Nordic-Pearl

The ferry company Gotlandsbolaget sent the Nordic Pearl' from Copenhagen to Oslo for the first time on Jan 28 with its new colours and its new name. The 36-year-old ferry, which is now painted aqua-green and white, has also undergone an extensive renovation inside during its almost month-long stay at the shipyard in Landskrona. This applies to both cabins and the ferry's common areas. The ferry was purchased by DFDS in 2001 and named 'Pearl of Scandinavia'' and in 2011 'Pearl Seaways'. Report with photo: https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/forste-tur-med-nyt-navn-og-ny-bemaling

The new Swedish owner Gotlandsbolaget of the 'Pearl Seaways' and 'Crown Seaways', which had been serving the route København - Fredrikshavn- Oslo, have revealed the names of the ships they will have in future. The names will simply be 'Nordic Pearl' and 'Nordic Crown'. The 'Pearl Seaways' is undergoing major maintenance in Landskrona since Jan 2, 2025. Both ships will be serving the Oslo-Copenhagen route and have been handed over on Nov 1, 2024. in June 2024, Gotlandsbolaget had announced that after Oct 31 the company would take over the DFDS line after the Danish shipping company sold the line for approximately 400 MDKK. The deal included the two cruise ferries and just over 800 employees, who were also transferred to Gotlandsbolaget.

On the evening of Aug 21, a person needed to be medevaced from the 'Pearl Seaways', while the ferry was sailing south of Anholt, en route from Copenhagen to Frederikshavn. At 6.48 p.m. the rescue helicopter from Roskilde hoisted the patient from the ferry. He was flown to the Rigshospital in Copenhagen for further medical treatment.