European Spring Cruise 1954
Passenger List Transcript
Ship's Officers
- Master
- Charles S. Williams
- Staff Captain
- Geoffrey T. Marr, DSC, RD, RNR
- Chief Officer
- Phillips A. Read, DSC, RD, RNR
- Chief Engineer
- John W. Bain
- Staff Chief Engineer
- James B. Johnston
- Surgeon
- Alexander S. Nicol, MB, Ch.B.
- Assistant Surgeon
- Arthur C.K. Yates, DSC, MB, Ch.M, FRCS
- Purser
- Edward G. Thomas
- Staff Purser
- Robert H. Owen
- Chief Steward
- Joseph W. Nicholls
Cruise Staff
- Cruise Director
- Mr. Fergus Pritchard
- Cruise Staff
- Mr. Alec C. Lowman
Mr. David Roy
Mr. Garfield T. Zeller - Social Directresses
- Mrs. Claire J. Rice
Miss Lorna J. Yost - Lecturer
- Mr. Sheridan E. Garth
- Excursions Managers
- Mr. Harold F. Hennesey
Mr. Marshall Reid - Excursions Staff
- Mr. Howard S. Baker
Mr. George E. Bell
Mr. Dahl G. Merrill
Mr. Victor A. Plummer
Mr. Henry C. Routledge
Mr. Joseph N. Savage
Mr. Nathanael J. Toerber
Mr. Lester J. Wade
List of Passengers
This page is a full-text transcript of the Passenger List for Caronia's European Spring Cruise starting from New York 11 May 1954. The cruise finished in Southampton on 13 June 1954. It was first compiled from Cunard's published list issued to passengers.
Since first publication this list has been updated with information gleaned from the Ship's Manifest deposited with U.K. Immigration. This has allowed separation of those disembarking at Southampton as well as the addition of many first-names.
Important Notes
- In the Cunard list, wives travelling with their husbands don't have their forename(s) included
- Alternatively, they will often be recorded with their husband's name rather than their own
- Those passengers assumed to have disembarked at Le Havre could have left earlier
- Passengers prefixed with ¶ have an entry in the Addendum
- Additional information, like real names of female travellers has been appended where found
- The Cunard list is a rare survivor of cruises ending in the UK
For cruises, Caronia's Passenger Lists were handbooks providing advice and answering a number of frequently asked questions. Instead of repeating this within every transcript, its content forms the start page of the 1951 Virtual Great World Cruise.
Accuracy
As no addendum accompanies this list, it cannot be regarded as definitive. No guarantee of accuracy can be given with regard to marital status or indeed spelling of names. Any proven corrections will be welcomed.
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