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'Silja Symphony' in Helsinki : Tallink Silja Line Silja Symphony · IMO8803769 · 30may2018 1034EEST (Helsinki) Silja Symphony The Ship ⇧ • IMO 8803769 • GT 58377 • MMSI 265004000 • GT ⁄ Stateroom 58.7 • Call Sign SCGB • Length 666ft / 203.03m • Registered in Stockholm ⁄ Sweden • Beam 103.3ft / 31.50m • First Cruise 31 May 1991 • Beam Superstructures ~122ft / ~37.25m • Passenger Beds 2852 • Draft 23.3ft / 7.10m • Staterooms 995 • Height ~193ft / ~59.00m (a.s.l.) • Crew 264 • Engine Power 32.5MW • Crew ⁄ Stateroom 0.26 • Speed 23.0kts • Cars 395 • Decks 13 • Lane Meters 950 • Ice Class 1 A Super Data Sources: Tallink Silja / CruiseMapper / MT / Wikipedia 'Tallink Silja Line's 'Silja Symphony' is marketed by the ferry company as a cruise ferry with a long promenade inside the ship. She was built at Masa Yards (today Meyer Werft) in Turku in 1991. Together with her sister ship, 'Silja Symphony' serves the route Stockholm - Mariehamn - Helsinki - Mariehamn - Stockholm on a daily basis. The Mini-Cruise Day 1 - Tuesday 29th May 2018 - Stockholm ... - 04:45pm ⇧ No tourists were around at the most popular photo spot in Stockholm early in the morning, and thus I did not had to share the golden crown on Skeppsholmsbron with others. Stockholm - the capital of Sweden - is a very interesting city, relaxed with many bikers on the streets. The old town 'Gamla Stan' has remainings of the German and Hanseatic history of Stockholm, with many old buildings and even the 'Sankta Gertruds Tyska Kyrkan', the church built by the Germans, who co-founded Stockholm in the 13th century. I arrived at the Värtahamnen 'Tallink Silja Line' terminal by walking from downtown Stockholm at 03:40pm - all times in this travel report are local times - and asked the man at the ticket counter whether it would be possible to upgrade to a higher cabin class, up from deck 2, which is below the car deck. He just said that I have already been upgraded, asked for my ID card, handed me over the room card, directed me to the boarding, and only 10 minutes after arrival at the terminal, I was already on board of 'Silja Symphony', actually on the giant 'Promenade', featuring many shopping and dining opportunities. There were no security controls on the way, but a photo wall, and guests were invited to get photographed. On the ship, I noticed slowly moving elevators, soft drink vending machines in the staircase halls, accepting Euro coins, and there were signs and symptoms of an aging ferry everywhere. WiFi is offered, the access code is written on the room card, the system is mostly overloaded, it did not work at all on the way back to Stockholm, maybe because of a bandwidth limit that I already had exceeded. The door of my stateroom #915 on deck 5 jammed, wear and tear here and there in the stateroom, useful equipment. Small bathroom with shower and gel, toilet and wash basin, towels. The stateroom could accommodate 4 passengers on foldaway beds. There was a telephone, a small closet and an air conditioning thermostat. The engine noise in the stateroom was noticeably, as well as the vibrations that shook the ship. At 04:41pm, the ferry departed from Stockholm, set back from the pier and turned. Silently, 'Silja Symphony' later glided through the Skärgård and its narrow passages. It's an incredible beautiful landscape, with bays and islands appearing every few minutes. Some passages were so narrow, it felt like I could grasp the trees. A very light wind blew, and it was still so warm that short gear was pleasant, actually, the sun heated up the port sun deck. After 3½ hours of sailing through the very scenic Skärgård and passing Furusund, 'Silja Symphony' entered the open sea, some small islands were lying scattered around, and it got windy and colder. The ship increased speed and the sun set over Sweden very slowly. When she later touched the horizon, the full moon raised on the other side of the ship. High clouds made it a very spectacular, and at the first place, a very colorful sunset, it was also by far the longest, I have ever seen. LTE mobile internet access was possible until 09:30pm. Live music was played on the Promenade, also other entertainment was presented to the guests all the evening. Meanwhile, the Åland archipelago was in sight. The short stop at Mariehamn was at 11:43pm for only 8 minutes, and 'Silja Symphony' continued her sailing to Helsinki. The time changed to EEST here, and the observation deck under the bridge was closed for the night then. Stockholm view from Skeppsholmsbron with Gamla Stan and Royal Castle : Stockholm Panorama Skeppsholmsbron · 29may2018 0828CEST (Stockholm) After departure from Stockholm in Halvkakssundet : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Departure Stockholm · 29may2018 1709CEST (N59°20-E018°12) After departure from Stockholm with islands Granholmen