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Sequence #1 03:01:03 - 03:03:12 → Sequence #2
Cunard Line film intro. Mediterranean Sea map. Shots of Pyramids, Pharaoh head, Parthenon, etc. Slow pan
down valley and across bay to 1st view of ship. Overhead view then pan back down starboard side and wake.
People seen relaxing on various open decks…
Sequence #2 03:03:14 - 03:05:23 → Sequence #3
Caronia interior views, elevator with people leaving, deck directory. Main lounge and Observation Bar views.
Passengers being served breakfast in suite sitting room. Cruise Staff in planning board room. Passengers
being introduced at Captain's reception, then dancing to live band. Professional dance couple exhibition…
Sequence #3 03:05:25 - 03:07:09 → Sequence #4
African coast map showing Madeira, Canary islands, Tangier & Casablanca. Caronia at anchor on Madeira,
pan left along coast. Street view in Funchal. Close-up of Flower lady in traditional costume. People riding
basket sled down mountain. View from sled. People then riding an oxen drawn sled to town square…
Sequence #4 03:07:10 - 03:08:36 → Sequence #5
Caronia's wake in blue water. Panned view across Tangier. Moorish arch gate, zoom in along city street. Along street in
Kasbah and old Sultan's Palace gardens. A Moroccan outdoor market. Quick view of Palma, from Caronia tender.
Panned view along shoreline, shots of marina and the Gothic Cathedral…
Sequence #5 03:08:38 - 03:10:40 → Sequence #6
Valletta, Malta, various panned views of harbour. People in horse drawn surrey. Walled garden with statue.
View from deck when leaving Malta. Map: Nile and Suez area of Mediterranean. Panned Cairo view across Nile
from hotel window. Overhead view of primitive barge (felucca) being hand rowed on Nile…
Sequence #6 03:10:42 - 03:13:07 → Sequence #7
Cairo panned views, the Saladin Citadel, mosque minarets. Camel train at Giza. Camels parked at the pyramid
as people climb Cheops Pyramid to Pharaoh's tomb, get back on camels. Good shots the Sphinx. Ruins of Temple
of Luxor. Shot the Colossi of Memnon in Thebes. Temple of Karnak entrance, enormous statue of Cleopatra…
Sequence #7 03:13:09 - 03:15:37 → Sequence #8
Nile & Suez map extended with Beirut and Haifa. Panned overview of Haifa from Mount Carmel. Street
scenes around Tel Aviv, shaded promenade, apartment houses. Farmland views on trip to Sea of Galilee,
ruins of Roman fort of Tiberius. Panned view of Jerusalem. Mount Zion toward Church at top…
Sequence #8 03:15:10 - 03:16:39 → Sequence #9
Jerusalem in Jordan: St. Stevens gate, the Via Delarosa. Priests and nuns retracing Jesus’ steps. Panned
view of Bethlehem. Visitors to Basilica of the Nativity. Garden of Gethsemeny - Church of all Nations and
its gardens with olive trees. Cars on winding road to Jericho. Rowing boat on River Jordan…
Sequence #9 03:16:41 - 03:17:53 → Sequence #10
Map showing extension to Istanbul. Ship passing Caronia, people on deck. Various pans of shoreline views
with local ferry, a mosque & fort. Caronia seen at anchor from city. Bazaar archway in street, man bent
over carrying heavy load. Outside views of the Blue Mosque & the Mosque of St. Sophia…
Sequence #10 03:17:55 - 03:20:05 → Sequence #11
Map of Black Sea Coast showing Black Sea ports and Bucharest. Views in Bucharest, parks, apartment buildings,
printing plant. Museum with old wooden church, houses, young lady in traditional clothing. Pan of Yalta
coast; overview of city, a flower garden. Pan mountain to sea, zoom to Swallow's Nest Palace on sheer cliffs.
Livadiya Palace, site of the Yalta Conference…
Sequence #11 03:20:06 - 03:22:03 → Sequence #12
Yalta: Vorontsov Palace, people on stairway, Bonnini lion sculpture close-up. Various street scenes, then
narrow crowded beach. Aboard Caronia: Ship passengers at deck buffet, various food service views. Passengers
sunbathing on lido deck. Swimming pool, child on float close-up. Playing deck games. Rear deck with ships wake…
Sequence #12 03:22:07 - 03:24:02 → Sequence #13
Athens: Pan ruins of Acropolis. Roman arch of Hadrian then Temple of Zeus columns close-up. Pan of Theseion
Temple with Parthenon in distance. The palace guards in distinctive uniforms. Porch of the Caryatids close-up
then the Parthenon and people inside. Cut to Caronia at anchor at Dubrovnik, pan fort from water, pan fort
walls around city…
Sequence #13 03:24:03 - 03:26:23 → Sequence #14
Dubrovnik: main thoroughfare from aloft, then views up steep stairway & through arch. Cut to shoreline.
