Commodore Cruise Line: MS Bolero Miami to Mexico
The Newest Concept In Cruising: Miami to Mexico drive on – drive off service. The Bolero is covered in detail with lots of colorful graphics in the booklet. Looks to have never been used … but does have a Milwaukee agency stamp.
Black Sea Shipping: 1974-75 TS Maxim Gorki Caribbean
Nice 74/74 fold out for the Gorki’s winter Caribbean season. She had just been purchased from German Atlantic .. and was sparkling new. The fold out includes lovely colored photos and deck plans for the lovely lady. No agency stamp. Like new .. never used.
Black Sea Shipping: 1977 Sailings to Europe Lermontov and Pushkin
Nice rate and deck plan for the 1977 Sailings to Europe ( from NYC and Montreal) for the lovely Russian Mikhail Lermontov and Alexander Pushkin. The Lermontov has been on the bottom of the ocean for years.. and the Pushkin was just beached at Alang India today after finishing her life as the Marco Polo.No agency stamp and like new condition. Nice line drawn deck plans.
Black Sea Shipping: Balalaika 7 and 14 day Cruises 76-77 fold out
Large color fold out for the Odessa’s and Kazakhstan’s 11/76-5/77 cruises from New Orleans. Like new condition … looks never to have been used or even opened. Includes color plans and photography.
NCL : Norway Plan
Nice plan for the Norway ( ex France). Printed in 1998 when she was still sailing like clockwork and raking in the cash for NCL Hard to believe that’s 22 years ago! Nice condition.
Royal Yacht Britannia Dining Room Publicity Photo
An interesting view of the Britannia’s dining room with Hepplewhite chairs and table. I would love to tour the vessel someday! Publicity Photo excellent condition
Argentine Line: Eva Peron Launch Photo
Lovely launch photo for the Eva Peron. Shipyard workers stare at the beautiful lines of the grand lady after she is launched.
Flagship Line: Viking Princess Deck Plan
Great gray deck plan for the little Viking Princess. She only sailed a few years before burning to a crisp. Dated 1964 with a Baltimore Maryland Agency stamp.
Black Sea Shipping: MS Mikhail Lermontov 1976 Winter Cruises
Nice folder deck plan for the Mikhail Lermontov’s 1976 Winter Cruises. This series of cruises left Baltimore and lasted for 9 -14 dated depending on the cruise. Like New condition.
Black Sea Shipping: MS Kazakhstan and MV Odessa Balalaika Cruises 76/77
Nice brochure /deck plan for the Russian ships Late 1976- May 1977 Balalaika Cruises out of New Orleans. Lovely like new condition with colorfully printed deck plans inside.
Black Sea Shipping: MS Kazakhstan Bermuda Cruises 1977
Nice deck plan folder for the MS Kazakhstan’s Bermuda Cruises in 1977 . She was the newest Russian Cruise ship at the time. Like new condition .. could have been printed yesterday
Black Sea Shipping: MS Kazakhstan Mini Cruises flyer
Nice flyer for several mini cruises in June of 1979 out of NY harbor. Great deck plans inside, I think the Russians were trying to appeal to the Americans with their Red white and blue brochure coloring.
Book: Famous Ocean Liners Photo Postcards by Bill Miller
One of Billie’s early Dover booklet endeavors … a book of 24 postcards of famous Liners that were ready to mail out to your maritime friends. Excellent glossy photo views of many famous ships including Olympic, QM, Normandie, United States and others. OOP
NCL: Brochure for the 1984 Fjord, North Cape and Transatlantic Cruises
This would have been the first time the Norway left the Caribbean in 4 years to cross the Atlantic. It was clever scheme to position the ship for special voyages around her first refit at Meyer-Werft. Line New brochure with deck plans.
Zim Lines: SS Shalom fitting out French Press Photo.
Interesting French Press photo of the recently launched Shalom while she was fitting out. The text is in French … so I don’t know exactly what is being said other than she was a product of the famous Chantiers de la Atlantique yard … the largest liner built there since the SS France.
Royal Viking Line: RVL Souvenir Spoon
Lovely little souvenir spoon that could have been bought on any of the RVL ships. Great condition and still in its original box.
Eastern Steamship: SS Ariadne Fold out and Deck Plan
She started life for Hapag … but they soon sold her and decided to focus on the freight side of the business. She spent may many years sailing for Eastern sailing the Caribbean. The is dated for May 1963 and is in like new condition.
Hamburg Atlantik Line: SS Hanseatic White Deck Plan
One of my favorite multi-life ships … the ex Empress of Japan / Empress of Scotland and finally the German Hanseatic. She made summertime crossing but was probably better known for her cruising career. She caught fire as she was preparing for a cruise from NYC and the smoke and fire damage did her in … she was towed across the Atlantic and scrapped.
Hamburg Atlantik Line: SS Hanseatic Yellow Deck Plan
One of my favorite multi-life ships … the ex Empress of Japan / Empress of Scotland and finally the German Hanseatic. She made summertime crossing but was probably better known for her cruising career. She caught fire as she was preparing for a cruise from NYC and the smoke and fire damage did her in … she was towed across the Atlantic and scrapped.
The Only Way to Cross by John Maxtone-Graham 1997 reprint.
Certainly, one of the best “overview” books that sparked many of today’s middle-aged ship lovers’ interest in the then waning days of Ocean Liners. This book is a staple in most diverse ocean liner libraries. I expect JMG is somewhere in purgatory stuck on the tarmac of a jet liner bound for some warmer destination.
Incres: MS Victoria Mini & Scandinavia Cruises foldout
A great brochure …Tiny and petite but contains some nice photography and info on all 7 cruises!
Ocean Liners: By Olivier Le Goff
A great hardbound history book that traces the development and history of over 30 liners stating with the German Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and ending with the Russian Aleksandr Pushkin. Of course all the big liners are covered Mauretania-Lusitania, Olympic-Titanic-Britannic, QM, Normandie , United States … but also some lesser knowns get attention like the Cap Arcona ,Felix Roussel, and Willem Ruys. The book ends with “tomorrow” a rather nice overview of cruise liners and the cruise industry.
Excellent condition.
Lauro Lines: 2 Post cards Achille and Angelina Lauro.
2 lovely postcards for the running mates … other started life and Dutch colonial liners Willem Ruys and Oranje … Both met there fates too early and by fire. A nice set of oversized cards!
Princess Line: Grand Princess Intro Brochure
An “grand” introduction brochure for the “Grand Princess”. 25 oversized pages of information about the ship and filled with public room renderings … this was not an inexpensive brochure to produce. Outstanding starboard 3d cutaway rendering of the ship followed by pages of interior renderings and 2 pages of color coded deck plans. good condition .. the only flaw is the protective vellum cover has a few small tears to the edges.
Siosa Line: Irpinia ( and some Caribia) Cruises brochure 1973
Nice brochure advertising several of the Irpinia’s (and Caribia’s) cruises for the 1973 season… Including a Christmas cruise and a African cruise. there are a few interior photos … but the majority of the photos are “ashore” and port photos. Brooklyn NY agency stamp. There is a 1″ seam separation along the binding edge.