bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ðə ʃˈɪp wʌz nˈeɪmd ˌɛmvˈiː vˈæl də lwˈɑːɹ, ˈoʊnd baɪ bɹˈɪtəni fˈɛɹiz ænd jˈuːzd ˌɔn tɹˈæfɪk əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tʃˈænəl.
Between 1993 and 2006 the ship was named MV Val de Loire, owned by Brittany Ferries and used on traffic across the English Channel.