In terms of gross tonnage, the largest ferry serving ports in Europe is the 75,156-ton Color Magic, built by Aker Finnyards of Finland, and operated by Color Line on the route between Norway and Germany. Its sister ship Color Fantasy comes a close second in tonnage. A greater length - 240m - is attained by several ships of the Stena Line. The Tanit, plying between Tunisia and southern Europe, is claimed to carry the most passengers (3,200). Finally, the fastest European ferries over 30,000 tons attain a speed of 30 knots: these are two ships run by Minoan Lines, serving Greece and Italy.
| Ship | Length | GT | Passengers | Speed | Built | Builder | Company | Registry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color Magic | 223.70 m (733.9 ft) | 75,156 | 2,812 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2007 | Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard / Rauma shipyard, Finland | Color Line |  Norway | Largest ferry in the world in terms of gross tonnage. |
| Color Fantasy | 223.70 m (733.9 ft) | 74,027 | 2,605 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2004 | Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland | Color Line | Norway | |
| Cruise Roma | 254 m (833 ft) | 63,742 | 3,500 | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) | 2007 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Grimaldi Lines |  Italy | Originally 225 m., lengthened in feb. 2019 becoming the longest ferry in the world. |
| Stena Britannica | 240 m (790 ft) | 62,200 | 1,200 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2010 | Wadan Yards, Wismar | Stena Line |  United Kingdom | |
| Stena Hollandica | 240 m (790 ft) | 62,200 | 1,200 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2010 | Wadan Yards, Wismar | Stena Line |  Netherlands | |
| Pride of Rotterdam | 215.44 m (706.8 ft) | 59,925 | 1,360 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2001 | Fincantieri, Venice, Italy | P&O Ferries | Netherlands | |
| Pride of Hull | 215.44 m (706.8 ft) | 59,925 | 1,360 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2001 | Fincantieri, Venice, Italy | P&O Ferries | Nassau,  Bahamas | |
| Silja Europa | 201.8 m (662 ft) | 59,914 | 3,013 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 1993 | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany | Tallink |  Estonia | Ordered by Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic. In Silja Line traffic between 1993-2013. |
| Silja Symphony | 203.03 m (666.1 ft) | 58,377 | 2,850 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 1991 | Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland | Silja Line |  Sweden | |
| Silja Serenade | 203.03 m (666.1 ft) | 58,376 | 2,841 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 1990 | Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland | Silja Line |  Finland | |
| Stena Scandinavica | 240.00 m (787.40 ft) | 57,639 | 1,300 | 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) | 2003 | Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea | Stena Line |  United Kingdom | Originally 210.8 metres (692 ft), lengthened 2007. |
| Viking Grace | 218.00 m (715.22 ft) | 57,565 | 2,800 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2013 | STX Finland Turku Shipyard, Finland | Viking Line | Finland | Fuel: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) |
| Cruise Barcelona | 225 m (738 ft) | 54,919 | 2,300 | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) | 2008 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Grimaldi Ferries | Italy | |
| Cruise Europa | 225 m (738 ft) | 54,919 | 3,000 | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) | 2009 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Minoan Lines | Italy | |
| Cruise Olympia | 225 m (738 ft) | 54,919 | 3,000 | 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) | 2009 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Minoan Lines | Italy | |
| W.B. Yeats | 195 m (640 ft) | 51,388 | 1,885 | 25 kn (46 km/h) | 2018 | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany | Irish Ferries |  Cyprus | |
| Tanit | 212 m (696 ft) | 51,000 | 3,200 | 27.5 kn (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) | 2012 | DMSE, South Korea | CTN |  Tunisia | |
| Ulysses | 209.02 m (685.8 ft) | 50,940 | 2,166 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2001 | Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland | Irish Ferries | Cyprus | |
| La Suprema | 211 m (692 ft) | 49,270 | 3,000 | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) | 2003 | Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrara, Italy | Grandi Navi Veloci | Italy | |
| La Superba | 211 m (692 ft) | 49,270 | 3,000 | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) | 2002 | Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrara, Italy | Grandi Navi Veloci | Italy | |
