Vintage early 1950's 16-panel 2-sided brochure with deck plans for the 1952 season 12-day cruises to the Caribbean and South America aboard the U.S. registered Grace Line sister ships SS Santa Rosa and SS Santa Paula.  The brochure folds out to a large size of 32" x 18.5" (813mm x 470mm)

The brochure has a description and large photo (16" x 5 3/4") of the ships, descriptions and photos of the cruise and ports of call, large size very detailed deck plans and cabin plans (24" x 18"), detailed descriptions of sightseeing tours, room rates for cabins on A Deck and B Deck for both the 12-day cruises and one-way fares, and general passenger information.

Condition: the brochure has two small splits (1" and 2") along the center seam that have been repaired with clear tape, and there is some soiling on one of the panels (see photos).

Ship History: The 507 foot 9,135 ton sister ships SS Santa Paula (later ss Akropolis) and SS Santa Rosa (later ss Athinai) were built in 1932 for Grace Line, along with two other sister ships Santa Elena and Santa Lucia which sank in World War II.  The four sister ships featured winged funnels and were designed by Gibbs and Cox who also designed the SS America and SS United States which also had winged funnels.

The ships sailed with Grace Line until 1958 when they were replaced by two newer ships of the same name, and they were sold to the Greek Typaldos Line and renamed Akropolis and Athinai.  The ships were laid up in 1966 after Typaldos was forced to shut down following the sinking of one of its ferries.  The Akropolis was scrapped in 1971 and the Athinai was scrapped in 1989.