Baleària


Baleària is the trading name of 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 provides domestic ferry services within Spain to the Balearic Islands from the ports of Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona. The company also operates international services across the Strait of Gibraltar, connecting Algeciras with Ceuta and Tangier.
In North America, Baleària operates regular international ferry services between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, and Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, and Bimini in the Bahamas. The company operates in the U.S. under the name Baleària Caribbean.

Fleet

Current vessels

As of December 2024, Baleària operates a fleet of 34 vessels:
NameBuiltEntered serviceNotes
Eleanor Roosevelt20212021
Margarita Salas20232024
Cap de Barbaria20232023
Abel Matutes20102010Named after politician Abel Matutes
Avemar Dos19972008
Regina Baltica19802015
Bahama Mama20102010ex. SF Alhucemas; sister ship of Ciudad de Mahón
Cecilia Payne19992018Named after astronomer Cecilia Payne
Ciudad de Mahón20082024On charter from Trasmed; sister ship to Bahama Mama
Dénia Ciutat Creativa19922016
Eco Aire20182018
Eco Aqua20182018
Eco Lux20182018
Eco Terra20182018
Formentera Direct19872014
Hedy Lamarr20102011Named after actress/inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Hypatia de Alejandría20192019Named after scientist Hypatia; sister ship to Marie Curie
Marie Curie20192019Named after physicist Marie Curie; sister ship to Hypatia de Alejandría
Kerry20012019
Jaume I19942005Named after King James I of Majorca
Jaume II19962006Named after King James II of Majorca
Jaume III19962007Named after King James III of Majorca
Martín i Soler20082008Named after composer Martín y Soler
Nixe20042004
Nápoles20022015Sister ship to Sicilia
Passió Per Formentera20092009
Poeta López Anglada19842012
Ramón Llull20032003Named after humanist Ramon Llull
Rosalind Franklin19892025Named after scientist Rosalind Franklin
Rusadir20182023
Sicilia20022015Sister ship to Nápoles
Tom Sawyer20012023
Virot19732016
Visborg20002023On charter from Destination Gotland
Wasa Express19812022On charter from United Marine Egypt

In 2025, Baleària launched the fast ferry Mercedes Pinto, its third vessel equipped with dual-fuel natural gas engines.

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 while on passage from Ibiza Town to Formentera. The vessel was carrying 21 passengers and 6 crew members at the time. There was one injury, but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.