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“Join a 5-Day House Party to Europe.” Commissioned by United States Lines, November 1953, Holiday Magazine.
Image courtesy of The Archives of Advertising, SS United States: A History in Advertising 1951-1968.
The SS United States wasn’t just a ship, it was a “5 day house party to Europe.” No wonder it catered to so many celebrities, business tycoons, and politicians. From the Hamiltons of Gulf Oil Company to Cary Grant, the SS United States all but promised that you would “sail with a gay Who’s Who.”