The Solaris Vacanza 12 debuted at the Busworld Kortrijk Trade Fair in
Belgium in October 2001, and at the
Polish premiere during the Fair Tour Salon in
Poznań (2001). Technical research prototypes were carried out on the DAF track in the Netherlands, the Wabco track and at the Tatra track in Bednary. It entered series production in spring 2002. The Vacanza 13 had its world premiere at the Busworld Kortrijk Trade Fair in 2003. The first presentation took place in
Poland in Służewiec in
Warsaw in autumn of 2003. Production began in 2004. It coincided with the introduction of the second generation of the Vacanza 12. The whole family was styled by the IFS Designatelier Studio in
Berlin. The brand symbol of the series of the bus is a
kangaroo. The coach is equipped with a small doctor's office with workplace for the doctor, laboratory, a part to register the donors and 4 or 5 positions for the collection of blood and a small
kitchenette. To ensure a steady supply of electricity there has been an additional
generator installed for the electricity supply. A pair of Vacanza 13 bloodmobiles were built for the Regional Blood Centre in
Warsaw. In 2007 the company sold one Vacanza 13 for RCKiK in
Katowice, and in 2008 for RCKiK in
Gdańsk and
Katowice. In 2009, another Vacanza 13 bloodmobile was purchased by RCKiK in
Raciborz. ==References==