MARIPOSA/ MONTEREY: 1952 - South Seas Cruises American Mail Line Public room pics include the

Public room pics include the Library and Writing Room

while the color palate was chosen from Early American mansions

The success of PRINCESS ITALIA led to the company's purchase by P&O and the addition of the line's television star ships

A fortuitously positioned tanker

On back is a portrait of one of sisters showing off classic

MARIPOSA/ MONTEREY: 1952 - South Seas Cruises American Mail Line Public room pics include theMatson Lines: From the mid 1960s, a thirty two page South Seas brochure for the MONTEREY MARIPOSA sisters. The first half is all about destinations with a route map and descriptions photos of Bora Bora, Tahiti, Rarotonga, New Zealand, Australia, Noumea, Fiji, Niuafo'ou, Pago Pago, and Hawaii. The second half is all about the ships. Color coded deck plans show five decks. The cabins look spacious and even the most basic inner double had private