{"id":10691424551193,"title":"TRANSVAAL CASTLE: 1962 - Color-coded deck plan w\/ interiors","handle":"transvaal-castle-1962-color-coded-deck-plan-w-interiors","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnion-Castle Line:  A fold-out (21\" by 26\") deck plan for the TRANSVAAL CASTLE, the final mail liner ever built for Union-Castle.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the TRANSVAAL CASTLE was designed in the late 1950s the company decided they wanted to try a one class ship, which they called \"hotel class\". \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis brochure from the early 1960s opens to a gorgeous four-panel view of the ship lit up at night in Cape Town Harbor.  The remainder of this side contains ten big color interior photos.  Some of the interiors, such as the Gemini Suite and the Italianesque looking Smoke Room, are quite handsome, while others, such as the \"Persian\" inspired Golden Room, seem better suited for a frat house.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flip side has detailed color-coded deck plans showing six decks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 the ship was transferred to Safmarine and renamed S.A. VAAL.  The S.A. VAAL closed out Union Castle service in 1977 and then went to Carnival to become their FESTIVALE.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-07-06T15:26:13-04:00","created_at":"2026-07-06T15:26:11-04:00","vendor":"FR","type":"- Deck Plans","tags":["- Deck Plans","A to Z: 100s of Ships","New Items","Union-Castle Line"],"price":2500,"price_min":2500,"price_max":2500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":52779583635737,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"410","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"TRANSVAAL CASTLE: 1962 - Color-coded deck plan w\/ interiors","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2500,"weight":113,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/410.jpg?v=1783365907"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/410.jpg?v=1783365907","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":52307474415897,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.818,"height":2115,"width":1730,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/410.jpg?v=1783365907"},"aspect_ratio":0.818,"height":2115,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/410.jpg?v=1783365907","width":1730}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eUnion-Castle Line:  A fold-out (21\" by 26\") deck plan for the TRANSVAAL CASTLE, the final mail liner ever built for Union-Castle.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the TRANSVAAL CASTLE was designed in the late 1950s the company decided they wanted to try a one class ship, which they called \"hotel class\". \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis brochure from the early 1960s opens to a gorgeous four-panel view of the ship lit up at night in Cape Town Harbor.  The remainder of this side contains ten big color interior photos.  Some of the interiors, such as the Gemini Suite and the Italianesque looking Smoke Room, are quite handsome, while others, such as the \"Persian\" inspired Golden Room, seem better suited for a frat house.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flip side has detailed color-coded deck plans showing six decks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 the ship was transferred to Safmarine and renamed S.A. VAAL.  The S.A. VAAL closed out Union Castle service in 1977 and then went to Carnival to become their FESTIVALE.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}