{"id":26873,"date":"2022-08-26T12:54:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T10:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=26873"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:35:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:35:35","slug":"first-anniversary-of-aurora-botnia","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/portfolio-item\/first-anniversary-of-aurora-botnia\/","title":{"rendered":"First anniversary of Aurora Botnia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-l95n0h46-3b35f16404bde4c5a93d54fb6e9650bc avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-l95n0h46-3b35f16404bde4c5a93d54fb6e9650bc__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-1676 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1676\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Aurora_Botnia-1500x430.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='Aurora Botnia' alt='Aurora Botnia'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-26873'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6aewwqy-20413adf8394dbc5be2624fc343a3381 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Aurora-Botnia.zip\">Download high-quality image (10Mb)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>NLC Ferry Ab Oy\u00a0 \u00a0I\u00a0 Press release\u00a0 I\u00a0 08-2022 I\u00a0 \u00a026<\/em>.8.2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6aewat0-774acac0a6ce48727e72724f992f2f01\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6aewat0-774acac0a6ce48727e72724f992f2f01{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6aewat0-774acac0a6ce48727e72724f992f2f01 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6aewat0-774acac0a6ce48727e72724f992f2f01 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6aewat0-774acac0a6ce48727e72724f992f2f01 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >First anniversary of Aurora Botnia<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6aezupc-5387c8e83c22fc9c03e68df0a1dbb208 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Wasaline\u2019s new ferry Aurora Botnia entered service between Vaasa, Finland and Ume\u00e5, Sweden exactly a year ago, on August 28th, 2021. The ferry has exceeded all expectations despite travel restrictions and disruptions caused by the pandemic. Aurora Botnia is a remarkable vessel and one of the most energy efficient passenger ferries in the world. The new ferry has helped Wasaline to break both passenger and freight records month by month. The future of this sea route between Finland and Sweden looks brighter than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Wasaline celebrates Aurora Botnia\u2019s first anniversary with a prominent offer on passenger cruises. During week 35 customers can book a day cruise at half price from Wasaline website. Travel period for this campaign ends on November 17th. With this offer we wish to thank our loyal passengers, who have helped us to establish the company and supported it during challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had a very successful first year with Aurora Botnia despite the turbulent situation. Feedback from both passengers and freight customers has been positive and the operational functionality of the ferry has met all expectations. Even with a lot of new technology onboard we have had very few technical issues. At this time, we would like to thank all our passengers and freight customers for the past year\u201d, says Peter St\u00e5hlberg, Managing Director of Wasaline.<\/p>\n<p>During the first year of service Aurora Botnia has transported 250 000 passengers, almost 50 000 vehicles, and over 22 000 cargo units. The sales of hotel bookings through Wasaline has been good both in Vaasa and Ume\u00e5. In the Summer of 2022 Wasaline reported record number of hotel stays and travel volumes have recovered to pre-pandemic level.<\/p>\n<h3>For further information:<\/h3>\n<p>Catarina Fant, Director Brand and Communications<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:catarina.fant@wasaline.com\">catarina.fant@wasaline.com<\/a><br \/>\ntel: +358 46 921 5811<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Wasaline<\/strong> is the northernmost shipping company that transports passengers and cargo daily between Vaasa, Finland and Ume\u00e5, Sweden. 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