Spanish passenger ferry company
Baleària Founded 1998 Headquarters Dénia , Spain Area served
Balearic Islands , Spain , Morocco , Grand Bahama , Florida (USA) Key people
Adolfo Utor, CEO Services Passenger transportation, Freight transportation Revenue 652,000,000 Euro (2023) Number of employees
2,500 (2023) Website www.balearia.com
Martin i Soler Jaume I Baleària is the trading name for the Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolíneas Marítimas S.A. The company operates passenger ferry services in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.
Routes
In the Mediterranean region, Baleària operates domestic services within Spain to the Balearic Islands from Dénia , Valencia and Barcelona . The company also operates service across the Strait of Gibraltar from Algeciras to Ceuta and Tangier .
In North America, Baleària operates regular international ferry service between the port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States and Freeport , Grand Bahama Island and Bimini in the Bahamas . They operate in the US under the name Baleària Caribbean.
Fleet
Current vessels
As of December 2024, Baleària currently operates a fleet of 34 vessels.
Name
Built
Enterered service
Notes
Eleanor Roosevelt
2021
2021
Margarita Salas
2023
2024
Cap de Barbaria 2023
2023
Abel Matutes 2010
2010
after politician Abel Matutes
Avemar Dos 1997
2008
Regina Baltica 1980
2015
Bahama Mama 2010
2010
ex. SF Alhucemas . Sister ship of Ciudad de Mahón .
Cecilia Payne 1999
2018
after astronomer Cecilia Payne
Dénia Ciutat Creativa 1992
2016
Eco Aire 2018
2018
Eco Aqua 2018
2018
Eco Lux 2018
2018
Eco Terra 2018
2018
Formentera Direct 1987
2014
Hedy Lamarr 2010
2011
after actress/inventor Hedy Lamarr .
Hypatia de Alejandría 2019
2019
after scientist Hypatia . Sister ship to Marie Curie .
Marie Curie 2019
2019
after physicist Marie Curie . Sister ship to Hypatia de Alejandria .
Kerry 2001
2019
Jaume I 1994
2005
after king James I of Majorca
Jaume II 1996
2006
after king James II of Majorca
Jaume III 1996
2007
after king James III of Majorca
Martín i Soler 2008
2008
after composer Martín y Soler
Nixe 2004
2004
Nápoles 2002
2015
Sister ship to Sicilia
Passió Per Formentera 2009
2009
Poeta López Anglada 1984
2012
Tom Sawyer 2001
2023
Visborg 2000
2023
On charter from Destination Gotland
Ramón Llull 2003
2003
after humanist Ramon Llull
Rusadir 2018
2023[ 1]
Sicilia 2002
2015
Sister ship to Nápoles
Virot 1973
2016
Wasa Express 1981
2022
On charter from United Marine Egypt (UME)
Ciudad de Mahón 2008
2024
On charter from Trasmed. Sister ship to Bahama Mama
Past vessels
HSC Al Sabini
MS Bahia de Malaga - Sold to Kada Denizcilik Turism, renamed Med Dream
MS Bahia de Ceuta - Sold to Nova Ferries , renamed Ilha Azul
MS Borja
MS Borja Dos
MS Breant
MS Clipper Racer
MS Espalmador
HSC Federico Garía Lorca - Sold to Conferry , renamed San Francisco de Asís
MS Guido
MS Hoburgen
MS Isla de Botafoc - Sold to Ventouris Ferries , renamed Bari
MS Isla de Ibiza
MS Meloodia
HSC Nixe 2 - Sold to Excalibur International Marine, renamed Ocean Lala
MS Pau Casals
MS Posidonia - Sold to Caremar, renamed "Nereide"
MS Rólon Sur
MS Sonia
HSC Maverick Dos
HSC Pinar del Rio - crashed in Denia in August 2019, scrapped.
MS Posidonia sold to Medmar in 2023
Incidents
On 16 February 2012 the high speed ferry Maverick Dos ran aground whilst on passage from Ibiza Town to Formentera . The vessel was carrying 21 passengers and 6 crew at the time of the incident. There was one injury, but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.[ 2]
References
Further reading
Seville, Richard (2009). Mediterranean Ferries . Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 9781871947984
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