Birka Line is an Ålandian shipping company founded in 1971 that concentrates on cruises on the Baltic Sea with Stockholm as starting point. National motto: none Official language Swedish Capital Mariehamn Governor Peter Lindbäck Premier Roger Nordlund Total Area  - Land  - Water 6,784 km² 1,527 km² 5,258 km² Population  - Total (2005)  - Density 26,711 17. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... MV Pride of Aloha docked in Port of Nāwiliwili, Kaua‘i in the Hawaiian Islands A cruise ship, or less commonly cruise liner or luxury liner, is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the amenities of the ship are considered an essential part... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ...   Stockholm? is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ...

Birka Line was founded in 1971, they bought the ship M/S Prinsessen from DFDS and renamed her to Prinsessan. On November 21 she was put in traffic between Stockholm - Mariehamn, in 1972 Prinsessan's sister ship M/S Olav was bought and renamed to Baronessan. During the following years Birka bought a few other ships, they had car/passenger ferries on the route Stockholm - Helsinki, also M/S Drottningen, a train ferry on Stockholm - Helsinki/Leningrad. DFDS - Det forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S - The United Steamship Company - was formed in Copenhagen in 1866 and is today the oldest, large shipping company in Denmark. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finlands sovereignty. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa District Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa District Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. ...

On 22 April 1986 the ship M/S Birka Princess was delivered from the Valmet shipyard. As an attempt to show their focus on cruises they started to market themselves as Birka Cruises. Birka Princess, was the company's flag ship for the following 18 years. A title to be given over to M/S Birka Paradise in 2004. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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