page_title: MS Baltic Queen
section_title: Service history
hierarchical_section_title: MS Baltic Queen / Service history
caption_attribution_description: English: Tallink's brand-new cruiseferry MS Baltic Queen in Tallinn prior to entering service. Suomi: Tallinkin upouusi risteilylautta M/S Baltic Queen Tallinnassa ennen aluksen asettamista liikenteeseen.
context_page_description: MS Baltic Queen is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonia-based ferry operator Tallink. The ship was built by the STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
context_section_description: Baltic Queen entered service on the Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm route on 24 April 2009, replacing Tallink's first newbuilt ship MS Romantika, which was moved to the Riga–Stockholm service. Baltic Queen's Tallink Silja fleetmate MS Silja Europa encountered problems with her steering on 22 November 2009, and she had to be taken out of service for repairs. As a result, the Baltic Queen was moved to the Turku–Mariehamn–Stockholm service as a temporary replacement from 26 November until 11 December 2009. From 7 August 2014 the ship started sailing from Tallinn to Helsinki, because MS Silja Europa was chartered to an Australian company due to its high fuel costs. MS Baltic Queen was then replaced with MS Romantika on the Tallinn-Mariehamn-Stockholm line. At the end of 2018 once again it is on the Tallinn–Mariehamn–Stockholm route.
caption: MS Baltic Queen in Stockholm on 23 April 2009.
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