RMS Transvaal Castle was a British ocean liner built by John Brown & Company at Clydebank for the Union-Castle Line for their mail service between Southampton and Durban. In 1966 she was sold to the South Africa-based Safmarine and renamed S.A. Vaal for …

Built at the famous Clydebank, Scotland-based John Brown and Company, the vessel was commissioned for Southampton to Durban service. Similar in size and architecture to the 1960-built flagship WINDSOR CASTLE, she was more modern with a flared, curved, bulbous bow and streamlined superstructure.

May 31, 2018 · Ians first cruise was on Island Breeze in 1997. While visiting the Bridge Ian found out that in a previous life she had been the SA Vaal. Back in 1972 he use...

The vessel ISLAND BREEZE (IMO: 6708252 ) is a Passenger Ship built in 1967 (56 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Unknown.

Ex-Festivale, SA Vaal operating short cruises from New York for Dolphin Cruise Lines. A truly elegant bow and well proportioned rebuild overall by Carnival in a Japanese yard 1977-78. Excellent photo of the ISLAND BREEZE alongside her Manhattan pier during the mid 1990's with the REGAL EMPRESS berthed on the adjacent pier.

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 .

Jan 16, 2025 · Using the tried and true Miami cruise line formula the ISLAND BREEZE has the usual cruise ship entertainment options. I found nothing special in this department. Drinking …

In 2020, she was acquired by the Island Tug and Barge Company of Seattle, Washington. Where the tug was renamed as the Island Breeze. Shortly after acquisition, the tug was modified with the addition of an upper wheelhouse, to facilitate use in pushing loaded gravel barges.

Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Get the details of the current Voyage of ISLAND BREEZE including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 6708252, MMSI -6708252, Call sign.

island breeze name: island breeze imo: 5367623 vessel type: cruise ship flag: bahamas port of registry: nassau status: broken up company: thomson cruises (chartered from 1996 to 1998) builder: john brown clydebank scotland - united kingdom year: 1961 gross tonnage (gt): 31793 lenght (m): 231,7 breadth (m): 27,4