Vintage Cruise Ship Sports Program P&O Stratheden 1938 Peninsular Oriental Line

Description

Vintage Cruise Ship Menu
P&O Line (which stands for Peninsular & Oriental)
The line was founded in 1837 making it the oldest cruise line in the world
Currently owned by Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship - SS Stratheden
Sports and Amusements Program for the week of June 11, 1938
Cover image: a fantastic, multi-color illustration of activities on the ship including tennis, volleyball, dog racing, horse racing, swimming and dancing with great teal, yellow and black color.
Back cover: a grid to track the dates of the cruise's progress including position, run, weather and remarks
Programme of Events included Gymkhana, Quoits, and Tennis as well as deck games of Whist, Table Tennis and Bat Tennis ("partners will be drawn for").  In the schedule there is also a breakdown of stops along the way including Athens, Malta and Southampton.  Also includes the schedule for the Race Meeting and Fancy Dress Dance.
SS Stratheden was a UK-built steam turbine ocean liner. She spent most of her career with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, including the Second World War when she served for six years as a troop ship.
In 1964 John S Latsis bought Stratheden, renamed her Henrietta Latsi and put her into service as a cruise ship. In 1966 he renamed her Marianna Latsi. She was laid up from 1967 and scrapped in 1969.
Stratheden was the fourth to be built of a set of five sister ships that came to be called the "Strath" class. All previous P&O steamships had black-painted hulls and funnels but the "Strath" class were painted with white hulls and buff funnels, which earned them the nickname "The Beautiful White Sisters" or just "The White Sisters".