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A fold-out (22\" by 33\") brochure for the BRETAGNE's 1961 cruises out of New York.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChandris had just purchased the liner from Transports Maritimes and planned to use her for emigrant service to Australia.  But American-based Caribbean Cruise Lines convinced Chandris first to try a summer of cruising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor-coded plans shown eight decks in detail.  A starboard profile shows off the BRETANGE's handsome lines.  Color photos show the Outdoor Swimming Pool, Orchid Room, Reception Hall, Continental Dining Salon, Grand Lounge, and a veneer-lined cabin.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brochure promotes \"the thrill of France\" with a \"French Crew, French Cuisine, French Service,\" an oddity for a Greek-owned liner.  It ends up that in order to purchase the ship and appease the powerful French trade unions, Chandris had to promise to retain the French crew and French name, plus sail under the French flag for that first summer.  In the fall of 1961 the ship was renamed BRITTANY and sailed under the Greek flag with a Greek crew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BRETAGNE\/BRITTANY was a big success so in the spring of 1963 Chandris sent her to a Greek shipyard for upgrades.  Sadly, a welder's torch started a fire and the ship was destroyed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition with light wear.\u003c\/p\u003e"}