[3] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2004.

Originally owned by Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.

[8] Monte Cervantes had its keel laid down on 23 February 2004[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea.

[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).

[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.