The
Kristina Regina measures just 4,295 tons and carries 245 passengers (full capacity) in an Old World atmosphere of polished brass, wood paneling, wood promenade decks and Scandinavian artwork. Built in Finland in 1960 as a twin-funneled (now unusual) overnight passenger vessel, the six-deck vessel is Finnish-owned.
Kristina Cruises, a Finnish-based company, was founded in 1985 to operate cruises for mainly Finns and other Europeans. The line also owns the 110-passenger Kristina Brahe, a smaller vessel offering a wide variety of short and long cruises mainly in the Baltic. Cruises are generally shared with mostly older northern Europeans.
In the warmer months, Kristina Regina operates from Helsinki and other Scandinavian ports in the Baltic Sea, to Norway and to Iceland and Greenland. From the fall onward to the spring, she makes cruises in the Mediterranean, Black and Rea seas with positioning cruises between the two main regions.
Her public rooms are on one deck with two lounges forward and one aft. A gym and two saunas are on the lowest passenger deck. The Baltic-hall is a cinema for films and lectures. Food is Scandinavian and served in a dining room and at a buffet. The ship has no swimming pool, casino or elevators. Cabins range from tiny to moderately spacious and 30 are sold for single occupancy. All have showers only, internal telephones and radios with music channels.
Kristina Regina is an older ship catering primarily to the middle-income European market, offering a traditional atmosphere and creative itineraries.
