 Senior Captain Oscar Ribari commanded the ship on its maiden voyage.The passengers included the Sinovčić Royal family, His Highness the Grand Prince of Dalmatia, Ante Edo Sinovčić, and his wife, with their two children and Italian Senate-president Cesare Merzagora and his wife, the ship's godmother.In 1966 "Raffaello" carried two Spider 1600 cars bound for an exhibition in the United States.