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Transvaal Castle
 
Transvaal Castle - S.A.Vaal - IslandBreeze - Big Red Boat III
 
Page 3: IslandBreeze - Big Red Boat III (Dolphin/Premier Cruises)
 
 
This page shows company and commercial postcards of the ex-Transvaal Castle in Dolphin, Thomson and Premier service as the Island Breeze (later Big Red Boat III). Page 1 showed her earlier history on the Southampton-South Africa mail run as Transvaal Castle and S.A.Vaal. Page 2 showed her Carnival history as Festivale.
 
On 4th June 2003 Big Red Boat III (sailing as Big Boat) steamed from Freeport enroute to the shipbreakers at Alang, India, via Gibraltar. She had the sad distinction of being the first Carnival Cruise liner to be scrapped. I have no postcards as Big Red Boat III - if you can help please email simplon@simplon.co.uk.

Transvaal Castle/S.A.Vaal details: 32697 Gross Tons, Length: 760ft, 728 one class Passengers, Speed 22.5 knots, Engines: Parsons turbines, total 44000shp.
 
Festivale/IslandBreeze details: 38175 Gross Tons, 1400 Passengers
 
 
Sections on This Page:-
IslandBreeze - Dolphin Cruise Lines
IslandBreeze - Thomson Cruises Charter
IslandBreeze - Premier Cruises
Big Red Boat III - Premier Cruises
 
Transvaal Castle Pages:-
Transvaal Castle - Page 1 - Union Castle/Safmarine
Transvaal Castle - Page 2 - Carnival Cruise Lines
Transvaal Castle - Page 3 - Dolphin/Thomson/Premier Cruises - this page!
Transvaal Castle - Page 4 - Island Breeze Interior Photographs
Transvaal Castle - Page 5 - Festivale Interior Photographs
 
Associated Pages:-
Union-Castle Line
Dolphin Cruise Line
Premier Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
 
References:-
UNION-CASTLE LINE - A Fleet History by Peter Newall: Published by Carmania Press in 1999
This is the definitive history of the Union-Castle Line - Available from Mainmast Books
 
 
 
 
 
IslandBreeze
(Dolphin Cruise Lines)
 
Dolphin Cruise Lines official card of IslandBreeze (s/n: DPCD3 01-97-30M-APPi).
 
 
 
Dolphin Cruise Lines official card of IslandBreeze (enlarged detail from the above card. s/n: DPCD3 01-97-30M-APPi).
 
 
 
Kevin Jenkins card of IslandBreeze in Gatun Locks, Panama Canal (s/n: 0033).
 
 
 
Simplon Postcards sc2101, released June 1997, of IslandBreeze.
Photographed arriving New York, June 2nd 1996 by Richard Weiss.
 
 
 
CT Postcards No.092 of IslandBreeze.
Photographed leaving New York, May 31st 1996 by Richard Weiss.
 
 
 
Blue Line postcard COZ003 of IslandBreeze at Cozumel.
 
 
 
Enlarged image from the Blue Line postcard above of IslandBreeze at Cozumel.
 
 
 
 
 
IslandBreeze
(Thomson Cruises Charter)
 
Thomson Cruises official card of IslandBreeze, using a retouched version of the Dolphin card.
 
 
 
A more convincing Thomson Cruises official card of IslandBreeze, although I believe she actually spent most of her charter in plain white.
 
 
 
 
 
 
IslandBreeze - Big Red Boat III
(Premier Cruises)
 
Premier Cruises official card of IslandBreeze, another poorly retouched card.
 
 
 
Premier Cruises official card of IslandBreeze. IslandBreeze was later renamed Big Red Boat III. On 4th June 2003 Big Red Boat III (sailing as Big Boat) steamed from Freeport enroute to the shipbreakers at Alang, India, via Gibraltar. She had the sad distinction of being the first Carnival Cruise liner to be scrapped.
 
 
 
 
Big Red Boat III at Houston
Photo: © Dan Cottle, June 3rd 2000
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Photo: © Dan Cottle, June 3rd 2000
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Photo: © Dan Cottle, June 3rd 2000
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Photo: © Dan Cottle, June 3rd 2000
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I have no postcards as Big Red Boat III (I suspect none were issued)
If you can help please email simplon@simplon.co.uk.
 
 
 
 
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