PRINCESS ITALIA: 1967 - Pioneer ship for Princess Cruises, 1968 brochure Union Steam Ship Co. of N. Zealand the vessel flooded from the

the vessel flooded from the stern and slid off the point

Surprisingly

The menu covers range from glossy fish against a silver background to rowing shells racing down the Thames

the Italian Line's mid-60s "super ships"

The thick stock covers are embossed with Asian designs and trimmed in gold foil

PRINCESS ITALIA: 1967 - Pioneer ship for Princess Cruises, 1968 brochure Union Steam Ship Co. of N. Zealand the vessel flooded from thePrincess Cruise Line: A twelve page brochure for the PRINCESS ITALIA's 1968 cruise season. The ship had been built on spec in Italy but the owners went bankrupt. New owners, "Crociere d'Oltremare", finished her off in 1967. The company chartered the ship to Costa who turned around and sub chartered her to the fledgling Princess Cruises. You can see that the red and yellow Crociere d'Oltremare livery is still on the funnel. It wasn't until a year later