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Viking XPRS at Katajanokka terminal in Helsinki. MS Viking XPRS is a fast cruiseferry owned by the Finland-based Viking Line and operated on their service between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia. Her keel was laid on 16 April 2007 [8] and launching took place on 19 September 2007. [9] Viking XPRS entered service on 28 April 2008. [4]
Viking Line placed a bid for their main competitor, [19] but were outbid by the Estonian Tallink. [20] The first new ship built for Viking Line since Slite's MS Kalypso in 1990, MS Viking XPRS, had been ordered from Aker Finnyards in 2005, [21] in response to growing competition from Tallink on the Helsinki–Tallinn route.
When Viking acquired MS Gabriella in 1997, [7] the Rosella was replaced on the Turku–Stockholm service by MS Isabella. [8] In the new situation the Rosella started making 24 (later 20/22) hour cruises from Stockholm to Mariehamn under the marketing name Dancing Queen during the winter season, but still returned to the Naantali–Mariehamn ...
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Interiors of the ship were designed by Tillberg Design, a company that also designed the interiors of the 2008-built Viking XPRS. Onboard facilities were to include two restaurants, a two-deck high cafeteria, dance bar and conference rooms. Like Viking XPRS, Viking ADCC was designed with separate decks for freight and passenger cars. [4]
At that time Viking's extensive catalogue was largely made up of recordings from Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and New Zealand but they were looking to make a big move into the pop music genre as well. [ 4 ] In 1965 and 1966, Viking Records released the winning albums for the Loxene Golden Disc awards, the forerunner of the prestigious New Zealand Music ...
Folkodia was founded in the end of 2007. Musicians from several countries (Greece, Russia, Switzerland, Lithuania, Australia, Monaco, Canada, US, Germany, Italy, France, etc.) and other bands (Folkearth, Sunuthar, Minhyriath, Black Knight Symphonia, Troldhaugen, Seventh Sword and some others) had been involved in the project throughout the years.