▁cru ise fer ry . ▁O wn ed ▁by ▁Pol fer ries , ▁she ▁was ▁previously ▁operated ▁season ally ▁between ▁Al ge cir as , ▁Spain ▁and ▁Tang ier , ▁Mor oc co ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Port land , ▁Maine ▁and ▁Y arm outh , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁by ▁Nova ▁Star ▁Cru ises ▁for ▁two ▁seasons . ▁Following ▁the ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁Nova ▁Star ▁Cru ises ' ▁license ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁service , ▁the ▁service ▁was ▁subsequently ▁closed ▁and ▁changed ▁to ▁Bay ▁Fer ries . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁it ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁Pol fer ries ▁and ▁oper ates ▁between ▁Poland ▁and ▁Sc and in avia . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁arrival ▁in ▁Al ge cir as ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁apparent ▁that ▁Nova ▁Star ''' s ▁bow ▁r amp ▁was ▁too ▁short ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁service , ▁therefore ▁delay ing ▁her ▁entry ▁into ▁service . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁ST ▁Marine ▁in ▁Singapore ▁for ▁L D ▁L ines , ▁which ▁signed ▁a ▁$ 1 7 9 ▁million ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁vessel ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Channel , ▁but ▁her ▁contract ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁before ▁she ▁could ▁take ▁her ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁to ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁vessel ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁her ▁builder , ▁ST ▁Marine , ▁until ▁being ▁acquired ▁by ▁Nova ▁Star ▁Cru ises ▁in ▁ 2 0 1