DE GRASSE: 1924 - Cabin (First) Class deck planFrench Line: A 25" by 32" tissue plan from the 1928 30 showing Cabin Class (First Class) on the DE GRASSE, a rugged ship that had almost as many lives as the proverbial cat. Four decks are shown in color coded detail. Cabin Class carried 400 and unseen down below another 1,700 survived in Third Class. Although DE GRASSE was not as swanky as her bigger fleetmates, the French Line still kept up their standards. For example, children not only had a

both large and small

Some people prefer the AMERICA's interior design over that of the UNITED STATES

and an Electric Bath

Three were scrapped in 1988

How nice it would have been to book a slow 2-4 month voyage on these ships

thus closing out American-flagged passenger service until NCL brought it back in the 2000s

and B Deck with the Dining Room and more cabins

There is a portrait of the ship in her new white livery showing off why many (including me) consider her one of the most beautiful ships ever sent to sea

All in all it looks like a comfortable way to sail through the tropics

Goldberg thoroughly covers all ship's histories in this book

and RUAHINE (ORIETNAL RIO)

opening to a large size (18" by 24")