Stena Spirit is a large cruiseferry owned by Stena Line. She entered service in 1988 as Stena Scandinavica and after a major refit in Gothenburg is now in service between Karlskrona and Gdynia.
History
Stena Scandinavica was the second of four ferries ordered in 1980 by Stena Line for Scandinavian routes.[2] She was launched in 1983 as Stena Germanica, but problems at the construction yard delayed her completion until 1988 when she entered service on the Gothenburg – Kiel route, joining her sister Stena Germanica (now MS Stena Vision). The remaining two hulls were planned to be Stena Polonica (completed for ANEK Lines as El Venizelos[3]) and Stena Baltica (now MV Regent Sky; lengthened by over 50 m, but never completed[4]