ASTOR: 1982 - Maiden season brochure w/ plans, cutaway, interiors Cunard The VEENDAM/VOLENDAM sisters of the

The VEENDAM/VOLENDAM sisters of the 1920s also get into the act with photos of a four-berth cabin and Dining Saloon

With her well-heeled British clientele

The ships were built in the late 1920s for Panama Pacific but were thoroughly redone in the late 1930s for MooreMac

I believe it was students out on a boat trip who almost got run down by the ship

ASTOR: 1982 - Maiden season brochure w/ plans, cutaway, interiors Cunard The VEENDAM/VOLENDAM sisters of theAstor United Cruises: A twenty four page brochure promoting the MS ASTOR's maiden season in 1982 and 83. The German owned Astor United Cruises hoped their deluxe little ship would provide competition to Hapag Lloyd's EUROPA. The first half of the brochure shows interior views and many poolside photos with handsome passengers in skimpy bathing suits (both women and men). The second half contains destination info, route maps, itineraries, and rates in