List of largest ferries of Europe

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In terms of gross tonnage, the largest ferry[1] in the world is the 75,156-ton Color Magic, built by Aker Finnyards of Finland, and operated by Color Line on the route between Olso in Norway and Kiel in Germany.[2][3] Its sister ship Color Fantasy comes a close second in tonnage. As a measure of the total internal volume of a ship, gross tonnage is most commonly used to compare the size of civilian ships. However, single dimensions are also often compared. For example, Cruise Roma became the longest ferry in the world after being lengthened in 2019. M/S Cruise Roma together with M/S Silja Europa are the ferries that can take the most passengers.

The largest ferries of Europe
Ship Length GT Passengers Speed Built Builder Company Registry Normal route(s) Notes
Color Magic 223.70 m (733.9 ft) 75,156 2,812 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2007 Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard / Rauma shipyard, Finland Color Line  Norway Oslo - Kiel Largest ferry in the world in terms of gross tonnage.
Color Fantasy 223.70 m (733.9 ft) 74,027 2,605 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2004 Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland Color Line  Norway Oslo - Kiel
Viking Glory 222.50 m (730.0 ft) 65,211 2,800 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2021 China Viking Line  Finland Turku - Mariehamn - Stockholm GT 63,813 according to some sources
Stena Britannica 240 m (790 ft) 64,039 1,200 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2010 Wadan Yards, Wismar Stena Line  United Kingdom Harwich - Hoek van Holland
Stena Hollandica 240 m (790 ft) 64,039 1,200 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2010 Wadan Yards, Wismar Stena Line  Netherlands Harwich - Hoek van Holland
Cruise Barcelona 254 m (833 ft) 63,742 3,500 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) 2008 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Grimaldi Lines  Italy Rome (Civitavecchia) - Barcelona Originally 225 m., lengthened in 2019.
Cruise Roma 254 m (833 ft) 63,742 3,500 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) 2007 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Grimaldi Lines  Italy Rome (Civitavecchia) - Barcelona Originally 225 m., lengthened in 2019.
Pride of Rotterdam 215.44 m (706.8 ft) 59,925 1,360 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Venice, Italy P&O Ferries  Netherlands Hull - Rotterdam (Europoort)
Pride of Hull 215.44 m (706.8 ft) 59,925 1,360 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Venice, Italy P&O Ferries  Bahamas Hull - Rotterdam (Europoort)
Silja Europa 203 m (666 ft) 59,914 3,318 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1993 Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany Tallink  Estonia Tallinn - Helsinki Ordered by Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic. In Silja Line traffic between 1993-2013.
Silja Symphony 203 m (666 ft) 58,377 2,850 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1991 Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland Silja Line  Sweden Stockholm - Helsinki
Silja Serenade 203 m (666 ft) 58,376 2,841 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1990 Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland Silja Line  Finland Stockholm - Helsinki
Stena Scandinavica 240.00 m (787.40 ft) 57,639 1,300 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) 2003 Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea Stena Line  Sweden Gothenburg - Kiel Originally 210.8 metres (692 ft), lengthened 2007.
Viking Grace 218.00 m (715.22 ft) 57,565 2,800 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2013 STX Finland Turku Shipyard, Finland Viking Line  Finland Stockholm - Mariehamn - Turku Fuel: Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
230.00 m (754.59 ft) 56,043 600 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) 2021 Guangzhou Shipyard, China DFDS Seaways  Denmark Klaipeda - Karlshamn
Cruise Europa 225 m (738 ft) 54,310 3,000 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) 2009 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Grimaldi Lines  Italy Livorno - Olbia
Cruise Sardegna 225 m (738 ft) 54,310 3,000 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) 2009 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Grimaldi Lines  Italy Livorno - Olbia Ex. Cruise Olympia
Tanit 212 m (696 ft) 52 645 3,200 27.5 kn (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) 2012 DMSE, South Korea CTN  Tunisia La Goulette - Marseille; La Goulette - Genoa
W.B. Yeats 195 m (640 ft) 51,388 1,885 25 kn (46 km/h) 2018 Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany Irish Ferries  Cyprus Dublin - Cherbourg (summer); Dublin - Holyhead (winter)
Ulysses 209.02 m (685.8 ft) 50,940 2,166 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2001 Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland Irish Ferries  Cyprus Dublin - Holyhead
Badji Mokhtar III 199.9 m (655.8 ft) 49,785 1,800 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 2021 Guangzhou Shipyard International, China Algérie Ferries  Algeria Algiers - Marseille
La Suprema 211 m (692 ft) 49,270 3,000 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) 2003 , Marina di Carrara, Italy Grandi Navi Veloci  Italy Genoa - Palermo; Genoa - Tunis
La Superba 211 m (692 ft) 49,270 3,000 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) 2002 , Marina di Carrara, Italy Grandi Navi Veloci  Italy Genoa - Palermo; Genoa - Tunis
Megastar 212 m

