ARIADNE: 1951 - Interiors, plans & cruises for 1960-61 Commodore Cruises The lesser folk got full

The lesser folk got full air conditioning and cabins with private baths

And there she stayed for thirty-seven years

and then sat idle for a year

The big excitement of the trip was to be a two-day stopover at Shanghai

5" by 17") deck plan from 1961 for the RUYS

ARIADNE: 1951 - Interiors, plans & cruises for 1960-61 Commodore Cruises The lesser folk got fullEastern Steamship Lines: A fold out (22" by 34") brochure for the ARIADNE's 1960 61 Miami cruise service. Swedish Lloyd had launched her as the North Sea ferry PATRICIA in 1951, and then sold her to Hamburg American Line in 1957. She was HAPAG's only post war passenger ship and was treated to a deluxe retrofit. But HAPAG soon ducked out of the pax business and sold the ship to Eastern in 1961. Color photos in the brochure show off her handsome German