Norröna is the well-known cruise ferry owned by the Faroese company Smyril Line, which takes in unusual routes on the North Atlantic. Each week the ships sails from Hirtshals in Northern Denmark to Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, and on to Seyðisfjørður in Eastern Iceland. During the high summer she completes an extra round trip between the Faroes and Denmark.
Built in 2003 at a cost of €93.4 million, she was delivered from Flender Werft in Germany to a design by Knud E. Hansen, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. She provided three times the capacity of the original ferry on the route, and was thus a considerable upgrade. is the only passenger ship operating dedicated North Atlantic routes all year round. She can take 1,482 passengers and there is space for 800 cars. Her cargo capacity is 3,250 tonnes, as she also provides lifeline services to some of the communities she serves.
