45 Incredibly Stylish Vintage Travel Print Ads

Cruising

What could be more indulgent and enchanting than a cruise? Well … these days, quite a lot actually! Most modern cruise liners are little more than a floating Butlins, complete with screaming kids, terrible food and X Factor-style entertainment.

In the sixties, the story couldn’t have been more different. Italian Line cruises, for example, combined sophistication with relaxation and the chance to catch a glimpse of some European topless sunbathing, as evidenced in the second ad below.

42. Orient Cruises


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43. Italian Line 1965


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44. Why Not Rush To Europe This Way?


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45. Sail Italian Line… Let Time Fly


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  • User Gravatar travel agent atlanta
    September 26th, 2009 at 7:29 am

    I love the “treasure in the sky” one, these are classic! Those were the days.

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