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- This page shows the history
of the Southern Cross after being sold by Shaw Savill
in 1973. The Shaw Savill period is shown on Page 1.
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- The Southern Cross
was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, in 1955 for a new
round-the-world passenger service of Shaw Savill Line. She took no commercial freight, carried 1100
one-class passengers, and was one of the pioneers of the engines
aft layout. The continuous circuit took 76 days to complete from
Southampton, calling at Trinidad, Curacao, the Panama Canal,
Tahiti, Fiji, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle,
Durban, Capetown, Las Palmas and back to Southampton. From 1968,
cruises were run between circumnavigations. Escalating costs
and competition from the air caused her withdrawal in 1971.
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- Southern Cross was laid up in the River Fal for
two years before sale to the Greeks in 1973. She eventually reappeared
in service for Ulysses Line in 1975, as Calypso, for which
many of the berths were sold by British tour company Thomson, who have subsequently chartered
the Dolphin/Premier ship IslandBreeze (ex-Transvaal
Castle).
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- Calypso was sold again to Western Cruise
Lines (the west
coast operation of Eastern
Cruise Lines) and
renamed Azure Seas in 1980. The company later became Admiral Cruise
Line, eventually
being taken over by Royal
Caribbean. However,
Azure Seas was sold to Dolphin
Cruise Line in
1991, and renamed OceanBreeze. Dolphin later became part
of Premier
Cruises, and the
dark blue Premier colours were applied, although in 1999 OceanBreeze
carried the duel identity of Imperial Majesty on her
stern whilst under charter to Imperial Majesty Cruise Line for
short trips out of Fort Lauderdale. In March 2000 OceanBreeze
was sold by Premier
Cruises to Imperial
Majesty. In 2004, OceanBreeze was replaced by the Regal Empress and sold for scrap.
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- Southern Cross details: 20200 Gross Tons, Length:
604ft, 1100 tourist class Passengers, Speed 20 knots, Engines:
steam turbines, total 20000shp, twin screw.
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- Ship Names on this Page:-
- Calypso - Ulysses Line 1973-80
- Azure
Seas
- Western Cruise Lines/Admiral Cruises 1980-1991
- OceanBreeze - Dolphin Cruise line/Premier
Cruises 1991-1999
- Imperial
Majesty
- Imperial Majesty Cruises 1999-2004
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- Associated Pages:-
- Shaw
Savill - Page 5
- Southern Cross Cruise Brochure From 1971
- Admiral
Cruise Line
- Dolphin
Cruise Line
- Premier
Cruises
- Royal Caribbean
Cruise Line
- Shaw
Savill Line
- Thomson
Cruises
- Western
Cruise Lines
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- Calypso
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Line: 1973-1980)
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- The Southern Cross
was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, in 1955 for a new
round-the-world passenger service of Shaw Savill Line. She took no commercial freight, carried 1100
one-class passengers, and was one of the pioneers of the engines
aft layout. The continuous circuit took 76 days to complete from
Southampton, calling at Trinidad, Curacao, the Panama Canal,
Tahiti, Fiji, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle,
Durban, Capetown, Las Palmas and back to Southampton. From 1968,
cruises were run between circumnavigations. Escalating costs
and competition from the air caused her withdrawal in 1971.
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- Southern Cross was laid up in the River Fal for
two years before sale to the Greeks in 1973. She eventually reappeared
in service for Ulysses Line in 1975, as Calypso, for which
many of the berths were sold by British tour company Thomson, who have subsequently chartered
the Dolphin/Premier ship IslandBreeze (ex-Transvaal
Castle).
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- An official
Ulysses Line postcard of Calypso, printed in England.
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- A.Duncan
photo of Calypso of Ulysses Line.
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- Another
photo of Calypso of Ulysses Line, photographer unknown.
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- Azure Seas
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Cruise Lines/Admiral Cruises: 1980-1991)
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- Calypso was sold again to Western Cruise
Lines (the west
coast operation of Eastern
Cruise Lines) and
renamed Azure Seas in 1980. The company later became Admiral Cruise
Line, eventually
being taken over by Royal
Caribbean. However,
Azure Seas was sold to Dolphin
Cruise Line in
1991, and renamed OceanBreeze.
