 After a charter back contract expired on , the ship was renamed "Betancuria Express" and operates from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.In October 2017, five months after its competitor Naviera Armas announced the order of "Volcán de Tagoro", a 10,800 GT, 1,200 passenger Incat fast catamaran ferry for the Canaries at a price of €74 million, Fred.Olsen Express responded by ordering two trimarans from the Australian shipbuilder Austal at a price of €126 million.