| Megastar | 212 m (696 ft) | 49,000 | 2,800 | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) | 2016 | Meyer Turku, Turku, Finland | Tallink | Estonia | Fuel: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) |
| Galaxy | 212.10 m (695.9 ft) | 48,915 | 2,700 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2006 | Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland | Silja Line | Sweden | |
| Baltic Princess | 212.10 m (695.9 ft) | 48,915 | 2,800 | 24.5 kn (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) | 2008 | Aker Finnyards Helsinki Shipyard, Finland | Silja Line | Finland | |
| Baltic Queen | 212.10 m (695.9 ft) | 48,915 | 2,800 | 24.5 kn (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) | 2009 | STX Europe Rauma shipyard, Finland | Tallink | Estonia | |
| Spirit of Britain | 213.00 m (698.82 ft) | 47,600 | 2,000 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2010 | STX Europe Rauma shipyard, Finland | P&O Ferries | United Kingdom | |
| Spirit of France | 213.00 m (698.82 ft) | 47,600 | 2,000 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2011 | STX Europe Rauma shipyard, Finland | P&O Ferries | United Kingdom | In service September 2011. |
| Viking Cinderella | 191 m (627 ft) | 46,398 | 2,700 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 1989 | Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard, Finland | Viking Line | Sweden | |
| Rhapsody | 172 m (564 ft) | 44,307 | 2,450 | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) | 1996 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint Nazaire, France | Grandi Navi Veloci | Italy | |
| Stena Germanica | 240 m (790 ft) | 44,237 | 1,300 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2001 | Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain | Stena Line | Sweden | Originally 188.30 metres (617.8 ft), lengthened 2007, renamed from Stena Hollandica, renamed from Stena Germanica III |
| Stena Adventurer | 211.56 m (694.1 ft) | 43,532 | 1,500 | 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) | 2003 | Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea | Stena Line | United Kingdom | |
| Finnstar | 218.8 m (718 ft) | 42,923 | 500 | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) | 2006 | Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy | Finnlines | Finland | |
| Finnmaid | 218.8 m (718 ft) | 42,923 | 500 | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) | 2006 | Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy | Finnlines | Finland | |
| Finnlady | 218.8 m (718 ft) | 42,923 | 500 | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) | 2007 | Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy | Finnlines | Finland | Ordered as Europalink. Renamed prior entering service. |
| Europalink | 218.8 m (718 ft) | 42,923 | 500 | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) | 2007 | Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy | Finnlines | Sweden | Ordered as Finnlady. Renamed prior entering service. |
| Finnswan | 218.8 m (718 ft) | 42,923 | 500 | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) | 2007 | Finncantieri, Ancona, Italy | Finnlines | Finland | Formerly Nordink. |
| Skåne | 199 m (653 ft) | 42,705 | 600 | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) | 1998 | Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain | Scandlines | Sweden | |
| Pont-Aven | 184.6 m (606 ft) | 41,758 | 2,400 | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) | 2004 | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany | Brittany Ferries |  France | |
| Danielle Casanova | 175 m (574 ft) | 41,447 | 2,600 | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) | 2002 | Fincantieri, Ancona, Italy | Corsica Linea | France | |
| Victoria I | 193.80 m (635.8 ft) | 40,975 | 2,500 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2004 | Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland | Tallink | Estonia | |
| Romantika | 193.80 m (635.8 ft) | 40,803 | 2,500 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2001 | Aker Finnyards Rauma shipyard, Finland | Tallink |  Latvia | |
| Pearl Seaways | 178.40 m (585.3 ft) | 40,039 | 2,200 | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) | 1989 | Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard, Finland | DFDS Seaways |  Denmark | |
| Nuraghes | 214 m (702 ft) | 39,780 | 3,000 | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) | 2004 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Tirrenia di Navigazione | Italy | |
| Sharden | 214 m (702 ft) | 39,780 | 3,000 | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) | 2005 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Tirrenia di Navigazione | Italy | |
| Excelsior | 201.20 m (660.1 ft) | 39,739 | 2,000 | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) | 1999 | Fincantieri, Genoa, Italy | Grandi Navi Veloci | Italy | |
