Birka Cruises (formerly Birka Line) was an Ålandian shipping company that operated a cruise ship on the Baltic Sea with Stockholm as the starting point under the name Birka Cruises. Birka Line has a cargo-shipping subsidiary, Birka Cargo. During the 1970s the company was often marketed as Ålandslinjen. Since May 2007 Birka Line has been a daughter company of Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö.[1]
In July 2020 Eckerö Line announced that it was shutting down its Birka Cruises subsidiary after 49 years of operation.[2]
^YLE News - Birka Line becomes a daughter company of Eckerö, retrieved 30 May 2007 (in Finnish)
^YLE News. 500+ lose jobs as 49-year-old Birka Cruises goes out of business, Tallink Silja cuts hundreds too. Retrieved 4 July 2020
BirkaCruises (formerly Birka Line) was an Ålandian shipping company that operated a cruise ship on the Baltic Sea with Stockholm as the starting point...
Finland for Birka Line, later owned by Rederi Ab Eckerö, and operated under their BirkaCruises brand. She sailed as Birka Paradise until 2013. Birka Paradise...
Subsequently, BirkaCruises sold the ship to Star Cruises, who renamed her SuperStar Capricorn. In 1998 SuperStar Capricorn was chartered by Star Cruises to Hyundai...
Sea Diamond was a cruise ship operated by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines. She was built in 1984 by Valmet, Finland for Birka Line as Birka Princess. The ship...
Cruises/Celestyal Cruises, as the Majesty. In 2018 the ship was sold to Mano Maritime. Birka Queen was ordered by Birka Line for short cruises out of Stockholm...
Celestyal Cruises (formed in 2014) is a succession to Louis Cruises and Louis Cruise Lines. The Cruise line was a subsidiary of Louis plc (founded in 1935...
Finnhansa for Finnlines, Finland. The ship also sailed under the colours of Birka Line as M/S Prinsessan. Finnlines had begun car/passenger ferry operations...
ship, the Royal Majesty, was originally ordered by competitor Birka Line for 24-hour cruise operations out of Stockholm. Following the bankruptcy of shipbuilder...
summers 2002 and 2003 Cinderella made cruises from Helsinki to Riga in addition to the normal 20 hour Tallinn cruises. Viking Line decided to withdraw Cinderella...
Caribbean Cruise Line Monarch of the Seas, in 1991 for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line MSC Divina, in 2012 for MSC Cruises MSC Fantasia, in 2008 for MSC Cruises MSC...
Kapellskär - Mariehamn and Grisslehamn - Berghamn. Birka Line, owned by Eckerö, also operates short cruises out of Stockholm. Generally, GTS Finnjet of 1977...
modern cruise ships. Some traditional liners (such as Cunard's former flagship Queen Elizabeth 2) had a magrodome placed over an existing pool. Ms Birka Stockholm...
Agnafit, and in Heimskringla in connection with the legendary king Agne. Birka, located near Stockholm, was one Sweden's major trade centres during the...
the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2022. Gannholm, Tore. "Birka, Varangian Emporium". Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved...
both ships ended up sold to the newly established Malaysian cruise ship operator Star Cruises. In 1995 SF Line changed their name into Viking Line. Between...
(2002) MV Hamnavoe (2002) MS Romantika (2002) Hovercraft Tuuli (2003) MS Birka Stockholm (2004) MS Victoria I (2004) MS Galaxy (2006) MS Color Magic (2007)...
spreading along the shore for four kilometres and rivalling in importance Birka and Hedeby. In 967, the island became controlled by Poland, under the country's...
Sea Containers Renamed Orient Express March Birka Line Prinsessan Sweden ferry Laid up, sold to Louis Cruise Lines in March 1987 Renamed Princesa Marissa...
produced a top speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph). Jaime I had a cruising radius of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a speed of 10 knots...
has been used for recreational diving. Divers see a largely intact luxury cruise liner and a military ship. They can swim through numerous holds and decks...
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