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Two big new liners will be added to the already impressive array of vessels on the Australia-Europe service in 1963 the Lloyd Triestino ships Galileo and Marconi. They are said to combine the latest in technical facilities and the ultimate in passenger comfort.

THE Australian operations are the biggest section of Lloyd Tries tino’s business, although the Line also operates services to Africa, India and the Far East.

The vessels the company already operates on the Australian service are the Australia, Oceania and Neptunia.

The two new additions will cost a total of £A24,000,000.

The first of the new ships, Galileo, was launched at Monfalcone, Italy, in July, 1961, by Signora Fanfani, wife of the Italian Prime Minister.

She is expected to make her maiden voyage to Australia in April, 1963, leaving Sydney homeward bound on May 19.

Her sister ship, Marconi, was launched in September, 1961, and after fitting-out will be ready for service about July/August, 1963.

The ships have an operational speed of 24 knots compared to about 18 knots for the other L.T. ships at present operating on the run and are 27,500 tons compared to about 13,000 tons of the older vessels.

Each accommodates 1,700 passengers compared to the present complement of 750; and each will have a crew of 400.

Time taken for the voyage from Italy to Fremantle will be cut from the present 21 days to 16 days.

Streamlined design of the vessels results from a synthesis of racy Italian styling and the requirements of aerodynamics and hydrodymatics.

The aft position of the funnel makes

possible five full decks and four partial ones.

The ships have been designed with an eye to passenger comfort and in clude some features which are unique even among today’s luxury liners.

Though divided into two classes, pro vision has been made for a number of interchangeable features so that each ship can be converted to one class for cruise voyages. They are air-conditioned throughout, and have stabilizers.

First class facilities include large dining-room; lounges with smoking rooms and bars; a ball-room with ad joining verandahs furnished like a

winter garden; a lido-verandah wi night-club and grill room, an indc games room; a nursery for tl children; writing and reading room and an up-to-date gymnasium.

For tourist class passengers there a large dining room with two small rooms adjoining where 750 peop may be served at a sitting, spacioi lounges, a large living-room with ba reading and writing rooms, a ba] room, a lido-verandah, a room ft 200 children and an open-air pla ground.

All cabins have been designed i dividually for maximum comfort wii the best use of space.

The open decks are large, providir space for four swimming pools—oi for first class, one for tourist cla and two for children of each class.

Both classes have their own fashic and gift shops as well as such facility as hairdressers’ and barbers’ shops.

A cinema-television plant enablt passengers in their cabins or publ rooms to watch Italian and other tel< vision shows, movies shown on boai and even ship’s events relaye through closed-circuit television.

A radio telephone system enabh passengers to call any part of tfc world from their cabins; as wel there’s an internal automatic tel< phone system by which passengei can dial any part of the ship.

There is a teenagers’ room and small-scale theatre complete with p and balcony accommodating 20 passengers from both classes.

Ports of call will be Sydney Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremanth Djakarta, Singapore, Bombay, Adei Suez Canal to Port Said, Messim

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A model of the "Galileo", the new Lloyd Triestino liner which will make her maiden voyage to Australia in April, 1963. Her sister ship, "Marconi", will join her on the Australia-Europe run later in 1963. Both ships have a gross tonnage of 27,500 tons, travel at 24 knots and are completely air-conditioned and stabilised.

pies, Genoa. Lloyd Triestino Rain w Service onward-rail bookings er concession fares to anywhere in rope, including London. Two mths can be taken over the ropean rail journey and costs are low as £Stg.l3 from Genoa to annel Ports, in first class.

Fares on Galileo and Marconi vary :ording to grade of cabin and tether the sailing is “on season” or ff season”.

First class, outside single, de luxe Din with shower, toilet, TV and xigerator is £A6I3 single, “on ison” and £4BB “off season”; four rth inside cabins, sharing shower d toilet with adjacent cabin are 1.3 13 per person “on season”, £A2SO ff season”. Tourist class cabins ige from £A3OO in two-berth out le cabin with toilet and shower wn to £AI63 for six-berth inside bin. Off season rates are £A244 d £AI2S respectively. (All quota ms for Sydney-Italian ports; fares s lower from other Aust. ports.) An overall reduction of 10 per nt. is allowed for return bookings d Lloyd Triestino passage tickets e interchangeable with similar kets on other interchange lines or th most airlines.

The departure from Sydney of ese new ships is at present heduled for May 19 ( Galileo ); July » (Galileo)-, August 26 (Marconi).