| Excellent | 202.83 m (665.5 ft) | 39,739 | 2,330 | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) | 1998 | Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrara, Italy | Grandi Navi Veloci | Italy | |
| Stena Vision | 175.37 m (575.4 ft) | 39,178 | 1,700 | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) | 1987 | Stocznia im. Komuny Paryskiej, Gdynia, Poland | Stena Line | Sweden | Formerly Stena Germanica. |
| Stena Spirit | 175.37 m (575.4 ft) | 39,178 | 2,500 | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) | 1988 | Stocznia im. Lenina, Gdańsk, Poland | Stena Line | Sweden | |
| Splendid | 214.12 m (702.5 ft) | 39,139 | 2,000 | 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) | 1994 | Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrara, Italy | Grandi Navi Veloci | Italy | Originally 188.22 metres (617.5 ft), lengthened 1996 |
| El Venizelos | 205.40 m (673.9 ft) | 38,261[1] | 3,000 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 1992 | Perama, Greece | ANEK Lines |  Greece | |
| Elyros | 192.10 m (630.2 ft) | 38,261 | 2,500 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 2009 | Stocznia im. Komuny Paryskiej, Gdynia, Poland / Perama, Greece | ANEK Lines | Greece | |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 199.95 m (656.0 ft) | 37,987 | 887 | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) | 1996 | Schichau Seebeckswerft, Bremerhaven, Germany | Stena Line |  Germany | |
| Mariella | 177 m (581 ft) | 37,799 | 2,500 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 1985 | Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard, Turku, Finland | Viking Line | Finland | |
| Princess Anastasia | 177 m (581 ft) | 37,583 | 2,500 | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | 1986 | Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard, Turku, Finland | St Peter Line |  Malta | Formerly Olympia with Viking Line and Pride of Bilbao with P&O Ferries. |
| Europa Palace | 214 m (702 ft) | 36,825 | 2,182 | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) | 2002 | Fincantieri, Venice, Italy | Minoan Lines | Greece | |
| Olympia Palace | 214 m (702 ft) | 36,825 | 2,182 | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) | 2001 | Fincantieri, Venice, Italy | Minoan Lines | Greece | |
| Bithia | 214.6 m (704 ft) | 36,475 | 2,781 | 29.5 kn (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) | 2001 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Tirrenia di Navigazione | Italy | |
| Janas | 214.6 m (704 ft) | 36,475 | 2,700 | 28.9 kn (53.5 km/h; 33.3 mph) | 2001 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Tirrenia di Navigazione | Italy | |
| Athara | 214.6 m (704 ft) | 36,300 | 2,700 | 28.9 kn (53.5 km/h; 33.3 mph) | 2001 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Tirrenia di Navigazione | Italy | |
| Pascal Lota | 177 m (580,ft) | 36,299 | 2,080 | 27.5 kn (51.0 km/h; 31.6 mph) | 2007 | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | Corsica Ferries | Italy | Formerly M/S Superstar, Tallink |
| Star | 186.0 m (610.2 ft) | 36,249 | 1,900 | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) | 2007 | Aker Finnyards, Helsinki Shipyard, Finland | Tallink | Estonia | |
| Norröna | 161 m (528 ft) | 35,966 | 1,482 | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) | 2003 | Flender Werft, Lübeck, Germany | Smyril Line |  Faroe Islands | |
| Mont St Michel | 173.95 m (570.7 ft) | 35,891 | 2,123 | 21 kn (39 km/h; 31 mph) | 2002 | Van der Giessen de Noord, Krimpen a/d IJssel, Netherlands | Brittany Ferries | France | |
| Crown Seaways | 171.5 m (563 ft) | 35,498 | 2,136 | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) | 1994 | Brodosplit, Split, Croatia | DFDS Seaways | Denmark | |
| Gabriella | 171.20 m (561.7 ft) | 35,285 | 2,400 | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) | 1992 | Brodosplit, Split, Croatia | Viking Line | Finland | |
| Isabelle | 169.40 m (555.8 ft) | 35,154 | 2,480 | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) | 1989 | Brodosplit, Split, Croatia | Tallink | Latvia | |
| Amorella | 169.40 m (555.8 ft) | 34,384 | 2,420 | 20.5 kn (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) | 1988 | Brodosplit, Split, Croatia | Viking Line | Finland | |
| Pride of Bruges | 179.35 m (588.4 ft) | 31,598 | 930 | 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) | 1986 | NKK, Yokohama, Japan | P&O Ferries | Netherlands | |
| Superfast XII | 188 m (617 ft) | 30,902 | 1,427 | 28.6 kn (53.0 km/h; 32.9 mph) | 2001 | Flender Werft, Lübeck, Germany | Superfast Ferries | Greece | |
| Mega Express | 176,38 | 26,024 | 1,756 | 29.0 kn (54.0 km/h; 32.0 mph) | 2001 | Cantieri Naval Fratelli Orlando, Livorno | Corsica Ferries | Italy | |
| Mega Express Two | 176,38 | 26,024 | 1,756 | 29.0 kn (53.7 km/h; 33.4 mph) | 2001 | Cantieri Naval Fratelli Orlando, Livorno | Corsica Ferries | Italy |