Product Description
15 page brochure for the five 1963-1964 "Caribbean Sunshine Cruises" sailing from New Orleans aboard the Swedish Clipper Line's luxurious ms Stella Polaris. The brochure measures 11" x 8.5" (279mm x 216mm) and was printed in the USA in 1963.
The brochure has a description of the ship and a large artist's illustration of the ship, and small black and white photos of the dining room, swimming pool, single and double cabins on A-deck, and dancing in the Verandah Cafe.
The brochure describes the five different cruises and has sailing schedules and itineraries, descriptions and black and white photos of ports of call, general passenger information, and stateroom cruise rates.
Condition: The brochure is in excellent condition. It has a very tiny 1/4" dogear crease on the back cover's bottom left corner tip (see photos).
Ship History: The 5,200 ton 415 foot long Stella Polaris made its maiden voyage in 1927 for Norway's Bergen Line. The ship was built to be a luxury cruise ship and had a distinctive yacht-like profile with a clipper bow and bowsprit , a counter stern, teak decks, and its interior six passenger decks luxurious with lots of woodwork and upscale furnishings.
After Norway's occupation by Germany in WW11, the ship was used by the German army from 1940-45 as troop accommodations. It resumed cruising in 1946 after the war.
Sweden's newly formed Clipper Line bought the ship in 1951 and rebuilt it, adding a swimming pool, air conditioning, and reducing passenger capacity from 200 to 165 (with a crew size of 130). The ship sailed with Clipper until 1969 when it was sold to Japanese owners and used as a hotel ship with the name Floating Hotel Scandinavia. The ship was sold to Swedish owners in 2006 to be used as a hotel ship in Sweden but sunk while being towed to Sweden.
Product Description
15 page brochure for the five 1963-1964 "Caribbean Sunshine Cruises" sailing from New Orleans aboard the Swedish Clipper Line's luxurious ms Stella Polaris. The brochure measures 11" x 8.5" (279mm x 216mm) and was printed in the USA in 1963.
The brochure has a description of the ship and a large artist's illustration of the ship, and small black and white photos of the dining room, swimming pool, single and double cabins on A-deck, and dancing in the Verandah Cafe.
The brochure describes the five different cruises and has sailing schedules and itineraries, descriptions and black and white photos of ports of call, general passenger information, and stateroom cruise rates.
Condition: The brochure is in excellent condition. It has a very tiny 1/4" dogear crease on the back cover's bottom left corner tip (see photos).
Ship History: The 5,200 ton 415 foot long Stella Polaris made its maiden voyage in 1927 for Norway's Bergen Line. The ship was built to be a luxury cruise ship and had a distinctive yacht-like profile with a clipper bow and bowsprit , a counter stern, teak decks, and its interior six passenger decks luxurious with lots of woodwork and upscale furnishings.
After Norway's occupation by Germany in WW11, the ship was used by the German army from 1940-45 as troop accommodations. It resumed cruising in 1946 after the war.
Sweden's newly formed Clipper Line bought the ship in 1951 and rebuilt it, adding a swimming pool, air conditioning, and reducing passenger capacity from 200 to 165 (with a crew size of 130). The ship sailed with Clipper until 1969 when it was sold to Japanese owners and used as a hotel ship with the name Floating Hotel Scandinavia. The ship was sold to Swedish owners in 2006 to be used as a hotel ship in Sweden but sunk while being towed to Sweden.