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Color Line Color Magic - Further Ferry Information and Vessel Description MS Color Magic is a cruiseferry owned and operated by the Norway-based shipping company Color Line on their route connecting Oslo, Norway to Kiel, Germany. She was built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland in 2007. The Color Magic is currently the largest cruiseferry in the world. The Color Magic is a sister vessel of MS Color Fantasy, delivered to Color Line in 2004. Unlike her sister, the Color Magic was built at Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard. Color Fantasy was built in Turku.
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The Color Magic has 89 additional cabins compared to the Color Fantasy, as well as larger conference facilities than her sister. Therefore the Color Magic is slightly larger in terms of gross tonnage
The €300 million Color Fantasy began operation in early 2005, hailed as the world’s largest cruise ship incorporating a car deck. Color Magic and her sister, Color Fantasy, were custom-designed to carry out shorter cruises and have a passenger capacity of 2,750 passengers. The layout of the vessel is spread over 16 decks. Altogether, there are over 1,000 cabins, of which 46 are suites. All cabins have TV and mini bar. At anyone time, this huge vessel has a crew of 250.
The main vehicle deck has a row of pillars however the drive-through space can take six lanes of commercial vehicles. The vessel can accommodate up to 750 cars. There are also 1,030 lane metres in deck three and 240 lane metres on deck four for trucks and trailers, giving a total of 1,270 lane meters
Along the length of the vessel is a striking promenade that is three decks in height including the vessel's main restaurant restaurant. There is a fully equipped conference centre and a permanent exhibition area, which can accommodate 850 participants. The conference centre is equipped with state-of-the-art technological facilities including full wifi.
The Fantasy Show Lounge presents two shows per evening. For dining, the guests can choose between eight different restaurants - from a private dining saloon in the Cosmopolitan Gourmet to the Sports and Burger Bar. Among several bars, is the Observation Lounge on the upper deck. The Color Spa and Fitness Centre includes comprehensive gym and spa facilities with spa treatments, hair salon, jacuzzi, steam bath, sauna and massage chairs. There is also the main swimming facilities, "Aqualand".
Color Line Color Magic Ferry Statistics
- Length - 223.7 m
- Breadth - 35 m
- Draught - 6.8 m
- Engines - 4 × Wärtsilä 8L46B diesels
- Built - 2006
- Yard - Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland
- Power - 31200 kw
- Cars - 750
- Passengers - 2700
- Crew - 250
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