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SS Oceanic was a cruise ship built in 1963 by Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy for Home Lines.Between 1985 and 2000, she sailed for Premier Cruise Line under the names Starship Oceanic and Big Red Boat I, before being sold to Pullmantur Cruises and reverting to her original name.
Premier Cruise Lines, a subsidiary of Premier Cruises, was a cruise line headquartered in Cape Canaveral, Florida. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] From 1985 to 1993, it was licensed as the official cruise line of Walt Disney World and used the trademark "The Big Red Boat" based on the color scheme of some of its ships.
S.S Oceanic (The Big Red Boat: 2000) The Best Ship of Premier Cruises (1998) Premier Cruises was a cruise line holding company formed in the early 1990s that focused on the family cruise market as well as developing cruise operations in new geographic markets. The company's business focus was to acquire older cruise vessels, refurbish these ...
Another change of ownership was in order for the ship in 1997 when Dolphin Cruise Line, Premier Cruises and Seawind Cruises merged to form Premier Cruise Line. OceanBreeze was re-painted in the new company's colours, with a dark-blue funnel and a blue-and-yellow hull, but otherwise her service continued as it had before. [1]
Federico C operated cruises exclusively from 1972 until 1983, when the ship was sold. [7] In 1983, Premier Cruises obtained the ship and named it Royale; it became StarShip Royale in the same year. In 1988, the ship was renamed SeaBreeze when it was placed in service for Dolphin Cruise Lines. One year later, the ship had been refurbished.
During this time Premier Cruise Line became the licensed partner cruise line with Disney. In 1991, a fire in the auxiliary engine room sent passengers and crew scrambling for the lifeboats and left the ship dead in the water, resulting in the ship being towed back to Florida. [7] In 1994, she was purchased by CTC and was renamed Southern Cross.
Combined ocean liner/cruise ship. Ended service 1954. Later Berlin, scrapped 1966. Gripsholm: Swedish America Line: 1957: 23,191: Combined ocean liner/cruise ship, built as sister ship to the Kungsholm. Sold to Karageorgis Lines in 1975, renamed the Navarino. Sold to Regency Cruises in 1984 as the Regent Sea, operated until 1995. Sunk 2001. [8 ...
Premier went into liquidation in September 2000, as a result Cammell Laird briefly chartered her to the United States Government, after which time she was laid up at Freeport, Bahamas [6] alongside fellow ex-Premier fleet mates Rembrandt and Big Red Boat III. [7] The Big Red Boat II was sold to Argo Ship Management, who kept her up on the ...