(696 ft)

49,000 2,800 27 kn

(50 km/h; 31 mph)

2016 Meyer Turku, Turku, Finland Tallink  Estonia Tallinn - Helsinki Fuel: Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Galaxy 212.10 m (695.9 ft) 48,915 2,700 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2006 Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland Silja Line  Sweden Stockholm - Mariehamn - Turku
Baltic Princess 212.10 m (695.9 ft) 48,915 2,800 24.5 kn (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) 2008 Aker Finnyards Helsinki Shipyard, Finland Silja Line  Finland Stockholm - Mariehamn - Turku
Baltic Queen 212.10 m (695.9 ft) 48,915 2,800 24.5 kn (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) 2009 STX Europe Rauma shipyard, Finland Tallink  Estonia Tallinn - Stockholm
Spirit of Britain 213.00 m (698.82 ft) 47,600 2,000 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2010 STX Europe Rauma shipyard, Finland P&O Ferries  United Kingdom Dover - Calais
Spirit of France 213.00 m (698.82 ft) 47,600 2,000 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2011 STX Europe Rauma shipyard, Finland P&O Ferries  United Kingdom Dover - Calais In service September 2011.
Viking Cinderella 191 m (627 ft) 46,398 2,700 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1989 Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard, Finland Viking Line  Sweden Stockholm - Mariehamn
Rhapsody 172 m (564 ft) 44,307 2,450 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 1996 Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint Nazaire, France Grandi Navi Veloci  Italy Tangier - Barcelona - Genoa
Peter Pan 220m 44,245 744 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2001 Schichau Seebeckwerft GmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany TT-Line  Sweden Travemunde - Trelleborg - Rostock Originally 191m and 36,468GT. Lengthened 2018.
Stena Germanica 240 m (790 ft) 51,837 1,300 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2001 Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain Stena Line  Sweden Gothenburg - Kiel Originally 188.30 metres (617.8 ft), lengthened 2007, renamed from Stena Hollandica, renamed from Stena Germanica III
Stena Adventurer 211.56 m (694.1 ft) 43,532 1,500 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) 2003 Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea Stena Line  United Kingdom Holyhead - Dublin
Finnstar 218.8 m (718 ft) 42,923 500 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) 2006 Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy Finnlines  Finland Helsinki - Travemunde
Finnmaid 218.8 m (718 ft) 42,923 500 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) 2006 Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy Finnlines  Finland Helsinki - Travemunde
Finnlady 218.8 m (718 ft) 42,923 500 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) 2007 Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy Finnlines  Finland Helsinki - Travemunde Ordered as Europalink. Renamed prior entering service.
Europalink 218.8 m (718 ft) 42,923 500 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) 2007 Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy Finnlines  Sweden Malmo - Travemunde Ordered as Finnlady. Renamed prior entering service.
218.8 m (718 ft) 42,923 500 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) 2007 Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy Finnlines  Finland Naantali - Kapellskar Formerly Nordink.
Skåne 199 m (653 ft) 42,705 600 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) 1998 Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain Stena Line  Sweden Trelleborg - Rostock Biggest train ferry in the world
Piana 180 m (590.6 ft) 42,180 750 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 2011 Brodosplit, Split, Croatia La Méridionale  France Marseille - Bastia; Marseille - Ajaccio
Galicia 214.5m

(703.7 ft)

41,863 1,015 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2020 China Merchants Jinling Shipyard(Weihai) Co., Ltd Brittany Ferries  France Portsmouth - Santander; Portsmouth - Cherbourg
Pont-Aven 184.6 m (606 ft) 41,758 2,400 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) 2004 Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany Brittany Ferries  France Santander - Plymouth - Roscoff - Cork; Portsmouth - St. Malo (winter only)
Stena Estrid 214.5m

(703.7 ft)

41,671 1,000 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2019 China Merchants Jinling Shipyard(Weihai) Co., Ltd Stena Line  Cyprus Holyhead - Dublin
Stena Edda 214.5m

(703.7 ft)

41,671 1,000 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2020 China Merchants Jinling Shipyard(Weihai) Co., Ltd Stena Line  Cyprus Liverpool (Birkenhead) - Belfast
Stena Embla 214.5m

(703.7 ft)

