IMO 9273727
Built 2004, Aker Finnyards Rauma, Finland
Tonnage 34 728 GT
Length 177,00 m
Width 28,00 m
Draugth 6,50 m
1 800 passengers
4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 23 400 kW
2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
1 stern thruster
Speed 21 knots
For a history of the Birka Paradise, see this entry. The photographs below show the Birka Paradise departing Mariehamn on the morning of 24 June 2012, returning to Stockholm on a 22-hour mini-cruise. Click on the images to see in larger size.
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| The trees were just too photogenic to pass. |
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| In fact, they were so photogenic I decided to include a second similar photograph. |
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| Okay, so maybe that was also because getting a forward-angle photo of the ship without any trees in the way was quite difficult. ;) |
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| Maybe I should have adjusted the horizon in this shot a bit more. |
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| I love the lighter cloud above the superstructure. |
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| If you look closely, you can see the steel letters reading "Mariehamn" (the original home port) between the ship's name and the current homeport Stockholm on the aft- |
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