riors wizard Vertti Kivi was brought in to
work his magic on the ship. Kivi set out
to redefine the sea-borne experience and,
according to snippets of information here
and there, he may well succeed in his task.
The design vision for Viking Grace
M/S Viking Grace Fast Facts
Length:
214 + 4 m
calls for the ship to change with passage
Width:
31.8 m
of time every day – in the morning the
Speed:
22 knots
ship will look as fresh as the sunrise, day-
Gross tonnage:
57 000
time reflects regular daylight and when
Route:
Turku-Mariehamn/Långnäs-Stockholm
the night comes, the vessel dresses up for
Classification:
Lloyd’s Register
the night time.
Flag state:
Finland
“I don’t know if there is another ship
Passenger capacity:
2 800
in the world that changes with the time of
Lane metres:
Cargo 1 275 m, cars 500 m on Deck 4 plus 500 m
day,” comments Vertti Kivi.
on Deck 5
The ship will go into service in Jan-
Planned delivery date:
January 10, 2013
uary 2013. There is already heavy interest in the new vessel among the public,
The ferry will begin scheduled service on January 15, 2013. A maiden voyage,
and many people have booked voyages
which will also be sold to the public, is planned for January 13.
on the ship.
SAMI J. ANTEROINEN
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