41,671 1,000 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2020 China Merchants Jinling Shipyard(Weihai) Co., Ltd Stena Line  Cyprus Liverpool (Birkenhead) - Belfast
Danielle Casanova 175 m (574 ft) 41,447 2,600 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 2002 Fincantieri, Ancona, Italy  France Marseille - Algiers; Marseille - Tunis; Marseille - Ajaccio
Victoria I 193.80 m (635.8 ft) 40,975 2,500 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2004 Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland Tallink  Estonia Tallinn - Stockholm
Romantika 193.80 m (635.8 ft) 40,803 2,500 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2001 Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland Tallink  Latvia Riga - Stockholm
Cote D'Opale 215.87 m (708.2 ft) 40,331 1,000 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2021 China Merchants Jinling Shipyard(Weihai) Co., Ltd DFDS Seaways  France Dover - Calais
Pearl Seaways 178.40 m (585.3 ft) 40,039 2,200 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) 1989 Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard, Finland DFDS Seaways  Denmark Copenhagen - Frederikshavn - Olso
Nuraghes 214 m (702 ft) 39,780 3,000 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) 2004 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Tirrenia di Navigazione  Italy Olbia - Rome (Civitavecchia)
Sharden 214 m (702 ft) 39,780 3,000 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) 2005 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Tirrenia di Navigazione  Italy Genoa - Porto Torres
201.20 m (660.1 ft) 39,739 2,000 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 1999 Fincantieri, Genoa, Italy Grandi Navi Veloci  Italy Genoa - Palermo; Genoa - Barcelona - Tangier/Tunis
202.83 m (665.5 ft) 39,739 2,330 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) 1998 , Marina di Carrara, Italy Grandi Navi Veloci  Italy Genoa - Palermo; Genoa - Barcelona - Tangier/Tunis
Stena Vision 175.37 m (575.4 ft) 39,178 1,700 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) 1987 , Gdynia, Poland Stena Line  Sweden Karlskrona - Gdynia Formerly Stena Germanica.
Stena Spirit 175.37 m (575.4 ft) 39,178 2,500 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) 1988 , Gdańsk, Poland Stena Line  Sweden Karlskrona - Gdynia
214.12 m (702.5 ft) 39,139 2,000 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) 1994 , Marina di Carrara, Italy Grandi Navi Veloci  Italy Multiple routes from Genoa and Civitavecchia Originally 188.22 metres (617.5 ft), lengthened 1996
205.40 m (673.9 ft) 38,261[4] 3,000 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1992 Perama, Greece ANEK Lines  Greece Multiple routes
192.10 m (630.2 ft) 38,261 2,500 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2009 , Gdynia, Poland / Perama, Greece ANEK Lines  Greece Piraeus - Chania
199.95 m (656.0 ft) 37,987 887 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) 1996 , Bremerhaven, Germany Stena Line  Sweden Rostock - Trelleborg
Mega Regina 177 m (581 ft) 37,799 2,500 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1985 Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard, Turku, Finland Corsica Ferries  Italy Toulon/Nice - Corsica Formerly Mariella with Viking Line
Princess Anastasia 177 m (581 ft) 37,583 2,500 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1986 Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard, Turku, Finland St Peter Line  Malta St. Petersburg - Helsinki - Tallinn - Stockholm Formerly Olympia with Viking Line and Pride of Bilbao with P&O Ferries.
Kydon Palace 214 m

(702 ft)

37,482 2,200 29.5 kn (55 km/h; 34 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Genoa, Italy Minoan Lines  Greece Piraeus - Chania Formerly Festos Palace. Name changed to Kydon Palace in 2020.
Cruise Bonaira 214 m

(702 ft)

37,482 2,200 29.5 kn (55 km/h; 34 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Genoa, Italy Grimaldi Lines  Italy TBC Formerly Knossos Palace. Name changed to Cruise Bonaria in 2020.
Festos Palace 214 m (702 ft) 36,825 2,182 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) 2002 Fincantieri, Venice, Italy Minoan Lines  Greece Pireaus - Heraklion Formerly Europa Palace. Name changed to Festos Palace in 2020.
Knossos Palace 214 m (702 ft) 36,825 2,182 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Venice, Italy Minoan Lines  Greece Piraeus - Heraklion Formerly Olympia Palace and Cruise Bonaria. Became Knossos Palace in 2020.
Superspeed 1 212.8 m (698.2 ft) 36,822 2,315 27 kn

(50 km/h; 31 mph)

2008 Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard / Rauma shipyard, Finland Color Line  Norway Kristiansand - Hirtshals Gross tonnage increased in 2011 following extension of passenger accommodation.
214.6 m (704 ft) 36,475 2,781 29.5 kn (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Tirrenia di Navigazione  Italy Genoa - Olbia/Porto Torres
214.6 m (704 ft) 36,475 2,700 28.9 kn (53.5 km/h; 33.3 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Tirrenia di Navigazione  Italy Genoa - Olbia/Porto Torres
Nils Holgersson 190m

