Upon completion the vessel was chartered to Sicilian ferry operator Caronte & Tourist.

Prior to entering service the ship was renamed Celtic Horizon.

On 26 February 2014 Stena Line announced that they had agreed to purchase Celtic Link Ferries with effect from 31 March 2014.

[4] Stena Horizon carries a maximum of 660 passengers,[5] though she has a design capacity for 972.

Stena Horizon is the third of four near-identical ships built by Cantiere Navale Visentini.