MS Silja Serenade

Silja Serenade navigating in the Stockholm archipelago in 2016
History
Finland
Name	Silja Serenade
Owner	1990–1992: EffJohn 1992–2006: Silja Line 2006 onwards: Tallink Grupp[2]
Operator	1990 onwards: Silja Line[1]
Port of registry	1990–1993: Helsinki,  Finland 1993 onwards: Mariehamn,  Finland[1]
Route	Helsinki–Mariehamn–Stockholm
Ordered	26 October 1987
Builder	Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Turku, Finland
Yard number	1301[1]
Laid down	29 May 1989[1]
Launched	6 November 1989[1]
Acquired	15 November 1990[1]
Maiden voyage	17 November 1990[1]
In service	17 November 1990[1]
Identification	Call sign: OJCS MMSI number: 230184000 IMO number: 8715259[1]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Cruiseferry
Tonnage	58,376 GT
Length	203.03 m (666.1 ft)
Beam	31.93 m (104.8 ft)
Draught	7.12 m (23.4 ft)
Decks	13
Ice class	1 A Super
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä-Vasa 9R46 diesels combined 32,500 kW (43,600 hp)
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity	Passengers: 2,626 (originally) 2,852 (currently) Passenger beds: 2,626 (originally) 2,841 (currently) Car capacity: 450 Lanemeters: 950

MS Silja Serenade is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp,^[3] operating under their Silja Line brand on a route connecting Helsinki to Stockholm via Mariehamn. She was built in 1990 by Masa-Yards at Turku New Shipyard, Finland. From 26 June 2020, to 13 September 2020, the ship's route was Helsinki–Riga, which got replaced by the cruiseferry MS Baltic Queen.