Thank you once again Henry, this is really fascinating. I would really love to see the rest of the brochure!
I suppose that Cosmos was marketing the usual service as a cruise, maybe this is why it was so cheap.
The Marseilles-Italy-Greece-Cyprus-Alexandria-Beirut run was done by HML for decades. The ships that were employed in this run were known as "Mediterranean ships" (Mesogeiaka). Unfortunately, the evolution of airplane made this passenger service unprofitable.
Competition included Adriatica, Zim and others.
Isthmia and Suecia were regarded by many as the most beautiful ships owned by HML. Personally, I can only agree.
Following is a painting of Isthmia by George Velentzas. It appeared in the book "Lefkoma Nautilias" of P.Spyropoulos.
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