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MS Viking XPRS
MS ''Viking XPRS'' is a fast cruiseferry owned by the Finland-based Viking Line and operated on their service between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia. Her keel was laid on 16 April 2007 and launching took place on 19 September 2007. ''Viking XPRS'' entered service on 28 April 2008. Concept ''Viking XPRS'' is Viking Line's first new building for the Helsinki–Tallinn route. She is the first newbuilding delivered to the company since MS ''Kalypso'' in 1990 and also Viking Line's first fast cruiseferry, with a building contract worth approximately 120–130 million euros. The ''Viking XPRS'' makes the crossing between the two capitals in about two and a half hours, with two daily departures from each port. The ship is designed with separate cardecks for freight and for passengers cars, and with a limited passenger cabin capacity as she only does daytime crossings. The interiors of the ''Viking XPRS'' were designed by Tillberg Design, like those of several of the company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katajanokka Terminal
Katajanokka Terminal (, ) is a Passenger terminal (maritime), ferry terminal located in Katajanokka, in the South Harbour, Helsinki, Southern Harbor of Helsinki, Finland. The shipping company Viking Line operates scheduled services from the terminal to Stockholm and Tallinn. The terminal building was originally a customs warehouse, the harbour building K8. It was built in 1937 designed by the city architect Gunnar Taucher. The building was changed to a passenger terminal in 1977, when the ''Finnjet'' started traffic between Helsinki and Travemünde, Germany. The work for the change was designed by the harbour architect Kari Unelius. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
