- MS Norröna
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This article is about the 2003 ship. For the previous ferry named Norröna (1983-2004), see MV Logos Hope. For the Norwegian clothes brand, see Norrøna.
Norröna in 2005Career Name: Norröna Owner: Smyril Line Operator: Smyril Line Port of registry: Tórshavn, 
Faroe IslandsBuilder: Lübeck, Germany Launched: 2003 Completed: 2003 Acquired: 2003 In service: 2003 Identification: IMO number: 9227390 Status: In service General characteristics Length: 164 meters Capacity: 1500 passengers and 800 cars Crew: 120 Norröna is the Faroes' largest ferry. It sails between Hirtshals, Denmark to Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands and Seyðisfjörður, Iceland.
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Travel to the Faroe Islands and Iceland
Today there are only two options for travel to or from the Faroe Islands as an ordinary passenger: One way is to fly from Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Norway or The United Kingdom to the Faroe Islands with the Faroese airline Atlantic Airways, and the other way is to sail with the ferry Norröna from the Faroese ferry company Smyril Line, whose home port is Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands. The trip from Denmark to the Faroe Islands directly takes approx. 36 hours and from Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands to Seyðisfjörður on Iceland takes approx. 18 hours. Meanwhile, Norröna is the only way to take your own car with you to the Faroe Islands and Iceland from Denmark or from the Faroe Islands and Iceland and reverse.
The old Norröna
The old Norröna was built in 1973 at Nobiskrug in Rendsburg in Germany as Gustav Wasa. From 1984 she was called the Norröna and sailed for the owner Smyril Line between Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway. The successor is the new Norröna (from 2003). But the old ship is still sailing under the flag of the Faroe Islands - as a missionary ship under the name Logos Hope.[1]
The new Norröna
The new Norröna is a modern cruiseferry. It was built in Lübeck, Germany and had its maiden voyage in April 2003. Norröna has a total LOA (length over all) of 165 m, and a width of 30 m (34,23 with lifeboats). She has a total of 318 passenger cabins and 72 crew cabins,which accommodates the space of approx 1500 passengers and 118 crew members. She has a total of 1830 m of trailer lane, with place for 800 cars. Her cruising speed is approx 21 knots.
In the winter months
The ferry also sails in the winter months, but there are few tourists on these trips and therefore only a crew of 20-25 is needed. In the winter months the ferry also changes from being a luxury ship to be more a container ship.
In December 2009 the ferry visited England, at Newcastle upon Tyne while around 1,000 visitors had 24 hours to visit local attractions and go on shopping trips in the area.
Bad weather
When the weather is bad on the Faroe Islands, it can happen that the ship arrives in the ports of Klaksvík or Runavík instead of Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands.
Accidents
In January 2004 there was an accident with the new Norröna in Tórshavn, where the ferry hit the wharf and suffered slight damage.[2] [3]
Smyril Line and the Norröna in economic
The new Norröna cost about 100 million Euro, which later gave Smyril Line some economic problems, but with public support guaranteed the Norröna remains a Faroese ship.[4] [5]
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Categories:- 2003 ships
- Ferries of the Faroe Islands
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