World Cruise 1938

[UUNetBill]

Not Regent but thought it would be fun to compare it against the upcoming Navigator WC 80 years later. Came across this while skimming through a National Geographic from October 1937. Fares started at $1,900 which I estimate is around $32-33k in today's money. Not a bad price, but I'm guessing it was a somewhat different experience!

 

 

 

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[BarbarianPaul]

So interesting! I wonder whatever became of the Hamburg-American line...and what the itinerary was...

 

 

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[rarin2go]

It looks like it might have finished up as part of HAPAG-Lloyd of Hamburg?

[flossie009]

Nice itinerary and perfectly timed to reach Japan at cherry blossom time :)

 

Is it too late to book at the original price? Does it include Business Air from the UK? :confused:

[smg4412]

I imagine the "Dress Code" was somewhat different on that cruise!![emoji4]

 

 

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[flossie009]

The ship, SS Reliance, appears to have been reasonably well appointed throughout:

 

Unfortunately the 1938 world cruise was one of her last adventures:

http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=relia

http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2005/august/07_reliance.htm

[Gilly]

Wow, thank you Flossie (and Bill for starting this thread). What a fascinating video!

[flossie009]

A sample menu from the period of the 1938 world cruise menu looks good:

http://archives.govt.nz/gallery/v/Walter+Nash+Exhibition/Social+Pages/Food+and+Fashion/Food/SS+Reliance+Menu/

I presume this was for First Class passengers

Extracts from: Shipping Magazine, Volume 15, 25 January 1922 (Regarding Reliance and her sister ship):

They are oil burning steamers of 17.5 knots speed. They are propelled by triple screws, two of which are driven by reciprocating engines and one by a turbine. Their length over-all is approximately 600 feet, breadth 72 feet and depth 40 feet.

Each boat has a swimming pool, fully equipped gymnasium, men and ladies' hairdressing and manicure parlors, a special room for the children, botanical garden, photographic dark-room, passenger elevators. etc. The cabins are unusually commodious, first-class staterooms being provided with beds instead of berths, porcelain washstands with running water, wardrobes, dressing tables and writing desks.

..........the second and third-class quarters on these ships will be extensively remodelled, prior to the initial sailing in April. Unsurpassed accommodations in these classes is the aim of the Line..............The second cabin on both steamers will be improved by the addition of thirty rooms and a large social hall. The social hall is in addition to the dining room, ladies' parlor and smoking room, and is a comfort and convenience hither to unknown to second-class passengers.............The third-class quarters will be remodelled ........This space will be converted into rooms for two and four passengers; commodious dining rooms, ladies' rooms and smoking rooms will be provided.

 

[Gilly]

(y) You are on a roll!

[UUNetBill]

Nice to see that typos aren't a new problem - on the fifth image, they had the 'Fish' and 'Eggs' entries flip-flopped. It was interesting to see how menus have changed in the last 80 years.

 

I'd love to see the pricing for the upper class berths - I wonder how they'd compare to today's fares.

[UUNetBill]

Oh, and by the way, did y'all notice that all shore excursions are included? Seems that Regent isn't the trendsetter after all, huh? ;p

[BarbarianPaul]

I just love this...

Didn't initially notice itinerary on the side, it does look good! I wonder if drinks were included. Alas, the link to the menus doesn't seem to work for me.

 

 

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[flossie009]

Well, I have found my free (sorry included) air to go with this cruise:

 

Warning: There is some political incorrectness in this early film

[UUNetBill]

Well, I have found my free (sorry included) air to go with this cruise:

 

Warning: There is some political incorrectness in this early film

 

 

That'd be a heck of a pre-cruise...AA was only American Airways from 1930-1934 and this World Cruise didn't sail until 1938. You'd have been sitting around for a while before you sailed . :-)

 

 

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[IndiTravler]

This is so cool. Thanks everyone for the blast from the past -- especially digging up the menus.

[UUNetBill]

Yeah, it is cool. And it's cool that my mother was born right around the time that ad ran and I'm taking her on her first cruise almost 80 years later.

 

Would be interesting to know more about that cruise - fares for 1st class, breakdown of passengers, number and nationality of crew (I'm guessing mostly German), etc...

 

 

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[BarbarianPaul]

Hope your mom is having an amazing time!

 

 

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[UUNetBill]

Paul, we don't leave for a month yet, but she's already plenty stoked. Thanks!!

 

 

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[BarbarianPaul]

Ah...sorry....but half the fun is anticipation....

Such a nice thing to do for your Mom.

 

 

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