The ship was built at Van der Giessen de Noord shipyard in the Netherlands, and was launched in 1995 as the Isle of Innisfree for the Irish Ferries route between Holyhead and Dublin.
The vessel was built at a Dutch shipyard, Van der Giessen de Noord, and was launched as the Isle of Innisfree in 1995 for the Irish Ferries service connecting Holyhead and Dublin.