The End of Caronia's Uniqueness

For 13yrs Caronia had been unique in carrying her trademark green livery. With the tremendous fall in the number of transatlantic passengers, other ships in the Cunard fleet would soon be diverted from the “cattle run” in attempts to earn their keep by cruising.

In this year, Cunard Cruising Green has also been applied to the RMS Mauretania, Caronia's slightly bigger and equally popular sister ship. This livery change was soon to be applied to two other ships taken off the Liverpool to Canada service and renamed as RMS Franconia and RMS Carmania.

Nevertheless, the future of transatlantic travel will be by jet airliner where journey times across the Atlantic will be cut from 6 days to 6 hours! In recent years aviation had not only become far more comfortable but also much safer and cheaper. So, no contest really… The real question would be “Would the future be in cruising?” as Cunard clearly hoped!

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Sterling Cruise to New York via Bahamas
Departs Southampton 08 January 1962
& Le Havre 09 January 1962

South Pacific and Far East Cruise
Departs New York 27 January 1962

1962 South Pacific Cruise Voyage Log

Spring Mediterranean Cruise
Departs New York 01 May 1962

Mediterranean Cruise Movie

Spring Mediterranean Cruise
Ends at Southampton 02 June 1962

Transatlantic Positioning Crossing

North Cape Cruise
Departs New York 11.30am 28 June 1962

1961 North Cape Cruise

1965 North Cape Cruise

North Cape Cruise
Ends at Southampton 05 August 1962

3 transatlantic Crossings

Summer Mediterranean Cruise
Ends at New York 01 October 1962

Autumn Mediterranean / Black Sea Cruise
Departs New York 05 October 1962

Autumn Med / Black Sea Cruise
ends at Southampton 26 November 1962

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