Editing MS Gabriella (section)

==Concept and construction==
[[Euroway]] was a concept developed during the latter half of the 1980s by the [[Sweden]]-based [[Sea-Link Shipping]]. The new brand was planned to operate two state-of-the-art cruiseferries between [[Malmö]] in Sweden and [[Lübeck]] in [[Germany]] via [[Travemünde]] in Germany, with the service aimed in particular at conference groups. Sea-link decided to order the ships from [[Brodosplit]] in [[Croatia]], which at that time still was part of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].<ref name=EurowayHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.cruiseferry.de/euroway/eurowaystory.html |title=Euroway |accessdate=2008-03-26 |work=The Euroway Memory Page }}</ref> The ships were based on the same design as the [[MS Amorella|''Amorella'']] and [[MS Isabella|''Isabella'']] that had been built by the same shipyard for the [[Finland]]-based [[SF Line]] for [[Viking Line]] traffic in 1988 and 1989, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/amorella_1988.htm |title=M/S ''Amorella'' (1988) |accessdate=2008-03-26 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/isabella_1989.htm |title=M/S ''Isabella'' (1989) |accessdate=2008-03-26 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish }}</ref> The Euroway sisters were designed with a somewhat different layout of public spaces and cabins, as well as an additional cabin deck.

The order for the first ship, ''Frans Suell'', was placed on 28 September 1989,<ref name=Stampehl /> with the delivery date projected in mid-1991. The ship was launched on 23 January 1991, but due to the [[Croatian War of Independence]] her construction was severely delayed,<ref name=Stampehl /><ref name=EurowayHistory /> and she was not ready for her first sea trials until January 1992. Following her second sea trials in March 1992 ''Frans Suell'' sailed to [[Rijeka]] for finalization of her construction and to receive the Euroway livery.<ref name=FoF /><ref name=Stampehl /> The ship was finally delivered to her owners on 4 May 1992 and left Split for Malmö.<ref name=Stampehl />