''Stena Livia'' is a roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) ferry operated by

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on their Travemünde– Liepaja service. It was built in 2008, and originally named ''Norman Voyager''.

''Norman Voyager''

The ship was built in 2008 by Cantiere Navale Visentini, Italy for Epic Shipping Ltd. She was chartered to LD Lines in 2008 and named ''Norman Voyager''. She made her maiden voyage between Rosslare and Le Havre on 6 November 2008, when LD Lines operated a Rosslare – Le Havre service in competition with

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operating between Rosslare and

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. In 2009 she was chartered to Celtic Link Ferries to replace the ''Diplomat'', first operating between Rosslare, Cherbourg and Portsmouth, and before seitching to the Rosslare–Cherbourg route at the end of 2009. She was chartered back to LD Lines in 2011 where she was re-registered in Le Havre, and operated between Marseille and Tunis. In December 2009 she was involved in the rescue of three fishermen following the MV ''Alam Pintar'' and FV ''Etoile des Ondes'' collision. A report stated ''"The conduct of the rescue was safe, efficient and in the best traditions of the merchant navy."'' Later in 2011 she moved to the Portsmouth – Le Havre route. In 2012 she was sold to

; from February 2013 to March 2014 she was operated by DFDS Seaways between Portsmouth and Le Havre.

''Étretat''

From 11 March 2014, ''Norman Voyager'' was chartered to Brittany Ferries, renamed ''Étretat'' (for a town in Normandy) and branded for their "économie" service. She continued to serve Portsmouth to Le Havre on Tuesday to Friday. She also ran a weekly return crossing from Portsmouth to

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on Saturday/Sunday. ''Étretat'' had 13 designated pet-friendly cabins, in addition to 88 standard 4-berth inside and outside cabins, and 51 reserved lounge seats (to Le Havre) or 20 (to Santander). During winter 2014–2015, she ran a weekly return crossing from Portsmouth to Bilbao to cover this service, normally run by

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, which was laid up to allow the installation of extra scrubbers. She also ran a weekly freight-only service between Portsmouth and Le Havre on Friday.

''Stena Livia''

On 9 April 2021, Stena Line announced that ''Étretat'' was to become the latest addition to their Baltic Sea fleet, renamed ''Stena Livia''.

References

External links

Official Stena Line Website
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