| launched: | 4th February 1989 |
| shipyard: | Chantiers de Atlantique, St Nazaire |
| maiden voyage: | 16th July 1989, Roscoff ~ Plymouth |
| length: | 152.8m |
| beam: | 26.0m |
| maxdraft: | 6.20m |
| gross tonnage: | 24,534 tons |
| service speed: | 21.0 knots |
| power: | 4 x 4440 KW |
| generating capacity: | 3x 2250 KW |
| engines: | 4 x Wartsilla-Vasa type 12V32E medium speed diesel engines |
| aux engines: | 3 x Wartsilla-Vasa type 6R32 Unelec diesel alternator sets |
| passenger capacity: | 2,056 |
| garage capacity: | 580 cars |
| crew: | 130 |
| cabins: | 376 |
| berths: | 1146 |
| reclining seats: | 454 |