CRISTOFORO COLOMBO: 1954 - Passenger cabin info booklet N. Zealand Shipping Co. HOMERIC was the red-headed stepchild

HOMERIC was the red-headed stepchild of the White Star fleet

The plan is from the 1960s when the ship was splitting her time between two-class line voyages and one-class cruising

The menu comes from the collection of the late Terrence O'Connor Sr

30% HIGHER than the rate for the same cabin sixteen years later at the end of the ship's service

the ship was torpedoed at night in heavy seas

CRISTOFORO COLOMBO: 1954 - Passenger cabin info booklet N. Zealand Shipping Co. HOMERIC was the red-headed stepchildItalian Line An sixty four page passenger information book for the CRISTOFORO COLOMBO. Dated 1965, the booklet contains sections in Italian and English. All the usual information is here including a warning about the scourge of long voyages, the "giocatori di professione" (professional gamblers) The booklet has a pre punched hole in the upper left corner so it could be secured in a cabin, making it irresistible for souvenir hunters and miscreants of