Product Description
6-panel 2-sided 3 page brochure for the winter/early spring 1963-1964 "Sun-Way Cruises" to the West Indies and South America from New York aboard the Home Lines ship ss Homeric.
The brochure has black and white photos of the ship and shipboard activities, a description of the features of the cruises, sailing schedules and itineraries, and room rates.
Condition: the brochure has a small 1/2" tear on the side edges of one fold seam and there is a slight wrinkle on the back cover near the "travel agent" stamp area at the bottom. The brochure is otherwise in very good condition.
The 26,000 ton ss Homeric entered service in 1932 as the U.S. registered Matson Line ship ss Mariposa and provided service in the Pacific from the US West Coast to Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand. The ship served as a U.S. troop ship during World War 2 from 1941-1945. The ship was then sold to Home Lines and entered service with them as a 2-class ship (1st class, tourist class) on its trans Atlantic service in 1955 after being lengthened and rebuilt. In 1964 it switched to providing Caribbean cruises as a 1-class ship. The ship suffered a major fire in its restaurant and galley in 1973 and was scrapped in 1974.
Product Description
6-panel 2-sided 3 page brochure for the winter/early spring 1963-1964 "Sun-Way Cruises" to the West Indies and South America from New York aboard the Home Lines ship ss Homeric.
The brochure has black and white photos of the ship and shipboard activities, a description of the features of the cruises, sailing schedules and itineraries, and room rates.
Condition: the brochure has a small 1/2" tear on the side edges of one fold seam and there is a slight wrinkle on the back cover near the "travel agent" stamp area at the bottom. The brochure is otherwise in very good condition.
The 26,000 ton ss Homeric entered service in 1932 as the U.S. registered Matson Line ship ss Mariposa and provided service in the Pacific from the US West Coast to Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand. The ship served as a U.S. troop ship during World War 2 from 1941-1945. The ship was then sold to Home Lines and entered service with them as a 2-class ship (1st class, tourist class) on its trans Atlantic service in 1955 after being lengthened and rebuilt. In 1964 it switched to providing Caribbean cruises as a 1-class ship. The ship suffered a major fire in its restaurant and galley in 1973 and was scrapped in 1974.