Italian Line S.S. Leonardo da Vinci 1960 - 1982
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Page Two
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Brochures, Posters, Menu & more
With
Commenced in the Passenger Shipping & Cruise Industry in 1960
Introduction:
The Italian
Line produced a number of brochures and on this page I have four of these;
the first being with artist impressions prior to their new ship, the
An
advanced artist impression of the
The third was
a special brochure for the 42-Day “Gala” Cruise departing
I trust you
will enjoy viewing this beautiful liner as she was indeed very special indeed!
Maritime Historian,
Author, Lecturer & Cruise‘n’Ship Reviewer.
Brochure One - late 1958:
-
Here
we see the front cover as well as the inside opening page featuring the ship
and information on her
As
the four fold brochure opens, this is the left side, I call Page two
This
is the right side, thus Page three
I have now opened up the double fold revealing four more pages
The page
shown is located at the centre top Pages 4 & 5
Here
we see the left and right hand side pages to the page shown above
We have now gone to Page 6, at the bottom and this is the left hand strip, as the next three
pages have overlapping images as you
will see on the next image
Pages
6 & 7 - covering a lounge, dining room and cabins
That
brings us to the simple back cover
A poster released in 1959
An American Magazine Advertisement 1960:
The copy in the
advertisement below in part reads as follows …
“The Enchanted City!” What better way is there to describe an Italian
Line ship? Your voyage is a myriad of enchantments … a magic that means
many things to many people. It is days of luxury living … sun-drenched
promenades, exciting deck quoits, luncheon al fresco.
It is velvet nights … filled with moods and melodies that are
unforgettably Italian. You are relaxed, and tension free, gliding leisurely to
the blue Mediterranean and colorful ports that
begins, as your travel agent will tell you, the moment you sail to
Booklet Two - Maiden Voyage:
This booklet
was especially produced for her maiden voyage, however sadly the copy I have is
in very poor shape, and therefore I will only add the colourful front and back
covers and four pages from this publication. I have attempted to improve each
page as much as I was able, but due to the severity of its deterioration, it
was quite a task, and I am sorry I did not always succeed with every page. But
at least you will see the stunning covers and the images inside, as well read
some of the information the Italian Line has provided.
The T/v
The Italians tended to use T/v rather that
the international SS for Steam Ship
Page one located on the inside of the cover
Page two
Page three
Page four
Brochure Three - “Gala Cruise” March 5, 1966:
This is an
extensive brochure covering the 42-day “Gala Cruise” departing
As can be
seen from the map shown below, her itinerary was as follows: She departed New
York on March 5, and headed for Tenerife, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Bizerte, Palermo,
Istanbul, Rhodes, Alexandra, Port Said, Beirut, Haifa, Piraeus, Kotos, Budva, Naples, Genoa, Cannes,
Malaga, Algeciras, Madeira, Bermuda returning to New York on April 16.
This is the March 1966 “Gala Cruise” brochure front cover. Although the brochure is rather extensive thus
forgive me, but I will only provide a
few pages, as many pages are related to schedules and fares, etc.
An
information page is located on Page One
And
here is a map of the cruise
Page
Four
Page Five
The
left side reveals the spacious
Please note:
I will not add any descriptions of the venues shown in the brochure as they are
included on the brochure.
The
December 1966 released brochure cover
This
is the opening Front Page, being the first three folds revealing the ship and
some happy passengers topside
Inside
Page One, covering a further three folds - this being the left side
Page
Two also three folds, being the right side
I have now opened the double fold and this is the top of the page
This
is Page Three the left side, this and the following are all two folds
Going
across the top, this is the centre of the page providing details re the ship
And
this is the top of the page but the right hand side
Bottom
of the page and the left hand side
The
centre of the bottom page,
the bottom page and the right hand side
The
Map is located on the inside fold, whilst the three photographs are located on
the back cover
Menu February 1969:
Menu cover
provided by
Menu interior
provided by
Photographs:
The superbly
elegant First Class Tapestry Lounge having a large tapestry on the wall
The liner’s namesake is seen here in the First Class Lobby, where he is honoured by a large hammered silver relief
portrait of
The
magnificent spacious First Class Reading room
And
here is the actual elegant First Class Restaurant, featuring a wall of fine
timbers and four stunning sculptures
First
Class
Cabin
Class card & games Room
Tourist
Class
Tourist
Class Bar
Tourist
Class Reading and writing Room
An
Italian Line postcard of the all white
I trust that you
have enjoyed visiting this page as it will have revealed a great deal of the
ship and her interiors. However, do not forget to visit Page One for
Remembering … S.S. Leonardo da Vinci
In
service from 1960 to 1977
The
great Trans-Atlantic Liner,
This
is the way genuine ship lovers prefer to see this beautiful liner with her
original black hull
S.S. Leonardo da Vinci - INDEX …
Page One … Her History page.
Page Two … Brochures 1958 &
1966, posters, menu & various photographs (This
Page).
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The Author has been in Passenger Shipping & the Cruise Industry for well over 60 years
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