships 1989-
this page!
Viking Line - 2005 Fleet
- Viking Line Fleet in 2005
Viking Line - 2009 Fleet
- Viking Line Fleet in 2009
www.vikingline.fi
- Official Viking Line Website
DFDS Seaways
Star Cruises
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Viking Line
Fleet List Part 4: 1989-2002)
(Viking Line Fleet Lists:
Part 1
-
Part 2
-
Part 3
-
Part 4
)
Cinderella (1989-2003)
Viking Cinderella (2003- )
46398 grt - 191 m long - 39000 hp = 22 knots - 2700 passengers/berths - 480 cars
Cinderella
was built by Wärtsilä Marine Ab, Turku, for SF-Line, part of the
Viking Line
consortium.
Cinderella
entered service in 1989 on their Helsinki-Stockholm service, but has subsequently operated on various other routes, including those to Tallinn. In 2000
Cinderella
was refurbished at Turku Repair Yards. From 2002, she began operating cruises to Riga. In 2003 she received further modifications at Turku Repair Yards, and ownership transferred to Viking Rederi AB, Stockholm, who renamed her
Viking Cinderella
. She received a new white livery, with the name
Cinderella
on the hull sides (ie: not registered name
Viking Cinderella
).
Viking Cinderella
was used for Stockholm-Mariehamn cruises.
There is a complete history page of this ship
on this link
.
Official Viking Line pre-launch art card of
Cinderella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Laatukorttj 1042.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 288.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 320.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 344.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 733.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 766.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 801.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 802.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas 820.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Cinderella
.
Niklas postcard 916.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Viking
Cinderella
in white livery.
Niklas A127.
Niklas Vykort VL102.
Athena
(AB Slite:- 1989-1993)
Athena
was built in 1989, along with her sistership
Kalypso
, for Viking Line Sweden-Finland services, but was sold to
Star Cruises
in 1993 following the bankruptcy of AB Slite. She was named
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
. Their funnel design was adopted as the Star Cruises logo. In February 2001 it was announced that
Langkapuri Star Aquarius
had been purchased by
DFDS Seaways
for service between Copenhagen and Olso as the
Pearl of Scandinavia
.
There is a complete history page of this ship
on this link
.
Official Viking Line pre-launch art card of
Athena
, overprinted for the Inaugural trip.
The same official Viking Line pre-launch art card of
Athena
, without the overprint.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Athena
(printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 272).
Official Viking Line postcard of
Athena
(printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 293).
Kalypso
(AB Slite:- 1990-1993)
Kalypso
was built in 1990, following sistership
Athena
, for Viking Line Sweden-Finland services, but was sold to Star Cruises in 1993 after the bankruptcy of AB Slite.
There is a complete history page of this ship
on this link
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Kalypso
(printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 296).
Official Viking Line postcard of
Kalypso
(printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 326).
Official Viking Line postcard of
Kalypso
(printed by Niklas Vykort, serial 379).
Europa
(sold before entering service)
46398 grt - 191 m long - 39000 hp = 22 knots - 2700 passengers/berths - 480 cars
Europa
was ordered by AB Slite for 1993 delivery. The order was cancelled before delivery, and the ship was completed for Silja Line as
Silja Europa
.
There is a complete history page of this ship
on this link
.
This official Viking Line postcard of
Europa
was issued before cancellation of the order.
Gabriella (1997- )
Gabriella
was built as the
Frans Suell
by Brodogradiliste Split, Croatia.
Frans Suell
entered service in May 1992 on the Euroway service between Malmö-Travemünde/Lübeck. In 1993, the route changed to Copenhagen-Malmö-Travemünde-Lübeck, and marketing was undertaken by Silja Line, who provided their
Silja Festival
to run in partnership. The Euroway service was closed in March 1994, and
Frans Suell
was chartered to Silja Line for service between Stockholm-Mariehamn-Turku/Åbo as the
Silja Scandinavia
. In 1996, she was sold to Viking Line for delivery in April 1997, joining sisterships
Amorella
and
Isabella
. A fourth sistership is
Crown of Scandinavia
. She was renamed
Gabriella
, entering service between Stockholm and Helsinki. She has subsequently served on other Viking Line routes.
There is a complete history page of this ship
on this link
.
Official Viking Line postcard of