Various: pre-war - 1940 United Fruit Company fleet brochure w/ deck plansUnited Fruit Company: A fold out brochure (22. 5" by 40") for United Fruit's 1940 Caribbean and West Indies voyages on their "Mail Boats" of the early 1930s. The emphasis is on "It's Travel America Year", meaning passengers did not have to face the perils of the war in Europe. "The peaceful ports of the Caribbean," explained United Fruit, "more glamorous than ever today to those who want a restful sea trip are being served by the Great White Fleet

(We of the French Line like this challenge - it brings out the best in us

Main Stairway

Prudential sold out in 1978 to Delta Line who managed to keep the service going until giving up in the mid-1980s

There are also six pages of color-coded deck plans

What a great way to explore a ship

Color photos show the Smoke Room Bar

the ship was scuttled in shallow water

thus closing out American-flagged passenger service until NCL brought it back in the 2000s

1952 and suffered damage to the forward-most section of the bow

Tropicana Bar

inside her original Israeli/German interiors were stylish and filled with art

two of the Smoking Room