Venice Map. View from docked ship; passengers disembark. Bridge of Sighs from canal. Gondolier with
Caronia in background, then water traffic in Grand Canal and under bridge. Approach St. Mark's Square;
pan up Campanile, St. Marks Church and other famous highlights.
Sequence #14 03:26:24 - 03:28:11 → Sequence #15
Italy Map and major cities. Pan Vienna street, tramcars & traffic. Parliament and its sculptures.
Schönbrunn Palace, fountain and gardens in front. Beethoven-Haus with close-up. Johann Strauss memorial.
Florence: Aloft pan, cut to Ponte Vecchio close-up. Square with statues. Pan gilded bronze door mouldings
by Lorenzo Ghiberti on St. Johns Baptistery depicting his life…
Sequence #15 03:28:12 - 03:30:26 → Sequence #16
Pisa: Leaning Tower with pan up. Sicily Map. Postcard views of cities. A Sicilian street & craft /
souvenir shop. Naples: Aloft bay view with Vesuvius backdrop. Couple walking thru Pompeii ruins. Excavated
bakery, grinding wheels and oven. Aloft pan over Herculanium ruins. Pan columns, works of art and mosaics
still preserved…
Sequence #16 03:30:27 - 03:32:56 → Sequence #17
Sorrento: aloft panned views, Porto Stefano, and Amalfi Drive. Rome: Aloft pans of city & Roman Forum
ruins. Arch of Emperor Constantine - pan to Coluseum then panned views inside. The Trevi Fountain. Pan St.
Peter's Basilica then pan Vatican City square. Statues of saints atop Bernini's colonnade, views over
into St. Peter's square & from top of dome to Vatican gardens…
Sequence #17 03:32:58 - 03:34:41 → Sequence #18
Caronia at Naples. Island of Capri from ferry, small boats in harbour and pan to top of hill. Aloft views
down to sea and rocky shoreline. Caronia gangway; tour inside; couple enters stateroom; woman receives
pressed dress. Caronia laundry, women ironing. Pan of ship's barber shop and beauty salon. Various deck
views, passengers look over side & being served afternoon tea…
Sequence #18 03:34:42 - 03:36:36 → Sequence #19
Sun setting at sea horizon. Dining passengers at Balmoral Restaurant tables; waiters serving from trays;
chef carving roast beef at table; wine & champagne being poured. Close-ups of fruit tray & making
crepe suzettes. Cut to decorated main lounge and Costume Ball with various views of passengers dancing,
and array of fancy costume close-ups…
Sequence #19 03:36:37 - 03:38:03 → Sequence #20
Caronia anchor being dropped at Villefranche, cut to ship anchored in bay. Aloft view Grand Corniche Drive.
Sunbathers on beach in Nice. Cannes street & marina scenes. Above Monaco. Garden of Monte Carlo casino.
Pan façade Prince Rainier's Palace then to changing of palace guard. Passengers wave goodbye at ship's
rail.
Sequence #20 03:38:04 - 03:40:15 → Sequence #21
Barcelona: Street then the Spanish village, architecture; street-cobbler; woodcarver & sculptor at work.
Donkey loaded with souvenirs & close-up of headpiece. Car on mountain road, shots up rocky mass of
Montserrat, cut to monastery. Above monastery with zoom from funicular car. Málaga:
aloft pan from harbour view. Street at bullring site; bullfight poster, view into bullring…
Sequence #21 03:40:16 - 03:42:06 → Sequence #22
Granada: Olive groves. Archway to Palace of Alhambra, fountain in palace square; close-up of lions.
Intricate arches detail over columned entry. Cut to the Summer Palace with gardens and fountains.
Straits of Gibraltar map. Aerial view of Gibraltar, then rock-face. People at top of Rock with resident
Barbary apes; man with apes close-up. Passengers at rail leaving Gibraltar…
Sequence #22 03:42:07 - 03:43:31 → End Show
Lisbon: Pan over city. Along formal garden to monument. Pan of Estoril beach, flower gardens at casino.
Façade pan of Pena Palace, Cintra. Portuguese countryside view. Pan Lisbon marina to Discoveries
Monument with close-up.
Sequence #23 03:42:07 - 03:44:45
Ship's wake. Various views highlighting Paris & London. Tugboats docking RMS Queen Elizabeth.
Shot of RMS Queen Mary. Final view of Caronia's wake. Film credits & Cunard advert. [End]