The 1958 Autumn Mediterranean Cruise Cancelled

The ongoing problems in the Middle East sees the projected Autumn Mediterranean Cruise cancelled this month, with 3 West Indies cruises announced as substitutes. The originally scheduled 52 day, 14,000 mile round trip would have called at Haifa, Alexandria, Istanbul and Athens.

This was the second year in succession that this Mediterranean Cruise was cancelled. The West Indies Cruises will offer passengers a 12 day trip from just $300 upwards.

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At Sea
Start of 1958 North Cape Cruise

• 1958 North Cape Cruise Passenger List transcript

1961 North Cape Cruise

1965 North Cape Cruise

Arrive Reykjavik AM - Depart PM

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Arrive Hammerfest PM - Depart PM
Steaming North Hammerfest to North Cape 63 miles

Arrive North Cape PM

Hammerfest, 1962

Sunday Depart North Cape early AM
Steaming South North Cape to Lyngseidet 159 miles

Arrive Lyngseidet PM - Depart PM
Steam to Svartisen Glacier 375 miles

Cruising Lofoten Islands

Arrive Holandsfjord & Svartisen Glacier PM - Depart PM
At Sea
Steaming Holandsfjord to Trondheim 292 miles

Arrive Trondheim AM - Depart PM
Steam to Aandalsnes 159 miles

Trondheim, 1965

Arrive Ytterdal AM
Disembark overland group
Steam to Merok 19 miles

Arrive Merok AM - Depart PM
Steam to Bergen 217 miles

Depart Bergen Noon
Steam to Norheimsund 85 miles

Arrive Norheimsund PM - Depart PM
Steam to Oslo 385 miles

Sunday Arrive Oslo PM

Oslo, 1963

Arrive Helsinki AM - Depart PM
Steam S.West to Visby 263 miles

Helsinki for Moscow

Arrive Visby AM - Depart PM
Steam to Copenhagen 510 miles

Visby, 1963

Sunday Arrive Copenhagen PM

Copenhagen, 1966

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At Copenhagen

Photo: Peter Stevens