Class overview
BuildersCantiere Navale Visentini, Donada, Italy
OperatorsPolferries (2024-present)
History
OwnerPolferries, charter (2024-present)
RouteŚwinoujście-Ystad
Maiden voyage27 July 2024
HomeportLimassol, Cyprus
IdentificationIMO: 9990480

MMSI: 210174000

Call sign: 5BKT6
General characteristics
Tonnage41,878 GT 24,952 NT
Length216,2 m
Beam28,2 m
Draught6,70 m
Capacity976 passengers + 24 crew member

MF Varsovia - a ro-pax ferry was built in the Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale Visentini[1], and since 2024[2] it has been operating in the Polferries fleet[1]. The bareboat charter contract has been extended and announced in summer 2022. The Polish shipowner will rent the ship for a period of 10 years, with priority purchase after 6 years of use. The agreement was extended and announced in the summer of 2022[3].

On board the MF Varsovia there are 230 cabins of various standards, a catering area with a bar and a restaurant, a shop and an entertainment space[1]. The ship is equipped with CCTV cameras, a television system, a LAN network and Internet connections[4]. The ferry can take about 140 trucks and about 200 passenger cars[5].

It is the largest ferry with the longest Ro-Ro line[6], ever to operate in the Polferries fleet and the first completely new ship in over 20 years[1].

Technical Specifications

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  • Ro-Ro Cargo line length: 2,875 LM + 200 cars[1]
  • Passangers cabins :230 4-person cabin,920 sleeping berths[1]
  • Airline seats: 107[1]
 
Varsovia first time in Świnoujście
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Prom Varsovia | Polferries", polferries.pl
  2. ^ "VARSOVIA, Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship - Dane statku i aktualna pozycja - IMO 9990480 - VesselFinder", www.vesselfinder.com
  3. ^ LEW, "Varsovia, nowy prom PŻB wpłynął w poniedziałek rano do portu w Ystad | PortalMorski.pl", www.portalmorski.pl (in Polish)
  4. ^ Łukasz Kuś (2024-01-15), "Nowy prom Polferries będzie się nazywał „Varsovia"", intermodalnews.pl (in Polish)
  5. ^ Mariusz Dasiewicz (2024-01-11), "Prom Varsovia – nowa perła w koronie Polferries", Portal Stoczniowy (in Polish)
  6. ^ "Piotr Redmerski: 27 lipca nasz nowy prom Varsovia wchodzi na linię - Telewizja Polska SA". www.tvp.pl. Retrieved 2024-07-25.