It has been reported that around the same time plans were made to construct a pair of new ships for the Helsinki–Stockholm service so that Viking could better compete with Silja on that route, but the plans were shelved.
Det blev rapporteret, at Viking Line på samme tid planlage at bygge et par nye skibe til Helsinki-Stockholm ruten, således at Viking Line bedre kunne konkurrere med Silja på denne rute, men planerne blev skrinlagt senere.