The Swedish-flagged cruise ship BIRKA GOTLAND, which departs from Stockholm, has visited the destinations Mariehamn, Visby, the High Coast, Ystad, Bornholm and Riga in 2025. This summer's Visby cruises have increased by 12 percent compared to 2024. The year has also been characterized by a substantial increase in families with children, more weekend cruisers in the autumn and a record-breaking interest in Christmas dinner cruises with a 42 percent increase compared to 2024.

"It has been an eventful second year for BIRKA GOTLAND with attractive destinations and new experiences on board. We have launched brand new concepts with Pelle No-Tail, Soul Train, Swedish star artists and the collaboration with the well-known chef Danyel Couet. The response from our guests has been very positive, which is also clearly visible in the customer satisfaction surveys. We now have strong conditions to continue developing cruise experiences for a broad Swedish audience," says Kenneth Gustavsson, CEO of Gotland Alandia Cruises.

BIRKA GOTLAND offers a wide range of entertainment with well-known Swedish artists for an adult entertainment audience during weekdays and weekends. During the school holidays, the ship is transformed into a family paradise with a playground and children's concept where Pelle No-Tail and Maja Gräddnos are the ship's own ship cats. In total, the share of families with children increased by 25 per cent during the summer, autumn and Christmas holidays in 2025 compared to 2024.

Birka Gotland's 2025 in numbers

• 570,000 passengers: 30% more than in 2024
• +9% more passengers in the period 20 March - 31 December compared to 2024
• +12% more Visby passengers during the summer months
• +25% more families with children during summer, autumn and Christmas holidays
• +42% more Christmas dinner cruises
• +12% more weekend cruisers between Stockholm and Mariehamn during the autumn

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