MS Stena Adventurer (2002)

Stena Adventurer en route to Dublin
History
Name	Stena Adventurer
Owner	Stena RoPax Ltd.
Operator	Stena Line
Port of registry	London. United Kingdom
Route	Holyhead - Dublin suspended December 2024; Fishguard - Dublin temporary route commenced December 2024
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea
Cost	€100 million
Yard number	1393
Launched	31 October 2002
In service	2003
Identification	IMO number: 9235529
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Cruise Ferry RoRo
Tonnage	43,532 GT
Length	211.56 m (694 ft 1 in)
Beam	29.3 m (96 ft 2 in)
Draught	6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Decks	11
Installed power	4 x MAN B&W 9L40/54 diesels
Propulsion	2 × Controllable pitch propellers 2 × Bow thrusters
Speed	22.5 knots
Capacity	1,500 passengers 124 Cabins / 364 beds 500 cars 3,400 lane meters

Stena Adventurer is a large roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by Stena Line on its Holyhead–Dublin route. She was launched in 2002 and entered service between Holyhead and Dublin the following year.

Stena Adventurer is one of two ships operated by Stena Line on the Holyhead–Dublin route. The second vessel, Stena Estrid, entered service in 2019, replacing the Stena Superfast X. Her former high-speed running mate, Stena Explorer, operated the now-defunct Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire route until 2015.

Stena Adventurer has served on the Irish Sea route from Holyhead–Dublin with numerous previous ferries, the first, Stena Seatrader. The Stena Seatrader was then replaced by the Stena Nordica. In 2015 the Stena Nordica was replaced by the Stena Superfast X.

Sister ship

Stena Adventurer is the second of two identical ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, for Stena Line. Her sister ship is Stena Scandinavica which operates on Stena Line's Gothenburg–Kiel route.

On board

Stena Adventurer has two decks reserved for normal passenger vehicles and freight trailers. An additional vehicle deck can be seen from the outside of deck eight of the passenger accommodation, which is primarily used for hazardous goods vehicles. Her passenger accommodation comprises three decks.

Fishguard to Dublin

Following damage to port infrastructure at the Port of Holyhead during Storm Darragh in December 2024 and the subsequent temporary closure of the port the ship opened a route from Dublin to Fishguard initially for freight but shortly afterwards for all traffic types - motorists & foot passengers. There is one crossing in each direction daily at 09:00 ex Fishguard & 23:00 ex Dublin. The passage time to Dublin is 6 hours 30 minutes and from Dublin 7 hours.