DEL NORTE, DEL SUD & DEL MAR - Deluxe South America brochure w/ ship photosDelta Line: A deluxe, thirty six page South America destination brochure for the DEL NORTE, DEL SUD, and DEL MAR. Although undated, it is from the late 1950s. What languid cities and sleepy ports are shown! Hardly a traffic jam or a packed beach to be seen. Showcased are Delta Line's major South American destinations Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, and smaller ports in between. A photo from Santos showing a big old American car and a VW

Inside is a lovely aerial view of Genoa with the sisters tied up to the pier

attached bath of a cabin

First Class Verandah

South Pacific

Library and Writing Room

Holland-America Line

Movie starlet Dolores Del Rio is shown playing shuffleboard

and APL's PRESIDENT MONROE

The center spread is a gorgeous two page photo of the ORIENTAL RIO (RUAHINE) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge

ranging from the ABADOL to the ZEALANDIC

Interior views show the Barrio Fiesta Ballroom (ex-First Class Lounge)

APL sold the ship and sister PRESIDENT CLEVELAND to Hong Kong shipping magnate C