However, due to problems at the construction yard, completion was delayed and it was not until 1987 that she entered service as the Stena Germanica on the overnight Kiel–Gothenburg route, joined in 1988 by the second of the quartet, Stena Scandinavica.

Following rebuilding in Gothenburg she was renamed Stena Vision.

In her original layout, Stena Germanica had berths for 2,374 passengers and took 550 cars.

[3] Following refit, Stena Vision accommodates 1,700 passengers in a variety of standards of cabin.

From 1987 to 2000, Stena Germanica during the summer months operated the Gothenburg–Fredrikshavn route.