A faded picture on the passenger deck proudly shows the ferry last being refitted, nearly 15 years ago.

She weighed 431 tons, the passenger deck was long, and there was a height of 7ft 6 between decks.

Modifications include a higher passenger deck, rounded roof caps, large luggage capacity, sometimes rounded fenders, and powertrain changes.

The upper passenger deck consisted of a small coffee cabin and games machines, with stairs leading down to the lower deck.

The family were accommodated in cabin 2014 an outside standard cabin on the starboard side of the vessel on deck 2, the lowest passenger deck.