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Federico C

Federico C - Royale - StarShip Royale - SeaBreeze

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Federico C, the first new ship built for Costa Line (Linea "C"). She worked for them from 1958 until 1983, initially on liner voyages from Italy to South America, and then from Italy to Florida and the Caribbean. In later years Federico C devoted more and more time to cruises. In 1983, she was sold to Premier Cruise Lines, becoming Royale and then StarShip Royale. Premier in turn sold her to Dolphin in 1988, where StarShip Royale was renamed SeaBreeze. More recently, both Dolphin and Premier Cruise Lines were acquired by Cruise Holdings, who merged them into an enlarged Premier Cruises fleet in 1997, for whom SeaBreeze continued to operate. In September 2000, the predicted collapse of Premier Cruises occurred. In December 2000, SeaBreeze was reported to have sunk off the US coast in heavy weather whilst sailing light. All crew had been taken off by helicopter.

 

 

Names on this Page:-

Federico C - Costa Lines: 1958-1983

Royale - Premier Cruise Lines: 1983

SeaBreeze - Dolphin Cruise Line: 1988-1997

SeaBreeze - Premier Cruises: 1997-2000

StarShip Royale - Premier Cruise Lines: 1983-1988

 

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Premier Cruise Lines - Page 1 - History to 1997

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Federico C

Federico C - Royale - StarShip Royale - SeaBreeze

 

 

 

Federico C

(Costa Line: 1958-83)

 

Federico C was the first new ship built for Costa Line, entering service in March 1958 on a route from Genoa to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. She continued on this run until 1966, when she was replaced by the new Eugenio C. Federico C then inaugurated a route from Genoa to Florida, the Caribbean and Venezuela. In 1968 she received a major refit, and then alternated her liner service with Caribbean cruises. Cruises became her full time activity from 1972 to 1983, when she was sold to Premier Cruise Lines.

 

 

A Costa art card of Federico C, showing her configuration as built.

 

 

Costa card of Federico C, showing her configuration as built.

 

 

Costa card of Federico C, showing her configuration as built.

 

 

A later Costa card of Federico C, showing her configuration after the 1968 refit, with funnel extension,

additional superstructure forwards (replacing a hold) and covered upper promenade.

 

 

A commercial card of Federico C, showing her later configuration.

 

 

A Costa art card of Federico C, from the Costa Liners set using paintings by Stephen J.Card.

Enlarged images of the complete set are shown on this link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

StarShip Royale

(Premier Cruise Lines: 1983-88)

 

Premier Cruises first ship was the StarShip Royale, previously the Costa Line Federico C, built 1958. A Premier Cruise Lines card of StarShip Royale is shown below, serial number 981434. She was sold to Dolphin in 1988.

 

 

Premier Cruises official card of StarShip Royale

The card gives the following information:- PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
Gross tonnage 21,000 tons - Length 606 feet - Draft 27 feet - Cruising speed 22 knots - Double occupancy cabin capacity 770

Number of passenger decks 8 - Modern fin stabilizer system - Fully air-conditioned - Outdoor swimming pool - Outdoor whirlpool

Ship-to-shore communications - Theater with first run movies - Casino Royale Las Vegas-style gambling - Outer Limits Disco

Big Dipper ice cream parlour - Captain Video arcade - Apollo Observatory. Ships Registry Panama.

 

 

This card of StarShip Royale, serial number 158, was published by Editions FISA, Barcelona and uses a photo by P.Asenjo.

 

 

Another Editions FISA card of StarShip Royale, serial number 157a, again using a photo by P.Asenjo.

 

 

John Hinde Curteich card from the Bahamas, showing StarShip Royale, serial number 2BH 92-B.

 

 

Two official cards showing both Royale and Oceanic.

The cards give the following details:- The Official Cruise Line of Walt Disney World
Premier's Starship Fleet - the largest and most luxurious cruise fleet in Bahamas cruising.

Sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida, on 3-and 4-night cruises to Nassau and the Out Islands.

Name entertainment on every cruise year-round.

Offering the "Cruise and Wait Disney World Vacation Week," which combines a cruise with a free visit to the world's #1 vacation resort.

 

 

 

Bahamas Scenic Prints postcard (serial 54-E) showing both StarShip Royale and StarShip Oceanic, at Nassau.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SeaBreeze

(Dolphin Cruise Line: 1988-97)

 

SeaBreeze was acquired by Dolphin Cruise Line in 1988, who continued to use her on Caribbean cruises.

 

 

This is an official Dolphin Cruises Line card.

 

 

Dolphin Cruise Line card of SeaBreeze.

This is an oversized card of 7" x 5" (180 x 130mm).

 

 

Dolphin Cruise Line card of SeaBreeze.

This is an oversized card of 7" x 5" (180 x 130mm).

"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. A masterpiece. A symphony. In the key of sea".

 

 

A fine line of cruise ships and ex-ocean liners, including SeaBreeze, at Miami.

The card was published by Astral Graphics (serial No.MIA102) from a photo by Dan Cowan.

 

 

Simplon Postcards sc2102 of SeaBreeze at Grand Cayman.

Photo by Michael Ralph.

 

 

Dolphin Cruise Line card of Dolphin IV and SeaBreeze.

This is an oversized card of 7" x 5" (180 x 130mm).

 

 

 

 

 

 

SeaBreeze

(Premier Cruises: 1997-2000)

 

 

A general Premier Cruises official card, showing a small view of SeaBreeze.

 

 

Three Premier Cruises official cards of SeaBreeze, originally the Federico C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In December 2000, SeaBreeze was reported to have sunk off the US coast in heavy weather, whilst sailing light. All crew had been taken off by helicopter.

 

 

 

 

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