ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ʃiː wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ˌɛmˈɛs ɹˌiːɪnˈiː mˈæθɪldə ɪn pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ hɜː tɹˈænsfɜː tə ðə pˈoːɹtsməθkˈiːn ˈuːɪstɹˌɛhæm ɹˈaʊt ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðɪ ˌɛmvˈiː dˈʌk də nˈoːɹmændi.
On 30 December 1988, she was renamed MS Reine Mathilde in preparation for her transfer to the Portsmouth-Caen (Ouistreham) route alongside the MV Duc de Normandie.