The purpose is not only to move from one place to another, but to also enjoy the sea voyage. The spacious duty-free shop of around 400 m2 will have an extensive selection of goods.Ĭommercial travellers have been the major customer group until now, but the Superstar vessels will welcome a new customer segment, foot passengers. Passengers will have access to several restaurants, lounges, cafés, a spa and a gym. The interior has been designed to meet the needs of diverse customer segments and there will be more cabin categories than on Finnlines’ other ro-pax vessels. When the new Superstar vessels enter traffic, the number of passengers will double. Drivers, who are frequent travellers on the Finland–Sweden line, will appreciate their own lounge, sauna and laundry.įinnlines has successfully combined the carriage of freight and passengers. One of the shipbuilding traditions, keel-laying of Finnsirius, will be the next milestone in April 2022.įreight is Finnlines’ core business.
The newbuilding programme proceeds and so-called mock-ups have been built of cabins, as well as public spaces, to check and test the quality and fine-tune details. A total of two Superstars have been ordered. Construction of the first vessel, Finnsirius, started earlier this year. Steel cutting, the beginning of construction of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel, Finncanopus, was celebrated at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China on 8 October 2021.įinncanopus is the second vessel in the Superstar ro-pax series, the construction of which has now started.
Finnlines Plc Press release, Helsinki, 8 October 2021Ĭonstruction of the second new Superstar ro-pax began
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