GALILEI: 1963 - Ill-fated 1979 Florida cruises Hawaii Steamship Co. Balcon Suite

Balcon Suite

French Line: The ILE DE FRANCE returned to service in 1949 after an extensive post-war rebuild

sinking shortly thereafter

Tucked into the back is a fold-out (30" by 40") plan that shows nine decks in detail

She was the last of a large and handsome generation of post-war P&O and Orient line that were built along similar lines

GALILEI: 1963 - Ill-fated 1979 Florida cruises Hawaii Steamship Co. Balcon SuiteItalian Line Cruises: A twelve page brochure promoting sunny Caribbean cruises aboard the GALILEI during 1979 and 1980. But the outlook for the service was anything but rosy. The ship had just undergone a lengthy retrofit that had converted her from ocean liner GALILEO GALILEI into cruise ship GALILEI. In March of 1979 she started cruising out of Port Everglades. Inside the brochure are several generic ship photos plus destination info, itineraries,