''Stena Horizon'' is a passenger and vehicle ferry operated by
Stena Line
Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world. It services Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Stena Line is a major unit of Ste ...
. The vessel operates between
Rosslare, Ireland and
Cherbourg
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, France.
History
''Stena Horizon'' was built in 2006 as the ''Cartour Beta''. She was constructed at the Italian shipyard of
Cantiere Navale Visentini.
Caronte & Tourist
Upon completion the vessel was chartered to
Sicilian ferry operator
Caronte & Tourist. The vessel operated between
Salerno
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and
Messina
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until replaced by a new ship in May 2011.
Celtic Link
In October 2011 the vessel entered service with Irish ferry operator
Celtic Link Ferries
Celtic Link Ferries was an Irish ferry company which used to operate a passenger and freight roll-on/roll-off service between Rosslare and Cherbourg. Celtic Link Ferries ceased operating in February 2014 with Stena Line taking over their rou ...
replacing the
''Norman Voyager''. Prior to entering service the ship was renamed ''Celtic Horizon''.
Stena Line
On 26 February 2014 Stena Line announced that they had agreed to purchase Celtic Link Ferries with effect from 31 March 2014. ''Celtic Horizon'' was renamed ''Stena Horizon'' and is managed by Northern Marine Ferries. ''Stena Horizon'' carries a maximum of 660 passengers,
though she has a design capacity for 972.
Sisterships
''Stena Horizon'' is the third of four near-identical ships built by
Cantiere Navale Visentini. The other ships being
''Stena Mersey'',
''Stena Lagan'' and ''Cartour Gamma.''
References
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2005 ships
Ferries of the Republic of Ireland
Ships built by Cantiere Navale Visentini
Ships built in Italy