MS Jupiter
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The Jupiter is a cruiseferry
owned and operated by Vietnam
ese Jupiter Cruises. The vessel operates cruises between Sihanoukville
and the island of Phú Quốc.
in 1974 for FÅA / Silja Line
. The vessel entered service between Helsinki
and Stockholm
in July 1975 as the Wellamo.
In 1981 the super ferries Silvia Regina
and Finlandia entered service on the Helsinki - Stockholm route. The Wellamo was no longer required and sold to DFDS
. The vessel was renamed Dana Gloria and placed on the Esbjerg
- Newcastle
route.
Between 1984 and 1985 the Dana Gloria was chartered back to Silja Line
. She was renamed Svea Corona and placed on the Stockholm
- Mariehamn
- Turku
route. At the end of the charter the vessel returned to her previous name of Dana Gloria operating on the Copenhagen
- Oslo
route until the winter of 1988/89 when the vessel was stretched by 22.3 meters by Meyer Werft
in Papenburg
. She emerged from rebuilding as the King of Scandinavia.
In 1994 the King of Scandinavia was replaced on the Copenhagen - Oslo route by the Crown of Scandinavia. The King of Scandinavia was immediately purchased by Color Line
, renamed Color Viking and entered service on the Bergen
- Haugesund
- Stavanger
- Newcastle
route.
In 1998 Color Line
sold the Color Viking and the Norway - UK route to Norwegian ferry operator Fjord Line
. The vessel was renamed Jupiter. She operated the route until November 2005, being replaced by the larger Fjord Norway.
Between February 2006 and February 2007 the Jupiter was chartered to Statoil
for use as an accommodation ship at Melkøya Island near Hammerfest
.
In April 2007 the ship was sold to Hong Kong
based Royal Group. The vessel operates cruises from Sihanoukville
in Cambodia
to the Vietnam
ese island of Phú Quốc.
MS Jupiter is temporarily out for sales since April 2011.
Cruiseferry
A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship with a Ro-Pax ferry. Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while others use the ships as means of...
owned and operated by Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese Jupiter Cruises. The vessel operates cruises between Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville , also known as Kampong Saom, is a province in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. This port city is a growing Cambodian urban center, located southwest of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The province is named after King Father Norodom Sihanouk and grew up around the...
and the island of Phú Quốc.
History
The Jupiter was built at the Dubegion-Normandie shipyard in NantesNantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
in 1974 for FÅA / Silja Line
Silja Line
Silja Line is a Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy – today Tallink Silja Oy – is a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, handling marketing and sales for Tallink and Silja...
. The vessel entered service between Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
and Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in July 1975 as the Wellamo.
In 1981 the super ferries Silvia Regina
MS Stena Saga
MS Stena Saga is a cruiseferry owned by the Swedish shipping company Stena Line and operated mainly on their route connecting Oslo, Norway to Frederikshavn, Denmark. Every Monday morning she also sails between Göteborg, Sweden and Frederikshavn, Denmark. She was built as MS Silvia Regina in 1981 by...
and Finlandia entered service on the Helsinki - Stockholm route. The Wellamo was no longer required and sold to DFDS
DFDS
DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede...
. The vessel was renamed Dana Gloria and placed on the Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
- Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
route.
Between 1984 and 1985 the Dana Gloria was chartered back to Silja Line
Silja Line
Silja Line is a Finnish cruiseferry brand operated by the Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp, for car and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden. The former company Silja Oy – today Tallink Silja Oy – is a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, handling marketing and sales for Tallink and Silja...
. She was renamed Svea Corona and placed on the Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
- Mariehamn
Mariehamn
Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city...
- Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
route. At the end of the charter the vessel returned to her previous name of Dana Gloria operating on the Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
- Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
route until the winter of 1988/89 when the vessel was stretched by 22.3 meters by Meyer Werft
Meyer Werft
The Meyer Werft is one of the remaining large German shipyards, headquartered in Papenburg. Since 1997, it has been part of the Meyer Neptun Group together with Neptun Werft in Rostock.-History:...
in Papenburg
Papenburg
Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.-Districts:...
. She emerged from rebuilding as the King of Scandinavia.
In 1994 the King of Scandinavia was replaced on the Copenhagen - Oslo route by the Crown of Scandinavia. The King of Scandinavia was immediately purchased by Color Line
Color Line
Color Line AS is the largest cruiseferry line operating on routes to and from Norway. The company is also one of the leading operators in Europe. Color Line provides transportation for people and cargo, hotel accommodation, shopping, restaurants and entertainment...
, renamed Color Viking and entered service on the Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
- Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
- Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
- Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
route.
In 1998 Color Line
Color Line
Color Line AS is the largest cruiseferry line operating on routes to and from Norway. The company is also one of the leading operators in Europe. Color Line provides transportation for people and cargo, hotel accommodation, shopping, restaurants and entertainment...
sold the Color Viking and the Norway - UK route to Norwegian ferry operator Fjord Line
Fjord Line
Fjord Line is a Norwegian ferry operator offering services between Norway and Denmark. In addition to passenger transport, Fjord line operates cargo transport through its cargo division in Norway and Denmark.-History:Fjord Line was founded in 1993...
. The vessel was renamed Jupiter. She operated the route until November 2005, being replaced by the larger Fjord Norway.
Between February 2006 and February 2007 the Jupiter was chartered to Statoil
Statoil
Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
for use as an accommodation ship at Melkøya Island near Hammerfest
Hammerfest
is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
.
In April 2007 the ship was sold to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
based Royal Group. The vessel operates cruises from Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville , also known as Kampong Saom, is a province in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. This port city is a growing Cambodian urban center, located southwest of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The province is named after King Father Norodom Sihanouk and grew up around the...
in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
to the Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese island of Phú Quốc.
MS Jupiter is temporarily out for sales since April 2011.
Sister ships
The Jupiter was the first of three identical ships built by the Dubegion-Normandie shipyard in the mid 70's.- Bore Star - Currently operating as Arberia for Ilion Lines.
- Svea CoronaMS Svea CoronaMS Svea Corona was a car-passenger ferry built in 1975 by Dubegion-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France for Rederi AB Svea, Sweden for Silja Line traffic. She was later rebuilt as a cruiseship and known under names MS Sundancer and MS Pegasus...
- Broken up 1995.