The Caen Express as the ship was known under her marketing name rather than her official name of Max Mols.
The ship was a half sister to P&O's other fast cat operating from Portsmouth the Cherbourg Express. The Caen Express was chartered with all crew excluding hospitality crew from Mols Linen of Denmark. Because of this she continued to fly the Danish flag throughout her P&O Career.
Operating two return crossings per day from Portsmouth and spending the night alongside in Portsmouth with a crossing time of just over 3 hours each way.