(623 ft)

36,468 744 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2001 Schichau Seebeckwerft GmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany TT-Line  Germany Travemunde - Trelleborg - Rostock
Finlandia 175 m (547.2 ft) 36,365 2,080 27 kn

(50 km/h; 31 mph)

2001 DSME, Seoul, South Korea Eckerö Line  Finland Helsinki - Tallinn Formerly Moby Freedom
214.6 m (704 ft) 36,300 2,700 28.9 kn (53.5 km/h; 33.3 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Tirrenia di Navigazione  Italy Genoa - Olbia/Porto Torres
Pascal Lota 177 m (580,ft) 36,299 2,080 27.5 kn (51.0 km/h; 31.6 mph) 2007 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Corsica Ferries  Italy Toulon - Bastia - Ajaccio; Bastia - Livorno Formerly M/S Superstar, Tallink
Moby Aki 175 m (547.2 ft) 36,284 2,200 27 kn

(50 km/h; 31 mph)

2005 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Moby Lines  Italy Livorno - Olbia
Star 186.0 m (610.2 ft) 36,249 1,900 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) 2007 Aker Finnyards, Helsinki Shipyard, Finland Tallink  Estonia Tallinn - Helsinki
Moby Wonder 175 m (547.2 ft) 36,093 2,200 27 kn

(50 km/h; 31 mph)

2001 DSME, Seoul, South Korea Moby Lines  Italy Livorno - Olbia
Norröna 161 m (528 ft) 35,966 1,482 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) 2003 Flender Werft, Lübeck, Germany Smyril Line  Faroe Islands Hirtshals - Tórshavn - Seyðisfjørður
Dunkerque Seaways 186.65 m (612.4 ft) 35,923 930 25 kn

(46 km/h; 29 mph)

2005 Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea DFDS Seaways  United Kingdom Dover - Dunkerque
Dover Seaways 186.65 m (612.4 ft) 35,923 930 25 kn

(46 km/h; 29 mph)

2005 Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea DFDS Seaways  United Kingdom Dover - Dunkerque
Delft Seaways 186.65 m (612.4 ft) 35,923 930 25 kn

(46 km/h; 29 mph)

2005 Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea DFDS Seaways  United Kingdom Dover - Dunkerque
Viking XPRS 185 m

(606.9 ft)

35,918 2500 25 kn

(46 km/h; 29 mph)

2007 Aker Finnyards, Helsinki Shipyard, Finland Viking Line  Estonia Helsinki - Tallinn
Mont St Michel 173.95 m

(570.7 ft)

35,891 2,123 21 kn (39 km/h; 31 mph) 2002 Van der Giessen de Noord, Krimpen a/d IJssel, Netherlands Brittany Ferries  France Caen (Ouistreham) - Portsmouth
Pascal Paoli 176 m

(576 ft)

35,760 550 23 kn (42.6 km/h; 24.5 mph) 2002 Van der Giessen de Noord, Krimpen a/d IJssel, Netherlands  France Marseille - Bastia
Crown Seaways 171.5 m (563 ft) 35,498 2,136 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) 1994 Brodosplit, Split, Croatia DFDS Seaways  Denmark Copenhagen - Frederikshavn - Oslo
Gabriella 171.20 m (561.7 ft) 35,285 2,400 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) 1992 Brodosplit, Split, Croatia Viking Line  Finland Stockholm - Helsinki
Isabelle 169.40 m (555.8 ft) 35,154 2,480 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) 1989 Brodosplit, Split, Croatia Tallink  Latvia Stockholm - Riga
Amorella 169.40 m (555.8 ft) 34,384 2,420 20.5 kn (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) 1988 Brodosplit, Split, Croatia Viking Line  Finland Stockholm - Mariehamn - Turku

Notes[]

  1. ^ PETER, BRUCE (2021). FERRY : a design voyage. [S.l.]: FERRY PUBLICATIONS. ISBN 1-911268-46-5. OCLC 1240415867.
  2. ^ WIDDOWS, NICK (2020). FERRIES 2021. [S.l.]: FERRY PUBLICATIONS. ISBN 1-911268-37-6. OCLC 1157070214.
  3. ^ PETER, BRUCE (2020). COLOR LINE : and the development of norwegian international ferry services since 1825. [S.l.]: FERRY PUBLICATIONS. ISBN 1-911268-39-2. OCLC 1157053035.
  4. ^ faktaomfartyg.se
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