As of 13 April, CRUISE SMERALDA, owned by Grimaldi Group, will be operating for Finnlines on the Malmö-Travemünde route. The ferry arrived a few weeks ago in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, from the port of Gioia Tauro.
Finnlines’ blue-painted cargo-passenger ships, FINNTRADER and FINNPARTNER have been serving the Travemünde-Malmö link for many years. The time has come for these two regular ships to install new pollution abatement technology and upgrade their public spaces.
The 1997-built CRUISE SMERALDA will serve as a replacement vessel and substitute both ships during the spring and summer. The schedule will remain unchanged.
About Cruise Smeralda
Built in Norway in 1997 for Minoan Lines, RO/PAX ferry CRUISE SMERALDA can accommodate 1,528 passengers and 819 cars. Since 2016, the vessel is owned by Grimaldi Lines and has been sailing in the West Mediterranean.
- Ship Type – Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
- Builder- Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder (Rissa, Norway)
- Operator- GRIMALDI LINES
- Length – 200.65 m (658 ft)
- Speed – 28 kn / 52 km/h / 32 mph
- Cabins – 196
