Before commencing service on the North Channel she briefly operated on the Dover to Calais route for Hoverspeed.

During the winter of 1994/1995 she was chartered to middle eastern operator Q Ships for service across the Red Sea.

On completion of the charter she returned to the Stranraer – Belfast route, changing back to her original name.

In early 2016, Cyclades Express was sold to the ferry company Seajets and is planned to be renamed Naxos Jet.

Since 2016 in under the name of Naxos Jet and works every Summer from Piraeus to Aegean Islands There are also two other 74m hulls built by Incat but show clear differences to the standard 74m design ships above.