- The Last NORTH ATLANTIC Ocean Liners
- Last Ocean Liners to AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA
- To AUSTRALIA, FAR EAST & AROUND-the-WORLD
- SAILING SCHEDULES January to December 1966
- RANK & COMPARE the Last Ocean Liners
When the Ybarra Line (Ybarra y Cia S.A.) decided in the mid-fifties to build the two largest Spanish ocean liners to date, a competition among artists and interior designers was held. The result was a more modern style and an exhibition toured Spain and South America to showcase what would be the Cabo San Roque and Cabo San Vicente. The new ships were noticeably smaller but worthy rivals of the Italian Line and Costa Line ships built in the 1950s.
Boat Deck included most of the Cabin class staterooms, swimming pool and lido. Next on Promenade Deck were the Cabin class main lounge, bar and several veranda suites. Aft were the Tourist class bar, swimming pool and lido. A-Deck contained the Tourist class staterooms and main lounge, both dining rooms were on B-Deck and more staterooms were on B- and C-Decks. Both ocean liners were completely air-conditioned and all Cabin class staterooms had private facilities.
The primary purpose of Cabo San Roque and Cabo San Vicente was the transatlantic service from Genoa and Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Intermediate ports could include Cadiz or Algeciras, Palma, Vigo, Lisbon and Tenerife. Both ocean liners also offered some long cruises in the Mediterranean during summer months and in South America during the northern winter.
The ships were quite popular, but with the fuel price increases of the 1973 oil crisis and airline competition, Ybarra Line sold Cabo San Roque and Cabo San Vicente in 1977 and 1975 respectively.
Note: Schedules available here unfortunately do not include the cruises.
Sample minimum one-way fares from Barcelona to Buenos Aires: Cabin class $300; Tourist class $180; All fares are per person in U.S. dollars.
Go to Ybarra Line sailing schedules or select schedules by ship below:
 Cabo San Roque Built: 1957 by Soc Española de Construccion Naval, Bilbao, Spain Go to sailing schedules for this ship. |
 Cabo San Vicente Built: 1959 by Soc Española de Construccion Naval, Bilbao, Spain Go to sailing schedules for this ship. |