West Indies & South America Cruise
Depart New York 25 September 1953
Ship's Officers
- Master
- Robert G. Thelwell, OBE, RD, (Cdre. RNR Rtd)
- Staff Captain
- Geoffrey T. Marr, DSC, RD, RNR
- Chief Engineer
- John W. Bain
- Staff Chief Engineer
- Andrew D. Robertson
- Surgeon
- Alexander S. Nichol, MB, Ch.B.
- Chief Officer
- Philip A. Read, DSC, RD, RNR
- Purser
- Colin G. Bellamy
- Staff Purser
- R.H. Owen
- Chief Steward
- Percy G. Burrage
Cruise Staff
- Cruise Director
- Mr. Thomas Hidderley
- Lecturer
- Mr. Watterson Lowe
- Social Directresses
- Mrs. E. Van Laer
Mrs. Nell E. McMains
Miss Lorna J. Yost - Cruise Staff
- Mr. John W. Carpenter
Mr. E. Cordasco
Mr. Richard W. Dennison
Mr. John Flanagan
Mr. James P. Jones
Mr. Ronoldo G. Morton
Mr. G. Neare
Mr. Garfield Zeller
List of Passengers
This page is a full-text transcript of the Passenger List for Caronia's West Indies & South America Cruise from New York on 25 September 1953. It is constructed from an amalgamation of Cunard's published list issued to passengers and New York US Immigration records.

25 September 1953
PaxList Cover
Important Notes
- Combining two lists has provided an opportunity of more complete information
- As with crew lists, not all the information, such as age or place of birth, has been transcribed
- In the Cunard list, wives travelling with their husbands don't have their actual forename(s) included, so these have been added
- Names found within brackets are those amendments found in the Immigration List
- What the immigration lists don't show are titles and decorations, so these are added from the printed list
- Immigration manifests provide reliable information about who actually travelled
- There were 714 names printed in the Cunard List, of whom it appears 7 did not embark
- Two passengers disembarked at Havana, making a returning total of 720
- An Errata List is at the bottom of this page
Accuracy
With two sources of information, this list is a near definitive as it can get. However, no guarantee of accuracy can be given with regard to marital status or indeed of spelling of names. Any proven corrections will be gladly accepted.
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