Vessel specifications
Route
Nice - Ajaccio
Nice - Ile Rousse
Toulon - Ajaccio
Toulon - Bastia
Nice - Ile Rousse
Toulon - Ajaccio
Toulon - Bastia
IMO number
8306486
Building year
1985
Rebuilding year
2005
Building yard
Wartsila Helsinki Shipyard, Finland (#470)
Owner
Forship Spa
Operator
Length
168,03 m / 168,45 m / 171,5 m
Breadth
27,64 m
Draft
6,7 m
Gross tonnage
34.417 / 34.694
Machinery
4 * Wärtsilä-Pielstick 12PC-6V
Speed
22 knots
Passengers
1.803 / 2.000
Berths
1.625 / 1.931
Cars
400 / 560
Lane metres
850
Port of registry
Genova
Flag
Italy
Former names
Color Festival (1994-2008) — Color Line
Silja Karneval (1992-1994) — Silja Line
Svea (1985-1992) — Silja Line
Former owners
Medinvest (2008-2011)
Color Line AS (1993-2008)
Silja oy (1991-1993)
Johnsson Line (1985-1991)
Color Line AS (1993-2008)
Silja oy (1991-1993)
Johnsson Line (1985-1991)
Sister ships
Notes
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Photos
M/F Svea + M/F Wellamo + M/F Finlandia + M/F Silvia Regina
Photo: Postcard from Lasse Kaila's collection
M/F Svea
Photo: Micke Asklander's collection
M/F Svea
Photo: Postcard from Lasse Kaila's collection
M/F Svea
Photo: Postcard from Lasse Kaila's collection
M/F Silja Karneval
Photo: Micke Asklander's collection
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Color Line
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Color Line
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Kim Olesen's collection
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Fritz Ludwig Otterbach · Oslo August 2000
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Thomas Koester · June 2003
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP · Gdansk
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP · Gdansk
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP · Gdansk
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP · Gdansk
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP · Gdansk
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Jørn Elias Teien · Hirtshals 12/5-2005
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Paw Ragner · Hirtshals 22/6-2005
M/F Color Festival
Photo: David Bo Hansen · Hirtshals 30/9-2005
M/F Color Festival
Photo: David Bo Hansen · Hirtshals 30/9-2005
M/F Color Festival
Photo: David Bo Hansen · Hirtshals 30/9-2005
M/F Color Festival
Photo: David Bo Hansen · Hirtshals 4/10-2005
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Christoffer D. Andersen · 30/4-2007
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Christoffer D. Andersen · 11/5-2007
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Christoffer D. Andersen · 11/5-2007
M/F Color Festival
Photo: Bjørn Laursen · Frederikshavn 26/11-2007
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Cathrine Olesen · Frederikshavn 18/1-2008
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Cathrine Olesen · Frederikshavn 18/1-2008
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Daniel Tschanz · Bastia 7/9-2008
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Daniel Tschanz · Bastia 7/9-2008
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Bernard Stott · Toulon, June 2009
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Mike Barker · 16/5-2010
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen · Toulon 27/6-2010
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen · Toulon 27/6-2010
M/F Mega Express Four
Photo: Ludovic Piard · Nice, 6/8-2010
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Henrik Lyng · Ajaccio 7/7-2011
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Fabien Deman · Ajaccio 24/7-2012
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Fabien Deman · Ajaccio 24/7-2012
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Hans Kraut · Porto Vecchio 17/4-2017
M/F Mega Smeralda
Photo: Frans Truyens · Toulon 16/10-2019
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