RIVIERA: 1950 - Caribbean Cruise Lines brochure w/ plans from 1964 Eastern Steamship Lines even the humble AMERICAN BANKER

even the humble AMERICAN BANKER class of combo-liners gets the same deluxe treatment as luxo-liners like LEVIATHAN and MAJESTIC

thus having the unusual distinction of never returning to their home country of Holland

The steamer sailed on the Glasgow-Bombay route in the 1920s and early 1930s

American Export's EXCALIBUR (ORIENTAL JADE) and EXETER (ORIENTAL PEARL)

It was little changed by 1963

RIVIERA: 1950 - Caribbean Cruise Lines brochure w/ plans from 1964 Eastern Steamship Lines even the humble AMERICAN BANKERCaribbean Cruise Lines A fold out (18" by 32") brochure for the RIVIERA's 1964 cruise season. Color coded plans show eight deck in detail. Color photos show off a mid century modern vibe, appropriate since the ship was rebuilt in 1960 in Italy from the French LAVOISER of Chargeurs Reunis. Cruises are listed here well into 1964. I believe she only completed half before the company folded and the ship was sold to Flagship Cruises to become the VIKING