Oceanic
ex StarShip Oceanic, ex Big Red Boat I, later The Oceanic, scrapped 2012
Oceanic was built at Monfalcone for the now defunct Home Lines. Originally meant for transatlantic service, the ship was deployed for cruises only. In 1985 Oceanic was sold to Premier Cruises and named StarShip Oceanic. In 2000 she was again sold to the Spanish operator Pullmantur, from March 2009 Oceanic has been chartered by Peace Boat. Oceanic was scrapped in 2012 at Zhoushan, China.
A more detailed history of Oceanic is found at wikipedia, postcards and photos are found at Simplon Postcards or at Pam Massey's webpage. Plans of Oceanic can be purchased at Associazione Navimodellisti Bolognesi.
The material for the video clips presented on this page was recorded in June 2009 during Oceanic's last visit to New York after an absence of twenty-four years. Photos of Oceanic at New York on are found at www.cruisepage.com, a video of Oceanic in 1966 is available at YouTube.
Special thanks go to the Peace Boat Organization for granting permission to film aboard during a visit organized for members of the World Ship Society, the port agent of Oceanic and to Yacht-Smart for being very cooperative when the departure of Oceanic from her berth at Manhattan was delayed for a whole day.
