Mega Serena

Mega Serena in Livorno
History
Name
  • 1981–82: Stena Scandinavica
  • 1982–86: Scandinavica
  • 1987–2010: Stena Germanica
  • 2010–2025: Stena Vision
  • 2025–present: Mega Serena
OwnerStena Line
OperatorStena Line
Port of registry
BuilderStocznia Gdynia, Gdynia
Yard numberB494/1
Launched22 August 1981
In service1987
IdentificationIMO number: 7907659
Statusin active service
General characteristics (as built)
Tonnage39,178 GRT
Length175.37 m (575.4 ft)
Beam30.80 m (101.0 ft)
Draught6.75 m (22.1 ft)
Installed power4 × Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZV49/48 diesels
Propulsion
Speed21.5 knots (40 km/h)
Capacity
  • 1,700 passengers
  • 569 cars

Mega Serena is a cruise ferry owned and operated by Corsica Sardinia ferries. As Stena Germanica, she operated the overnight Kiel–Gothenburg route and the Gothenburg–Fredrikshavn route for Stena Line. As Stena Vision, she has operated on the Karlskrona–Gdynia and Cherbourg–Rosslare routes, before being sold to her present owners in late 2025.

History

Stena Germanica in June 2005

Stena Germanica was the first of four large RoRo ferries ordered in 1980 by Stena Line for Scandinavian routes. She was launched in August 1981 as the Stena Scandinavica. However, due to problems at the construction yard, completion was delayed and it was not until 1987 that she entered service as the Stena Germanica on the Kiel–Gothenburg route, joined in 1988 by the second of the quartet, Stena Scandinavica. In 2010, Stena Germanica was replaced by Stena Hollandica. Following rebuilding in Gothenburg she was renamed Stena Vision.

In late 2025, she was sold to Corsica Sardinia Ferries for entry into service in the summer of 2026 on the Mediterranean Sea, and renamed Mega Serena.

Layout

In her original layout, Stena Germanica had berths for 2,374 passengers and took 550 cars. Following refit, Stena Vision accommodates 1,700 passengers in a variety of standards of cabin. Her vehicle deck can take 360 cars.

Service

From 1987 to 2010, Stena Germanica operated the overnight Gothenburg–Kiel route; until 2000 she also served the shorter Gothenburg–Fredrikshavn route during the summer months. In 2010, Stena Vision was transferred the Karlskrona–Gdynia route, before becoming the second ship on the Rosslare-Cherbourg route in 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "MS Stena Germanica (1987)" (in Swedish). Faktaom fartyg. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Album Stena Line Ferries". General-Cargo.de. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Corsica Sardinia Ferries presents the new Mega Serena". Agenzia Nova. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Stena Vision". Stena Line. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stena Line expands its Ireland-France ferry service" (Press release). Stena Line. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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