It is hard to think of the passenger liners from the golden era of Mediterranean cruising without also conjuring the nostalgic, dream-like vision of azure-blue waters, bright sunshine & swimming pools with clusters of umbrellas & sunbathing passengers.

The great age of Mediterranean passenger liners began in the 1920s when the Italians built their first big ships, such as the Augustus, Saturnia & Conte Grande.

In the 1930s, things got really interesting with the creation of the superliners Rex & Conte di Savoia. In the 1950s & ’60s, as Italy built a huge post-war fleet, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Turkey & Israel commissioned their biggest ships yet.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780750963084
• Author: William H. Miller
• Publisher: The History Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 22.5 x 25 x 1cm













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