The new ferry features open-plan decks, new seating areas, and bars.It has also been fitted with dedicated event spaces that transform the ferry into a venue for conferences, corporate functions and private celebrations, the authority said. The design is intended to be “fully accessible”, including a dedicated lift providing easy access to the upper deck. Rotheram added: “Just like our new publicly owned trains and modern bus fleet, this new ferry sits alongside the very best of our transport investments. “We want people to step aboard and be genuinely wowed from the moment they arrive.”The Royal Daffodil was built as part of a £26m investment in modernising the Mersey Ferries fleet. It replaces the Royal Iris, which featured in the 1965 film Ferry Cross the Mersey, starring the band Gerry and the Pacemakers, who also sang the legendary title song.Over the coming months, there will be a programme of captain and crew training, ahead of its launch later this year.
Images show inside first new Mersey ferry in 60 years
