A World of Enchantment

The 1959 North Cape Brochure promises…
On a hot summer's day in July you'll board the delightfully cool Caronia and sail to a pine-scented world… completely refreshing in every sense of the word. Your first week aboard is “get acquainted” time… both with the ship and her staff, and with your fellow passengers. This will be your home and “family” for 42 days… and what a parade of good times will march through your cruise life!

By the end of this first week, you will have rubbed off the last of your “shore exhaustion.” Relaxed and refreshed, you are thoroughly enjoying the association with your new-found friends, and interest runs high as the Caronia approaches your first port.

An unusually extensive North Cape itinerary takes you, in the heart of a simmering summer, to the cool northlands, to fascinating landfalls far from the ordinary tourist haunts. You cross the North Atlantic to Reykjavik, Iceland, “island of fire and ice”, then up to Hammerfest, one of the most northerly towns in the World; to the North Cape, for the unforgettable experience of living in 24 hours of daylight.

Splashed with exotic colours, down the rugged Norwegian coast for a visit to Viking lands and the summer camp of nomadic Laplanders; along the 300 mile stretch of fjords, hugged by granite ledges and soaring peaks, fed by tumbling, roaring waterfalls. Your Caronia itinerary includes all four Scandinavian capitals: Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen.

Extensive cruising in the Baltic with a visit to the Swedish Hanseatic Island of Gotland; a stop on the Baltic coast of Germany, at the favourite seashore resort of Travemünd, a short distance from Liffieck and Hamburg. And still, there is more to come - a comprehensive view of Scotland, visiting Edinburgh, classic city for arts; and Oban, bonny vacation spot in the western lochs; and a swing around the Emerald Isle.

Dublin, the great capital with the hospitable Irish air, and Glengarriff, tranquil beauty spot on the face of County Cork. Your last two ports are in France and England… perhaps you'll decide to linger in Europe after the cruise, or you may return home immediately. Your return fare in the Caronia, or in any other Cunarder of your choice, is included in the cruise fare.