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One Sheet
vintage travel poster advertising a "Winter Cruise" by P&O on the ship RMS Viceroy of India.
Poster Information
Cruise Line: P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company).
Ship: RMS Viceroy of India, a 20,000-ton British Royal Mail Ship considered a crowning achievement of P&O's fleet in the late 1920s.
Artist: The artwork was created by the British artist James Greig (1861–1941).
Date: The specific cruise advertised in the image was set to depart on December 29, 1935, for a 45-day journey. Other, visually similar posters for P&O winter cruises by James Greig were issued in the early 1930s (e.g., 1933).
Destinations: The itinerary included stops in the West Indies, Rio de Janeiro, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, and Gibraltar.
Booking Agent: The advertisement indicates booking through The Lamson Agency Ltd. London. |
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