 At 147m long, she was a little too big for the port of Newhaven and therefore had to reverse out before turning around the pier head, instead of swinging inside the harbour, as "Sardinia Vera" did.Although with a slightly larger vehicle capacity, she does not have the facilities of "Sardinia Vera", but is just as suited to the freight market.Soon however, the decision was made to order two new-builds specifically for the route.