Stena Europe Life Extension Project 

Stena Europe has got to be one of the oldest ferries getting this kind of treatment, with its 39 years. Goes to show it is a cut above the rest in build quality. Built to last in Sweden.

It’s great to see older ships getting life extensions. May she sail for many more years. Looks excellent

At 43 years old she’s doing ok! Built in 1980! It’s the equivalent of a WW2 ship being used in the 80s! I was on her last week. I think she’s being replaced in July on the Rosslaire to Fishguard route?

Fantastic results! She shines again inside and out!

I got lot's of memories from this ship

i love the new Stena Europe now

This is an astonishing amount of effort for such a vessel of her age, but in all fairness she has probably long paid for herself. If you had to build a replacement from scratch this would run to 80-100m euros. Two things raise eyebrows for me; keeping up with SOLAS regulations, and emissions. I assume she's had scrubbers fitted? (though these aren't obviously visible). Stena must be planning on at least 5-10 years of additional service to justify such extensive work. The fundamental general layout and design is clearly still efficient enough to justify keeping her going.

Shame the work could not of been done in a British dry Dock,

I was on this ship a few years ago

We sailed on this Old Lady across the Irish Sea and back.....She was looking a little tired and rusty, {2014} but she is an old Workhorse for sure, Veteran of many a Storm. Wonder if the fares will be put up after the refit!?

Is there a name for the music played.

You have to wonder is it such a good idea to do all this work to such an old ship 🤔

you can polish a turd but still remains a turd worst boat that route has ever seen

Why did you guys COMPLETELY ignore the top deck? youdidn't refloor, you can still see al the horrible black staining on al the blue panels on the floor, and look infront of the the funnel and behind it, nothing done there! and also, you didn't clean up or even replace the lifeboats, they're still faded and full of sh*t from 40 years on the sea lol and you should have replaced the top deck rail all around, it's AWFUL....hold on, did you just remove 2 fully watertight doors, and replace them with 2x 3/4 height doors??? You are going backwards in tecnology. The reason the door falls down like that, is if the front doors are left open, te water flooding it pushes against the watertight door keeping it completely sealed!!! WHY! but also, this is my dream! this ship was born wen i was, and she looks better now than i do!! can you tell me approx wat was the cost of this? and whats the life expectancy now, 15 more years?