This is the first of two pages that illustrate more of the output from the Caronia's Print-Shop, along with
other pieces of ephemera that have little intrinsic value, and consequently have rarely been saved. All
these were collected on the 2nd of 3 Caronia West Indies Cruises in the Autumn of 1958.
We begin with an image of the folder which held the Passenger Contract Ticket for this cruise.
As shown on this slide show of 7 pages of a… Passenger Contract Ticket{JS }
(Note: Requires good eyesight to follow tiny print.), there was plenty of official information to take in,
before boarding the ship.
[Right:]
A Cunard passenger ticket folder
[Below:]
Passenger Landing Cards
Landing Cards
Upon boarding, one of the first pieces of personal ephemera to be issued to passengers was their landing cards. The
purpose of these was that they would be surrendered at the point of leaving the “Green Goddess” at any port,
and reclaimed once they reboarded. A fairly simple way of establishing if any passenger had been left behind.
As Brenton Jenkins, a former Caronia Purser explains…
It was my job to enter and clear the ship with all the paper work and most important of all, to see that
Passengers were not troubled by any stupid passport or customs inspections.
Of course, everything had to be in order, so if there was a query, the Bell Boy would be sent to deliver
this card…
A Pursers Office call request card
On Arrival at a Cruise Port
The two cards shown below would be placed into the stateroom on the eve of the arrival at the first port
of call. On the left, we have one advising passengers not to take salt-water baths whilst the ship is in
port. On the right is another card cautioning passengers to not leave coats, cameras etc. unattended in
their stateroom, and to ask their Bedroom Steward to lock their stateroom door in such circumstances
Port advisory cards
ref: bathing & personal belongings
The sizes of the cards displayed here bear no relation to their actual size, the bathing advisory card
being exactly twice that of the other.
