Dancing on deck on a cruise ship in the mid-1950s. The vessel was the ocean liner, TSS Maasdam of the Holland America Line (HAL). It seems like a good time is being had by dancers and spectators. TSS Maasdam departed for her maiden voyage from Rotterdam to New York in 1952. Although built with a two-class layout, TSS Maasdam was a revolutionary ship for its day, as she was essentially built as a tourist-class liner – a vintage 1950s photograph.
Dancing on deck on a cruise ship in the mid-1950s. The vessel was the ocean liner, TSS Maasdam of the Holland America Line (HAL). It seems like a good time is being had by dancers and spectators. TSS Maasdam departed for her maiden voyage from Rotterdam to New York in 1952. Although built with a two-class layout, TSS Maasdam was a revolutionary ship for its day, as she was essentially built as a tourist-class liner. Tourist-class passengers basically had the run of the ship, except the Boat Deck, what was known as the ‘Exclusive First-class Penthouse section’. Maasdam's final world-cruise voyage was in 1968. Maasdam was sold to Polish Ocean Lines in 1968. Soon she headed for Gdansk in Poland where she had a comprehensive refit and headed into a new and a successful career as the ‘Stefan Batory’. In 1988 her owners found other work for her in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she became a hostel for asylum seekers. In 2000, with the hostel having closed, she was sold to a Turkish breaker in Aliaga where she was duly broken up. This image is from a passenger’s old amateur Kodak colour transparency. It will look soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1950s photograph.
Size: 3780px × 2519px
Location: At sea
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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