In 1972, she was sold to new owners and operated in the Eastern Mediterranean as the Ioulis Keas II, Agia Kyriaki and Dolphin I, before being lost at sea in 2007.
She was larger than the earlier Leasowe and Egremont, as she had three decks and was designed for the dual role of ferry and cruise service.
The Roman "II" was added to her name because of a Thames estuary cruise ship also called Royal Daffodil, which existed from 1939 until 1967.
A gross error was the size of her engines, developing 1,360 bhp (1,010 kW) a piece she was underpowered and often struggled in strong tides.
The ferry sank in heavy seas on 7 November 2007, 20 miles (32 km) off the coast of Cape Apostolos Andreas.