MS GNV Aries

MS "GNV Aries was built as MS "Norsea for North Sea Ferries as part of their response to the need for larger vessels in the mid to late 1980s. The 1974 ships and were proving to be very popular, and were running at capacity. Therefore, North Sea Ferries designed their "3rd Generation" overnight ferry. The two parent companies within North Sea Ferries placed their orders in two separate locations. P&O placed theirs at Govan Shipbuilders Ltd. on the River Clyde, and Nedlloyd placed their order at Nippon Kokkan KK Ltd. (Now JFE Holdings) in Yokohama, Japan.
"Norsea" entered service on the Hull-Rotterdam route. She was the largest passenger ship to be built on the Clyde since . It was also the last large passenger ship to be built in the United Kingdom. In May 2001, now owned and operated by P&O Ferries ordered and . Once relieved of service on the Hull-Rotterdam route, the ship was sent off for two months major refurbishment and branding realignment, prior to entering service on the Hull-Zeebrugge route, and replacing the 27-year-old MS "Norland" in the new P&O colours.
The ship's name was also changed from "Norsea" to Pride of York, to bring the names in line with the rest of the P&O Ferries fleet.
In October 2020, P&O announced that the sister ships, and "Pride of York" were to be withdrawn due to the decline in traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The final service from Hull left on 9 December 2020.
Recently the two ships have been sold to Grand Navi Veloci (GNV). "Pride of York" being renamed "GNV Aries".