and Edlunda : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Departure Stockholm · 29may2018 1727CEST (N59°22-E018°18) After departure from Stockholm with islands Edlunda and Furuholmen : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Departure Stockholm · 29may2018 1731CEST (N59°22-E018°21) After departure from Stockholm with small island Södra Idskär : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Departure Stockholm · 29may2018 1739CEST (N59°22-E018°23) After departure from Stockholm with Erikslund : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Departure Stockholm · 29may2018 1741CEST (N59°22-E018°23) In Skärgård with Långholmen and Väster Skäggaberget : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1819CEST (N59°25-E018°24) In Skärgård with Väster Skäggaberget : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1820CEST (N59°25-E018°24) In Skärgård with Muskholmen and Storön in the background : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1823CEST (N59°26-E018°23) In Skärgård abeam Stora Skratten : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1825CEST (N59°27-E018°25) In Skärgård near Asken island : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1829CEST (N59°27-E018°26) In Skärgård with Käringskären and Stora Timrarön after passing Stora Blötholmen : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1840CEST (N59°29-E018°27) In Skärgård with Koholmen and Käringskären : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1842CEST (N59°30-E018°28) In Skärgård looking forward on islands Nybodaholmen and Tallholmen : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1845CEST (N59°30-E018°28) In Skärgård looking forward on Nykvarns Varv and Nybodaholmen : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1846CEST (N59°30-E018°29) In Skärgård with view on Fermsholmen after passing Tallholmen : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1849CEST (N59°31-E018°30) In Skärgård looking forward to lighthouse Ryssmasterna : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1857CEST (N59°31-E018°32) In Skärgård with lighthouse Ryssmasterna and birds destroying trees on little island : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1901CEST (N59°32-E018°33) In Skärgård view forward on islands Gråholmen and Långholmen with ferry Östanå Ljusterö : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1903CEST (N59°32-E018°33) In Skärgård with lighthouse Lunsen : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1929CEST (N59°35-E018°41) In Skärgård looking forward on little islands with Stugholmen and Lindholmen : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1940CEST (N59°35-E018°45) In Skärgård view on small islands in Askgrunden with Grytensörarna and Gryten : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 1946CEST (N59°36-E018°47) In Skärgård with view on long island Yxlan : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2000CEST (N59°38-E018°52) Sunset in Skärgård with small islands between Stor Asken and Furusund : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2010CEST (N59°39-E018°54) In Skärgård salinig into the strait between Furusund and Yxlan : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2011CEST (N59°39-E018°55) In Skärgård salinig in the strait between Furusund and Yxlan with ferry : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2014CEST (N59°40-E018°55) In Skärgård with view on Köpmanholm on Yxlan island : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2015CEST (N59°40-E018°55) In Skärgård salinig out of the strait between Furusund and Yxlan : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2019CEST (N59°40-E018°56) Sunset in Skärgård with lighthouse Ålandskobb : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2027CEST (N59°41-E019°00) Leaving Skärgård with lighthouse Marö after 3½ hours of cruising through a world of islands : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Skärgård · 29may2018 2034CEST (N59°42-E019°03) Sunset with island Tjären and lighthouse Tjärven : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Sunset · 29may2018 2111CEST (N59°47-E019°24) The full Moon rises in the south east : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Moonrise · 29may2018 2134CEST (N59°52-E019°34) Sunset between Sweden and Åland islands : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Sunset · 29may2018 2135CEST (N59°52-E019°34) Very slow Sunset : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Sunset · 29may2018 2137CEST (N59°53-E019°35) The Sun vanishes at the horizon : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Sunset · 29may2018 2144CEST (N59°55-E019°38) On the other side the full Moon : Cruise · Silja Symphony · Moonrise · 29may2018 2148CEST (N59°56-E019°41) Departure from Mariehamn on Åland islands with the sky still light in colors at midnight : Cruise · Silja