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If you must insist, the equally-nice Algerie Suite is available on the starboard side. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe LIBERTE was scheduled to enter service months earlier but an October 1949 fire destroyed much of the restored passenger accommodations. In fact, this ship was plagued by disasters beginning at the shipyard in March 1929. A fire swept North German Lloyd's almost-completed EUROPA and she almost was scrapped. As an Allied-operated troopship after WW2, the deteriorated ship repeatedly caught fire. And then in 1946 she broke loose in Le Havre during a storm and holed herself upon the wreckage of the sunken PARIS. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the 1950s were good years for the LIBERTE when she operated as the flagship of the French Line. 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As per custom on these 1950s French Line plans, no furniture is shown in the public rooms. But plenty of detail is included with the cabins and I have already reserved the palatial Normandie Suite for my imaginary voyage. If you must insist, the equally-nice Algerie Suite is available on the starboard side. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe LIBERTE was scheduled to enter service months earlier but an October 1949 fire destroyed much of the restored passenger accommodations. In fact, this ship was plagued by disasters beginning at the shipyard in March 1929. A fire swept North German Lloyd's almost-completed EUROPA and she almost was scrapped. As an Allied-operated troopship after WW2, the deteriorated ship repeatedly caught fire. 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