[4] In 1991, the then President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings commissioned German engineer, Hans Hein to convert the hull of the vessel to a tour pleasure boat for tourists.

Staff of the Maritime Services Unit (MSU) of the Volta River Authority formed a team with Hein to complete the project which was commissioned in 1991, and renamed Dodi Princess.

The first (lower) deck was an air conditioned, strictly non-smoking cocktail bar, for guests to enjoy a quiet cruise.

The two upper decks were open-aired and allowed passengers to enjoy the scenery of the Lake Volta while being treated to live band performances.

A typical cruise took passengers through scenery and landed at Dodi Island, located 5 kilometres (3 nmi; 3 mi) off the shore of Lake Volta.

[12] The VRA's 2013 Annual Report stated that its subsidiary Akosombo Hotels Ltd was seeking to raise financing of over $10,000,000 to complete construction of 65–100 rooms and re-construction of the Dodi Princess.

[14] The 2015 report stated that VRA had spent approximately $1.5 million on construction of a new 176-seater cruise boat, Dodi Princess II.