{"id":8071696318745,"title":"AQUITANIA: 1914 - Unique 1937 double-sided crise brochure w\/ large deck plan","handle":"aquitania-1914-unique-1937-double-sided-crise-brochure-w-large-deck-plan","description":"Cunard Line: A very elegant brochure promoting the AQUITANIA's 1937 Winter Cruise to South America. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCunard laid down some heavy cash for this one - it is double covered with sixteen-pages on one side describing the voyages in words on textured stock. Flip it over and the other side opens to reveal sixteen-pages of glossy ship and destination photos. A word on those covers - embossed thick stock in reversed colors trimmed in gold. Cunard went all-out for the old gal. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \"words\" side also includes a route map, itinerary for the five week voyage, and glowing descriptions of each port and the ship. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the \"photos\" section, large b\u0026amp;w images showing bustling cities and sleepy villages. Four pages of ship photos show the Grand Stairway, Garden Lounge, Palladian Lounge, two large staterooms, and a gleeful three-some sunning on the deck. A portrait of the ship shows her decked out in gay flags. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTucked into its own pocket is a large (35\" by 41\") tissue deck plan issued by Cunard just for the cruise. What I enjoy most about these cruise plans is that all of First Class and Second Class are shown, along with a bit of Tourist Class. Large pre-WW1 liners, including the AQUITANIA, had all sorts of odd cabins and rooms tucked into any available space. There is a lot to study. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor example, there is a funny little group of cabins surrounding the wireless room up on Boat Deck. Cabin O has the oddest bathroom I've ever seen - an \"u\" shaped room formed around a utility duct. The passage into and the bathroom itself is larger than the single-berth cabin. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn A Deck, I love the colorful circles added to the Second Class promenade to indicate umbrellas. On the plan this tight area is called the \"Lido Deck. Two canvas pools were fitted on top of holds on each side of the ship in the rectangular space hard against the division between First and Cabin. I wonder how you accessed the pools? \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn B Deck, the Van Dyck and Velasquez suites beckon, only because the top-dog Gainsborough and Reynolds suites were split up as separate rooms for this cruise. A mere $2,800 per person, one could enjoy the best suites the AQUITANIA had to offer for the month long cruise to Rio and back. Schoolteachers, or stock brokers not fully recovered from the Crash of '29, could book a D Deck inner for just $415 per person. Down there you were close to the Dining Saloon entrance where a back door would lead you right past the Second and Assistant pursers tables. Oddly, the Captain's Table was not in its usual place of honor in the center of the room, but was shoved off into an alcove. I wonder why? \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne other feature I love about the Cunard plans of the era - subtle markers indicate how to fold the plan. 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Flip it over and the other side opens to reveal sixteen-pages of glossy ship and destination photos. A word on those covers - embossed thick stock in reversed colors trimmed in gold. Cunard went all-out for the old gal. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \"words\" side also includes a route map, itinerary for the five week voyage, and glowing descriptions of each port and the ship. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the \"photos\" section, large b\u0026amp;w images showing bustling cities and sleepy villages. Four pages of ship photos show the Grand Stairway, Garden Lounge, Palladian Lounge, two large staterooms, and a gleeful three-some sunning on the deck. A portrait of the ship shows her decked out in gay flags. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTucked into its own pocket is a large (35\" by 41\") tissue deck plan issued by Cunard just for the cruise. What I enjoy most about these cruise plans is that all of First Class and Second Class are shown, along with a bit of Tourist Class. Large pre-WW1 liners, including the AQUITANIA, had all sorts of odd cabins and rooms tucked into any available space. There is a lot to study. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor example, there is a funny little group of cabins surrounding the wireless room up on Boat Deck. Cabin O has the oddest bathroom I've ever seen - an \"u\" shaped room formed around a utility duct. The passage into and the bathroom itself is larger than the single-berth cabin. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn A Deck, I love the colorful circles added to the Second Class promenade to indicate umbrellas. On the plan this tight area is called the \"Lido Deck. Two canvas pools were fitted on top of holds on each side of the ship in the rectangular space hard against the division between First and Cabin. I wonder how you accessed the pools? \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn B Deck, the Van Dyck and Velasquez suites beckon, only because the top-dog Gainsborough and Reynolds suites were split up as separate rooms for this cruise. A mere $2,800 per person, one could enjoy the best suites the AQUITANIA had to offer for the month long cruise to Rio and back. Schoolteachers, or stock brokers not fully recovered from the Crash of '29, could book a D Deck inner for just $415 per person. Down there you were close to the Dining Saloon entrance where a back door would lead you right past the Second and Assistant pursers tables. Oddly, the Captain's Table was not in its usual place of honor in the center of the room, but was shoved off into an alcove. I wonder why? \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne other feature I love about the Cunard plans of the era - subtle markers indicate how to fold the plan. Thanks to those hints the plan has survived the decades well and is in very good condition with just a few little holes at a few of the folds.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Very good condition."}