Destination Gotland was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of Rederi AB Gotland. The shipping company has been offering connections to Gotland since that year. The ports of departure on the Swedish mainland are Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn; on Gotland, the capital Visby is always the port of call. Destination Gotland operates all year round; during the summer season there are up to 21 trips per day, in winter there are significantly fewer.
The connection from the port of Nynäshamn, which is close to the capital Stockholm, is the more important of the two routes. During the high season in summer, at least four and on some days six ships depart from Nynäshamn every day, including some trips at night. In winter, this route is served once or twice every day. The Oskarshamn-Visby route has slightly fewer departures; in summer there are two to three trips a day, in winter there is one trip six days a week.
Destination Gotland's fleet currently consists of four ferries, two of which are conventional ferries with a cruising speed of 28.5 knots and a transport capacity of 1500 passengers and 500 cars each, and two fast ferries with a cruising speed of 32 knots and a capacity of 700-780 passengers and around 150 cars. The fast ferries are only used as a backup in summer.
The crossing takes around three hours. All ships have a restaurant complex, a store, a bistro or café and play facilities for children. Video films are also shown on the larger ships.
From 2007 to 2009, Destination Gotland also offered a ferry connection between Gotland and the island of Öland. However, this service was discontinued in the summer of 2009 following an accident between two ships on this route.
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