On to gay Havana!

In her sleek sea gull colors — gleaming silver grey and white — the Oriente is new from how to stern. Flagship of the fleet! Proud beauty of tropics! — she is the blue ribbon ship of tropic seas—the prima donna of 39 AGWI Line ships serving Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies ports.

As sailing time draws near her pier be-comes a stage-setting — the drama of sailing! In the spotlight the prima donna of the pageant rides serenely at her moorings — her tough little escort tug chugs alongside in a flurry of admiration, saluting her new glamour in shrill blasts. And with rainbow streamers flying, to the music of the orchestra, the Oriente, pleasure-bound for gay Havana, eases out to sea...

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