[1][2] The ship was built by FBM Marinteknik of Singapore in 1989 as Estrala do Mar.

She has five sisters, of which Dubravka, Judita, and Novalja were also bought by Jadrolinija.

Jadrolinija bought her in December 2004 and renamed to Karolina.

The ship entered the service in May 2005, sailing on route Rijeka-Rab-Novalja.

This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub.