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| Founded | 1998 |
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| Headquarters | Visby,Gotland |
Area served | Gotland,Sweden |
| Services | Passenger transportation, Freight transportation |
| Parent | Rederi AB Gotland |
| Website | www.destinationgotland.se |
Destination Gotland is a Swedish ferry-line that runs state-subsidised domestic ferries fromNynäshamn andOskarshamn toVisby on the island ofGotland. It is a wholly owned subsidiary ofRederi AB Gotland, also known asGotlandsbolaget. The fleet consists of four high-speedRo-Pax ferries. The transport volumes to the island ofGotland is more than 1.4 million passengers and 640,000lane meters of freight per year. During the high season the frequency is up to 16 departures per day to between the mainland ofSweden and the island ofGotland.
Destination Gotland was founded in 1998 and has since that served the routesVisby toNynäshamn andOskarshamn. Originally 75% of the company was owned by Rederi AB Gotland and 25% bySilja Line. In January 1999Silja Line sold its share in the company to Rederi AB Gotland, who from then has been the sole owner of the company. At the same time Destination Gotland changed from usingSilja Lines reservations system to theBOOKIT reservations system, which is now used for all their ferry reservations and ticketing.[1]
In the summer of 2007 Destination Gotland begun to run a service between the island ofGotland and the island ofÖland. This service ceased in 2009.
In August 2021 a new ferry company,Hansa Destinations, was launched as a sister company to Destination Gotland within the Rederi AB Gotland group. The new company operates between Nynäshamn andRostock in Germany, with some sailings stopping additionally in Visby.[2] However, due to high fuel costs, Hansa Destinations have cancelled their services for 2023.[3]
