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The M/S Superstar (background) sets sail from the shipyards in Ancona en route to the Baltic |
ESTONIA. Tallink Group’s subsidiary Tallink Superfast Ltd. has taken delivery of the Ancona-built M/S Superstar, which will add to travellers’ options on the pivotal Helsinki-Tallinn route.
The vessel is being introduced to build on the success of the year-round shuttle service which was launched a year ago on this route. It arrives in Tallinn next week and enters service a week later, to complement the existing vessel the M/S Star.
The Superstar can accommodate up to 2,080 passengers and has 1,930 lane metres for ro-ro cargo. The vessel is 175.1m long, has 186 cabins with a total of 736 beds. Its recorded service speed is 27.5 knots.
The highlight of the ship’s interior design is the show-bar located in the fore which goes through three floors and has a large glass wall. Similarly the stern features a glass-walled bar over two floors.
Onboard facilities include restaurants and cafés, including an à la carte restaurant, two buffet restaurants, a pizza restaurant, a hamburger café and an ice-cream corner for children. There will also be a children’s play corner, a sun-deck bar, a casino and a business lounge.
In addition the ship houses shops which sell items ranging from groceries, alcohol, the latest cosmetics and clothes to fashion accessories.
Tallink Group CEO Enn Pant said: “The shuttle service may become even more popular as the customers will have more choices. It is of importance that all of our Tallinn-Helsinki trips are now conducted by brand new vessels.”
The project expense totals €120 million (EEK1.9 billion), of which €93 million (EEK1.45 billion) was funded by a long-term loan from HSBC Bank, London.
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