ASCANIA: 1925 - Color interiors brochure circa 1950 Italian Line Library and Writing Room

Library and Writing Room

The ship was launched as Messageries Maritimes' LA MARSEILLAISE in 1949 for Far East service

and ARUNDEL CASTLE

Sampaguita Smoke Lounge (ex-Cabin Class Lounge)

plus additional barrack space for 500 soldiers

ASCANIA: 1925 - Color interiors brochure circa 1950 Italian Line Library and Writing RoomCunard Line: A fold out (16" by 18") interiors brochure from around 1950 for the ASCANIA. The old gal, affectionately known as "the Ash Can" by wags along the waterfront, was the only one of her five sisters to return to commercial service after the war. Color photos show interiors from another era. Her "Italian style" First Class Smoking Room looks straight out of Norma Desmond's Hollywood palazzo, while the First Class Restaurant looks like a set