Another stunning photograph from a slide shared by Michael Sutcliffe, former Purser on the ORION and other Orient and P&O ships in the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
Why there are no longer imaginative and beautiful passenger ship liveries? Corn colour was just perfect with buff funnels and masts... The closer hull colours were used by Epirotiki ships but even those turned into dark blue in later years...
Texto de / Text by L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
Why there are no longer imaginative and beautiful passenger ship liveries? Corn colour was just perfect with buff funnels and masts... The closer hull colours were used by Epirotiki ships but even those turned into dark blue in later years...
Texto de / Text by L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
Oi Miguel.
ReplyDeleteGosto demais deste seu espaço. Não tenho muito tempo pra visitar e comentar todos os posts que eu gostaria, mas sempre que dá passo por aqui. Há um bom tempo coloquei seu link no meu blog em "outros pontos de vista", espero que permitas.
Grande abraço e parabéns por este incrível trabalho náutico!
Berenice