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I could make snide comments about the warm-beer guzzling Brits to whom Siosa catered, but the rates in this brochure are printed in Yankee dollars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColor-coded plans show seven decks. A sailing schedule shows cruises from April until October. Alas, the engines gave out in July. The CARIBIA was deservedly laid-up and soon went to the breakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition with a bend down the center.","published_at":"2023-04-29T14:22:01-04:00","created_at":"2023-04-29T14:22:01-04:00","vendor":"N","type":"- Brochures and Paper","tags":["- Brochures and Paper","A to Z: 100s of Ships","Siosa Line"],"price":1850,"price_min":1850,"price_max":1850,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":45117882695961,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"1957","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"CARIBIA 2: 1943 - Well-past-prime cruise liner in 1973","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1850,"weight":170,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957.jpg?v=1682792523","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-1.jpg?v=1682792523","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-2.jpg?v=1682792522","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-3.jpg?v=1682792523"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957.jpg?v=1682792523","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":33560302321945,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.705,"height":2798,"width":1973,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957.jpg?v=1682792523"},"aspect_ratio":0.705,"height":2798,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957.jpg?v=1682792523","width":1973},{"alt":null,"id":33560302354713,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.416,"height":2798,"width":3961,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-1.jpg?v=1682792523"},"aspect_ratio":1.416,"height":2798,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-1.jpg?v=1682792523","width":3961},{"alt":null,"id":33560302387481,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.416,"height":2798,"width":3961,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-2.jpg?v=1682792522"},"aspect_ratio":1.416,"height":2798,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-2.jpg?v=1682792522","width":3961},{"alt":null,"id":33560302420249,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.416,"height":2798,"width":3961,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-3.jpg?v=1682792523"},"aspect_ratio":1.416,"height":2798,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/1957-3.jpg?v=1682792523","width":3961}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"Siosa Line: A twelve-page cruise brochure from 1973 for the old, faded, mechanically-ailing CARIBIA 2. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiosa had a CARIBIA 1 (the old, faded, and mechanically ailing ex-VULCANIA) but they managed to wreck it on a reef in 1972. So when Flotta Lauro's well-past-prime ex-SYDNEY became available on the cheap, they chartered her for chump change. To put a favorable spin on it, Siosa proclaimed, \"The ship is fitted with the latest technical equipment ... for these important features Siosa Lines have chosen the CARIBIA 2 for their 1973 cruise-program.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt least the ship looks great in a photo with the ship's name and Siosa's funnel livery airbrushed on. Mixed among destination info are ship photos, mostly emphasizing pretty young things with ample cleavage. I could make snide comments about the warm-beer guzzling Brits to whom Siosa catered, but the rates in this brochure are printed in Yankee dollars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColor-coded plans show seven decks. A sailing schedule shows cruises from April until October. Alas, the engines gave out in July. The CARIBIA was deservedly laid-up and soon went to the breakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition with a bend down the center."}