The ship began service on the cruise route between Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia on 17 August 2008.

The Baltic Princess was ordered as Tallink's fourth new cruiseliner in December 2005.

[2] The purpose of the vessel was at the time undisclosed, but after Tallink's purchase of Silja Line in 2006 it was revealed that the ship would replace MS Galaxy on the Tallinn–Helsinki cruise route.

[2] The forward sections of the ship was constructed at Aker Yards' Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in France and was towed to Helsinki in April 2007.

[3] On 2 February 2013, MS Baltic Princess entered the Turku–Åland–Stockholm service and was re-flagged from Estonia to Finland.