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- Western
Cruise Lines official card of Azure Seas (s/n P7366).
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- Another
Western Cruise Lines official card of Azure Seas (also
s/n P7366).
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- Western
Cruise Lines jigsaw puzzle of Azure Seas (bought on board
in 1987 when already Admiral Cruises).
- Scan:
© Ken Murayama.
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- Admiral
Cruises official card of Azure Seas.
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- Admiral
Cruises official card of Azure Seas (s/n 75M 3/90). "A
floating fiesta of Mexico's charming port of Ensenada and Catalina
Island on the Azure Seas' 3- and 4-night cruises. The 4-night
cruise also includes scenic San Diego."
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- OceanBreeze
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Cruise line/Premier Cruises: 1991-1999)
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- Azure Seas was sold to Dolphin Cruise Line in 1991, and renamed OceanBreeze. Dolphin
later became part of Premier
Cruises, and the
dark blue Premier colours were applied, although in 1999 OceanBreeze
carried the duel identity of Imperial Majesty on her
stern whilst under charter to Imperial Majesty Cruise Line for
short trips out of Fort Lauderdale. In March 2000 OceanBreeze
was sold by Premier
Cruises to Imperial
Majesty. In 2004, OceanBreeze was replaced by the Regal Empress and sold for scrap.
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- Dolphin
Cruise Line official card of OceanBreeze.
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- An oversized
Dolphin Cruise Line official card DPCD1 (07-97-25M-APPi) of OceanBreeze.
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- Enlarged
image of the ship from the oversized Dolphin Cruise Line official
card of OceanBreeze shown above.
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- An oversized
Dolphin Cruise Line official card of OceanBreeze.
- "Every
Dolphin 3,4,7 or 14-night cruises to the Bahamas, the Caribbean
or the Panama Canal is a magnificent orchestration where everything
blends together in harmony. Amasterpiece. A symphony. In the
key of sea".
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- Kevin
Jenkins commercial card of Dolphin Cruise Line's OceanBreeze
in Gatun Locks, Panama Canal (s/n 001)
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- Kevin
Jenkins commercial card of Dolphin Cruise Line's OceanBreeze
in Gatun Locks, Panama Canal (s/n 002)
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- Van
Dorp (Aruba) commercial card of Dolphin Cruise Line's OceanBreeze
(plus Seawind Crown) at Aruba (s/n HH4).
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- Simplon
Postcards sc2054, released November 1994, of Dolphin Cruise Line's
OceanBreeze at Barbados (photographed by Errol Cornish).
Follow this link for details of all releases by Simplon
Postcards.
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- Simplon
Postcards sc2100, released June 1997, of Dolphin Cruise Line's
OceanBreeze at Cozumel (photographed by Gordon Turner).
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- Official
Premier Cruises card of OceanBreeze, retouched to show
latest livery.
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- Official
Premier Cruises card of OceanBreeze, retouched to show
latest livery.
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- Florida
Keys Wholesalers postcard 98B0175 of OceanBreeze at Key
West.
- Photo:
© Terrell Creative.
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- Enlarged
image from postcard above of OceanBreeze at Key West.
- Photo:
© Terrell Creative.
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- Florida
Keys Wholesalers postcard 00C0004 of OceanBreeze at Key
West, with Carnival's Imagination.
- Photo:
© Terrell Creative.
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- Imperial Majesty
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Majesty Cruises: 1999-2004)
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- In 1999 OceanBreeze
carried the duel identity of Imperial Majesty on her
stern whilst under charter to Imperial Majesty Cruise Line for
short trips out of Fort Lauderdale. In March 2000 OceanBreeze
was sold by Premier
Cruises to Imperial
Majesty. In 2004, OceanBreeze was replaced by the Regal Empress and sold for scrap.
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- Simplon
Postcards sc2143, released June 1999, of Premier Cruise Line's
OceanBreeze.
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is leaving Ft.Lauderdale under charter as Imperial Majesty Cruise
Line's Imperial Majesty.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Banana
Peel serial no. GBS-167 of Disney Wonder, or Disney
Magic, at the Bahamas, with Imperial Majesty (ex-Southern
Cross).
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- An enlarged
view of the ships from the card above.
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