Overview
- The Royal Iris, which carried its last passengers on Sunday, March 29 at 4 pm, ended public service after more than six decades on the river.
- Fireworks lit the Liverpool waterfront and crews staged a water salute as the ferry completed its final crossing.
- Mersey Ferries said Snowdrop will handle regular crossings while the new Royal Daffodil is readied to carry passengers later this year.
- Coverage identified crew member Leah Rogers on the last sailing, describing her role as either the first female captain or the first mate.
- Launched in 1959 as Mountwood and renamed Royal Iris in 2002 after a refit, the vessel carried over 17 million passengers and became part of daily life on the Mersey.