MS Silja Serenade

Silja Serenade navigating in the Stockholm archipelago in 2016
History
Finland
NameSilja Serenade
Owner
Operator1990 onwards: Silja Line
Port of registry
RouteHelsinkiMariehamnStockholm
Ordered26 October 1987
BuilderMasa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Turku, Finland
Yard number1301
Laid down29 May 1989
Launched6 November 1989
Acquired15 November 1990
Maiden voyage17 November 1990
In service17 November 1990
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage58,376 GT
Length203.03 m (666.1 ft)
Beam31.93 m (104.8 ft)
Height63 m (206 ft 8 in)
Draught7.12 m (23.4 ft)
Decks13
Ice class1 A Super
Installed power
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity
  • Passengers:
  • 2,626 (originally)
  • 2,852 (currently)
  • Passenger beds:
  • 2,626 (originally)
  • 2,841 (currently)
  • Car capacity:
  • 450
  • Lanemeters:
  • 950

MS Silja Serenade is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp, operating under their Silja Line brand on a route connecting Helsinki to Stockholm via Mariehamn. She was built in 1990 by Masa-Yards at Turku New Shipyard, Finland. From 26 June 2020, to 13 September 2020, the ship's route was Helsinki–Riga, which got replaced by the cruiseferry MS Baltic Queen.