FRANCE - LE HAVRE

FRANCE - LE HAVRE were magic words in gold lettering engraved at the magnificent cruiser stern of the largest passenger liner of the 1960s.
The FRANCE was a symbol of France and Europe as well as a supreme achievement of her dedicated builders, Chantiers de L'Atlantique in St. Nazaire.
So sad the French were unable to keep her in service after 1974 and were unable to repurchase her after NCL decided to dispose of the old lady. She could have had a reprieve cruising from Marseilles on a 7-day basis, the same way OCEANIC operated between 2001 and 2008...
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