MARIPOSA/ MONTEREY: 1952 - South Seas Cruises American Mail Line A fortuitously positioned tanker

A fortuitously positioned tanker

Alaska Steamship Company: A twenty-page fleet brochure with deck plans for Alaska Line's 1933 season

On back is a portrait of one of sisters showing off classic

and URUGUAY

The best Italian designers of the day including Gustavo Pulitzer Finali and Nino Zoncada created a subtle decor that paid homage to the ship's famous namesake

MARIPOSA/ MONTEREY: 1952 - South Seas Cruises American Mail Line A fortuitously positioned tankerMatson Lines: From the mid 1960s, a thirty two page South Seas brochure for the MONTEREY MARIPOSA sisters. The first half is all about destinations with a route map and descriptions photos of Bora Bora, Tahiti, Rarotonga, New Zealand, Australia, Noumea, Fiji, Niuafo'ou, Pago Pago, and Hawaii. The second half is all about the ships. Color coded deck plans show five decks. The cabins look spacious and even the most basic inner double had private