The MS ''Ionian Star'' is a

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

built 1971 by

Aalborg Vaerft Aalborg Shipyard (''Danish: Aalborg Værft A/S'') was a shipyard located in Aalborg, Denmark. Founded in 1912 by brothers Immanuel Stuhr and Peter Philip Stuhr, the shipyard was founded under the name Stuhr Engine and Ship Construction, a developm ...

as ''Prinsessan Désirée'' for Swedish ''Sessanlinjens ferry service between

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

and

Frederikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The town h ...

. Later she sailed a.o. between Vaberg and Grena as ''Europafärjan'' and ''Europafärjan II''. After Stena Line took over this route, she was used by the in-house company Lion Ferry as ''Lion Princess'' between Karlskrona and Gdynia. Since 1994 her name was ''Bohus'', operating for Scandi Line between Sandefjord and Strömstad. eingesetzt. 1999 Color Scandi Line was created and since 2000 the ship sailed for Color Line. 2019 the ship was sold to European Ferries. In August she was renamed ''Ionian Star'' and sailed under Panama flag between Brindisi in Italy and Vlora in Albania.

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