lans for Islands Cruise Ships

EVERAL months ago PIM quoted 1 from a Sydney paper a report garding a “luxurious yacht,” 120 long, fitting out in Marseilles and on to commence a first-class 120ssengers cruise service from Sydney the Islands.

Orbit Travel Agency, organisers of e project, provide some later de ils of this and another vessel.

The yacht is actually a sizable ssel of 400 feet length—as yet un med. Her previous name is not town in Sydney. Work on extensive terations is proceeding slowly, due labour troubles in Marseilles. It hoped that she will make an ap arance late in the year. She will

probably be registered in Noumea and may make circuits from Sydney to Noumea, Suva, Samoa, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Auckland and back to Sydney, with variations. She will make occasional runs north, probably via Lord Howe, Norfolk, and New Guinea to Bali (Indonesia) and re turn.

As well, another ship is being converted at Marseilles for service more or less along the present Mes sageries Maritimes route. This is the former Norwegian-owned cargo vessel Scaubryn, registered in Oslo, of 10,000 tons gross (7,000 net). When this rebuilt vessel commences service (probably June) she will be fitted to carry 250 passengers on four decks, first and tourist class. She is 450 feet long and 60 feet beam.