Product Description
Westours fold-out full color brochure for the May 1974-October 1974 8 and 9 day Alaska Inside Passage cruises aboard the West Line ship mv West Star and the P&O ship Spirit of London.
The brochure includes photos of the ships and descriptions of the cruise and ports of call, sailing schedules and room rates, deck plans for both ships, and general info.
The brochure is in excellent condition.
The 4400 ton mv West Star was originally built in Spain in 1967 for the Ibarra Company and sailed with them as the Cabo Izarra until 1970 when it was purchased by West Line and renamed West Star. The ship was sold in 1975 after Holland America acquired Westours and sailed as the Dona Monserrat for the Philippines based Navi Co. The ship was sold again in 1980 to the Chinese government and renamed Xing Ho and was used as a ferry in Hong Kong until 2001 when it was scrapped.
The 17,000 Spirit of London was originally ordered by Norwegian Caribbean Line from a shipbuilder in 1970 and named the Seaward but the shipbuilder was sold before it was finished and P&O bought the unfinished hull from NCL. The ship was an identical sistership to the NCL ship Southward but P&O added a different funnel. 1973/74 was the only year the ship sailed under the P&O flag. The ship was transferred to Princess in 1974 when P&O bought princess and renamed the Sun Princess. In 1988 the ship was sold to Premier Cruises and renamed the Starship Majestic. Premier sold the ship in 1994 and it passed through several owners over the years before finally sinking in 2016.
Product Description
Westours fold-out full color brochure for the May 1974-October 1974 8 and 9 day Alaska Inside Passage cruises aboard the West Line ship mv West Star and the P&O ship Spirit of London.
The brochure includes photos of the ships and descriptions of the cruise and ports of call, sailing schedules and room rates, deck plans for both ships, and general info.
The brochure is in excellent condition.
The 4400 ton mv West Star was originally built in Spain in 1967 for the Ibarra Company and sailed with them as the Cabo Izarra until 1970 when it was purchased by West Line and renamed West Star. The ship was sold in 1975 after Holland America acquired Westours and sailed as the Dona Monserrat for the Philippines based Navi Co. The ship was sold again in 1980 to the Chinese government and renamed Xing Ho and was used as a ferry in Hong Kong until 2001 when it was scrapped.
The 17,000 Spirit of London was originally ordered by Norwegian Caribbean Line from a shipbuilder in 1970 and named the Seaward but the shipbuilder was sold before it was finished and P&O bought the unfinished hull from NCL. The ship was an identical sistership to the NCL ship Southward but P&O added a different funnel. 1973/74 was the only year the ship sailed under the P&O flag. The ship was transferred to Princess in 1974 when P&O bought princess and renamed the Sun Princess. In 1988 the ship was sold to Premier Cruises and renamed the Starship Majestic. Premier sold the ship in 1994 and it passed through several owners over the years before finally sinking in 2016.