M/S GALAXY

'M/S ''Galaxy'''
'Route:'	Helsinki—Tallinn
'Builder:'	Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland
'Owner:'	Tallink
'Entered service:'	2006
'Homeport:'	Tallinn, Estonia
'Tonnage:'	48915 GT
'Length:'	212,10 meters
'Width:'	29,00 meters
'Depth:'	6,40 meters
'Propulsion:'	4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 diesels combined 26240 kW
'Speed:'	22 knots
'Passenger capacity:'	2800
'Passenger beds:'	2500
'Cabins:'	927
'Car capacity:'	420
'Lanemeters:'	1130
'Ice class:'	1 A Super
'Sister ships:'	''NB 1361'', ''NB 1365''
'Status:'	In service

'M/S ''Galaxy''' is a cruiseferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink on a route connecting Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. She was built in 2006 by Aker Finnyards, Rauma as the largest ship ever delivered to Tallink. As of 2007, she is the longest cruiseferry (but not the longest ferry) to operate in the northern Baltic Sea. She is also the largest ship ever to be registered in Estonia. The ship's unique external livery has been designed by the Estonian artist Navitrolla.
In April 2007, Tallink announced that Galaxy will be transferred to the Stockholm — Turku route in 2008, following delivery of her currently unnamed sister ship (NB 1361). According to an article in Hämeen Sanomat, she will replace M/S ''Silja Festival''. According to an interview of Tuomas Nylund in Turun Sanomat, she will be moved under Finnish or Swedish flag and be painted in Silja Line colours.^[1]

Contents

Decks

See also

References

External links

Decks

# Engine room
# Sauna, swimming pool
# Car deck
# Car platform, can be lowered hydraulically to divide the car deck in two giving space for two layers of passenger cars
# Conference rooms, A- and B-class cabins
# Moonlight dance bar, cafeteria, information desk, shops, Starlight Palace show lounge (lower level)
# Buffet Tallink, Grill House, Russian à la Carte Aleksander and Gourmet Galaxy restaurants, cigar club, piano bar, whisky bar, Pub Tallink, games arcade, Starlight Palace show lounge (upper level)
# Suites, de luxe-, A- and B-class cabins
# Suites, de luxe-, A- and B-class cabins
# Bridge, disco Zenith, crew accommodations, sundeck^[2][3]

See also

★ Largest ferries of Europe

References

1. Turun Sanomat article on 7. 6. 2007, retrieved 14. 7. 2007
2. Galaxy cruise program 12. 8. - 30. 9. 2007, retrieved 30. 8. 2007
3. Tallink Silja official website for M/S ''Galaxy'', retrieved 30. 8. 2007

External links

★ Tallink Silja official website for M/S ''Galaxy''

★ M/S ''Galaxy'' at Fakta om Fartyg