MS Color Magic

MS Color Magic is a cruiseferry owned and operated by the Norway-based shipping company Color Line on its route connecting Oslo, Norway, with Kiel, Germany. She was built at Aker Finnyards Rauma Shipyard, Finland in 2007 and has been the largest ferry in the world ever since.^[3][4]

Color Magic in Kiel in 2007
History
Name	Color Magic
Owner	Color Line
Port of registry	Oslo,  Norway
Ordered	27 May 2005[1]
Builder	Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland (hull) Aker Finnyards Rauma Shipyard, Finland (outfitting)[1]
Yard number	1355[1]
Laid down	8 August 2006[1]
Launched	15 December 2006[1]
Christened	15 September 2007[1]
Acquired	6 September 2007[1]
In service	17 September 2007[1]
Identification	IMO number: 9349863
General characteristics
Tonnage	75,100 GT[2] 4,750 DWT[1]
Length	224 m (734 ft)[1]
Beam	35 m (115 ft)[2]
Draught	6.80 m (22.3 ft)[2]
Propulsion	4 × Wärtsilä 8L46B 31,200 kW (combined)[1]
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[2]
Capacity	2,600 passengers 2,975 passenger beds 1,016 cabins 550 cars 1,270 lanemeters[2]
Notes	Sister ship to Color Fantasy

Color Magic is a sister vessel of MS Color Fantasy, delivered to Color Line in 2004. The ship has over 1000 cabins and 54 suites.^[5] Unlike her sister, Color Fantasy was built in Turku. Color Magic has 89 more cabins than Color Fantasy, as well as larger conference facilities, making it slightly larger in terms of gross tonnage.^[5]