{"id":22197,"date":"2020-05-23T22:20:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T20:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=22197"},"modified":"2020-05-30T07:58:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T05:58:30","slug":"the-big-boat-history-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=22197","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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                                    History<\/h3>\n\n\n
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<\/td>Building contract<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Building started<\/td><\/tr>
16\/1\/1959<\/td>Keel laid<\/td><\/tr>
17\/1\/1961<\/td>Launch<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Sea trial <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Second sea trial <\/td><\/tr>
14\/12\/1961<\/td>Delivered to Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co.,
London, England<\/td><\/tr>
18\/1\/1962<\/td>Southampton – Durban service<\/td><\/tr>
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12\/1\/1966<\/td>Sold to South Africa Marine Corp, London, England.
New name S.A. Vaal<\/td><\/tr>
12\/1\/1966<\/td>England -South Africa service<\/td><\/tr>
2\/1969<\/td>South African flag, Home port Kaptown<\/td><\/tr>
10\/10\/1977<\/td>Laid up after last arrival from South Africa.<\/td><\/tr>
10\/1977<\/td>Sold to Festivale Maritime Inc, Panama (Carnival Cruise
Lines). New name Festivale.<\/td><\/tr>
29\/10\/1977<\/td>Voyage from England to Japan<\/td><\/tr>
1977-1978<\/td>Rebuild in Japan.<\/td><\/tr>
28\/10\/1978<\/td>First cruise in Caribbean , Operated Carnival Cruise Lines.<\/td><\/tr>
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2\/11\/1986<\/td>Caribbean cruises from St Juan.<\/td><\/tr>
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1991<\/td>Bahamas flag.<\/td><\/tr>
4\/1996<\/td>Sold to Dolphin Cruise Line, Nassau, Bahamas.
New name Islandbreeze.<\/td><\/tr>
1996<\/td>Refurbished<\/td><\/tr>
4\/1996<\/td>Charter to Thomson Cruises. Cruises in Mediterranean<\/td><\/tr>
1997<\/td>Refurbished<\/td><\/tr>
1997<\/td>Sold to Premier Cruise Lines, Nassau, Bahamas. <\/td><\/tr>
1997<\/td>Cruises in Caribbean<\/td><\/tr>
5\/2000<\/td>New name The Big Red Boat III.<\/td><\/tr>
9\/2000<\/td>Laid up at Freeport, Bahamas after Premier Cruises went bankrupt.<\/td><\/tr>
6\/2003<\/td>Sold to scrap. New name The Big Boat.<\/td><\/tr>
13\/7\/2003<\/td>Beached to Alang , India. Scrapped.<\/td><\/tr>
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