Product Description
Fold-out brochure (folds out to a size of 17" x 22" / 432mm x 559mm) for the Winter 1953-1954 Caribbean Cruises from New Orleans aboard the ALCOA Steamship Co.'s three U.S. flag passenger cargo liners ss ALCOA Cavalier, ss ALCOA Clipper, and ss ALCOA Corsair. The brochure was issued September 25, 1952 and printed in the U.S.A.
The ships stopped in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Mobile Alabama. In Trinidad, the ships loaded bauxite (used in the making of aluminum) at the Point Tembladora Alcoa Bauxite Transfer Station.
The brochure has a photo of one of the ships entering a harbor, and several photos of outdoor shipboard activities (promenade deck, the tiled pool, Sun Deck, shuffleboard) and the ships' interior (dining room, cocktail bar, A-19 and A-7 staterooms) The brochure also includes sailing schedules and room rates, descriptions and photos of ports of call, and general cruise information for passengers.
The brochure is in very good condition with very minor signs of light use on the edges (see photos).
Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America) purchased three unfinished Victory Ship hulls in 1946 and built the ships as passenger cargo liners. The 8,481 ton ships entered service in 1947 and had a capacity of 96 passengers. They carried bauxite from the Caribbean to the company's U.S. aluminum mills. Alcoa ended it passenger service in 1960 due to rising costs.
Product Description
Fold-out brochure (folds out to a size of 17" x 22" / 432mm x 559mm) for the Winter 1953-1954 Caribbean Cruises from New Orleans aboard the ALCOA Steamship Co.'s three U.S. flag passenger cargo liners ss ALCOA Cavalier, ss ALCOA Clipper, and ss ALCOA Corsair. The brochure was issued September 25, 1952 and printed in the U.S.A.
The ships stopped in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Mobile Alabama. In Trinidad, the ships loaded bauxite (used in the making of aluminum) at the Point Tembladora Alcoa Bauxite Transfer Station.
The brochure has a photo of one of the ships entering a harbor, and several photos of outdoor shipboard activities (promenade deck, the tiled pool, Sun Deck, shuffleboard) and the ships' interior (dining room, cocktail bar, A-19 and A-7 staterooms) The brochure also includes sailing schedules and room rates, descriptions and photos of ports of call, and general cruise information for passengers.
The brochure is in very good condition with very minor signs of light use on the edges (see photos).
Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America) purchased three unfinished Victory Ship hulls in 1946 and built the ships as passenger cargo liners. The 8,481 ton ships entered service in 1947 and had a capacity of 96 passengers. They carried bauxite from the Caribbean to the company's U.S. aluminum mills. Alcoa ended it passenger service in 1960 due to rising costs.