The Trasmediterránea ("cross-mediterranean") company was constituted on November 26, 1916 with the fusion of the companies of shipowners José Juan Dómine, Vicente Ferrer, Joaquín Tintoré and Enrique García, though it didn't start operating until January 1 of following year.
P&O took delivery of the ship in October 2007 from Acciona Trasmediterránea.
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In August 2006 she was chartered to Acciona Trasmediterránea for service in the Mediterranean and renamed El Greco registered under the Spanish flag.
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Murillo of Acciona Trasmediterránea is of a similar design to Racehorses but has an altered lower passenger deck and was completed in 2002.
Between 2000 and 2011, as well as conuing on North Sea services, she was chartered out to a number of other operators, including Toll Shipping, between Melbourne and Burnie, Australia (during which she was transferred to the Isle of Man register), Cotunav (Genoa to Radès, Tunisia), Cobelfret ( between Zeebrugge and Purfleet), Acciona Trasmediterránea (Balearic services).