ðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˌɛmˈɛs kˈoʊnɪŋɡˌɪn bˈiətɹɪks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, sˈoʊld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn tə stˈiːnə lˈaɪn ænd ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː æz ˌɛmˈɛs stˈiːnə bˈɔltɪkə, wʌz bˈɪlt baɪ ðə dˈʌtʃ ʃˈɪpjɑːɹd vˈændɜː dʒˈiːsən də nˈoːɹd fɔːɹ ˌɛsˌɛmzˈiː tʊ ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ bˈeɪsɪk dɪzˈaɪn æz ðə fˈoːɹ sˈɪstɚz, səplˈaɪd baɪ ˈeɪ.dʒˈiː. wˈɛsɚ.
The former MS Koningin Beatrix (1986), sold in 1989 to Stena Line and renamed in 2002 as MS Stena Baltica, was built by the Dutch shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord for SMZ to a similar basic design as the four sisters, supplied by A.G. Weser.