Various Ships - Deluxe Union-Castle First Class interiors brochure from mid-1950s Mitsui-OSK Lines Sadly efforts to saved her

Sadly efforts to saved her were unsuccessful and she went to the breakers in 2005

Italian Line:  A fold-out (21" by 27") deck plan from 1966-1967 for the GIULIO CESARE

But those crazy interior color combos

Costa was one of the last companies to issue traditional tissue deck path such as this one

Various Ships - Deluxe Union-Castle First Class interiors brochure from mid-1950s Mitsui-OSK Lines Sadly efforts to saved herUnion Castle Line: A deluxe, sixteen page brochure printed in the mid 1950s for Union Castle's First Class service to South Africa. Gold trim sparkles each page and all the photographs are in color. The large photos show public rooms dripping in Empire veneers, plush seating in satiny upholstery, and stateroom bedding piled high with silk covers. In 1954 there were eight ships on the crack mail route PRETORIA CASTLE, EDINBURGH CASTLE, CAPETOWN CASTLE,