NIEUW AMSTERDAM: 1938 - Color 1965 cruise brochure w/ interiorsHolland America Line: A fold out, sixteen page cruise deck plans for this most elegant of ships, the NIEUW AMSTERDAM. The plans cover nine decks, from the topmost Sun Deck right down to the swimming pool deep down on E Deck Fully open the plan measures 40" across. Both First and Tourist class areas are shown. An added bonus are the color photos the famous Jungle Bar, Dining Room, a spacious cabin, Stuyvesant Cafe, Indoor Swimming Pool, and a couple

Now the sad fate of LA BOURGOGNE

There is an artist's portrait of the gorgeous ship

but down on E Deck the immigrant cabins were eight across and selling for a mere 3500 for two (78k today)

After the war she did not return to the line

crew and officers of the Union-Castle Line among the passenger list

forty-eight page brochure for the FRANCONIA's 1939 World Cruise

The plan shows five decks in color-coded detail

I love the light wood paneling used throughout this ship

I've already chosen my meal

The success of the NASSAU brought competitors such as Home Line's ITALIA

Small color photos show the Sorrento Dining Room

waiting for better days