{"id":8394168369433,"title":"PRINCESS PATRICIA: 1949 - Brochure for first Princess Cruises ship","handle":"princess-patricia-1949-brochure-for-first-princess-cruises-ship","description":"Princess Cruises - In the spirit of \"you can't make this stuff up\", here is one of the very first Princess Cruises brochure from 1965 or 1966 featuring the beloved-but-dowdy PRINCESS PATRICIA, chartered from Canadian Pacific.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe brochure unfolds to 18\" by 24\" and features plans of five decks, rates, itineraries for the Long Beach to Mexico cruises, destination info, and stylized illustrations that mask well the ship's less-than-hip, grandma interiors. PRINCESS PAT is described as \"sleek, modern, 100% air-conditioned,\" none of which was true (Boat Deck cabins did not have a\/c). \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrincess founder Stanley McDonald reminisced about the first cruise in 1965: \"The PRINCESS PATRICIA didn't have a laundry onboard ... so we told guests they could have their laundry done in Acapulco. We got down to Acapulco and all the laundry was sent out and we were going to sail the next morning. But the laundry came back as one owner, 'Princess Patricia' with hundreds of people's laundry all mixed together. So, we had to set up tables in the lobby and take out the clean laundry so people could come down and identify their clothes.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNonetheless, the cruises were a hit. McDonald liked the Princess name so kept it but switched ships to a newbuild with a laundry called PRINCESS ITALIA. 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PRINCESS PAT is described as \"sleek, modern, 100% air-conditioned,\" none of which was true (Boat Deck cabins did not have a\/c). \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrincess founder Stanley McDonald reminisced about the first cruise in 1965: \"The PRINCESS PATRICIA didn't have a laundry onboard ... so we told guests they could have their laundry done in Acapulco. We got down to Acapulco and all the laundry was sent out and we were going to sail the next morning. But the laundry came back as one owner, 'Princess Patricia' with hundreds of people's laundry all mixed together. So, we had to set up tables in the lobby and take out the clean laundry so people could come down and identify their clothes.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNonetheless, the cruises were a hit. McDonald liked the Princess name so kept it but switched ships to a newbuild with a laundry called PRINCESS ITALIA. And the rest is history.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent condition."}