FRANCE: 1962 - Travel agency samples of 7 specialty guidesFrench Line A collection of seven special interest guides for the FRANCE. Each is two or three panels and is pitched towards attracting specialty travelers. This set appears to be travel agency samples with separate inserts listing tips on how market them. They are great fun to read. From "Madame Voyageur Aboard the S. S. FRANCE": "A lady is a delight to serve. She has her own particular tastes. Her own special interests. And she has a rather definite

With the retirement of the pre-war STRATHS

but the accommodations were an upgrade from the emigrant dormitories that used fill the space

There was no longer a big demand for immigrant service so Tourist and Cabin were combined into a bigger Tourist Class

On Promenade Deck the staterooms look large and modern with private facilities

also lifted from APL but with revised public room names

the large Saul Steinberg mural was rediscovered and removed

But in September 1945 the DE GRASSE was raised yet again and rebuilt

Very good condition with cover wear

In back are photos of the Marconi Room and a lifeboat drill

Got all that

the AMERICA was patched up and returned to valiant service

The CALIFORNIA sailed for Panama Pacific until the line closed up in 1938