| 24th January 1999 |
Order Placed |
| March 2000 |
Service name changed from mv Pride of Rotterdam to mv Pride of Hull due to the engine room fire on the mv Norstar. The mv Norstar being the dutch ship and the crew being allocated to the mv Pride of Rotterdam |
| 11th April 2001 |
Launched |
| 16th Novemeber 2001 |
Delivered to owners. P&O North Sea Ferries |
| 30th November 2001 |
Christened by Mrs. Cherie Blair in Hull |
| 2nd December 2001 |
Entered service between Hull & Rotterdam |
| 10th December 2008 |
Minor engine room fire en-route to Hull. No impact on service |