[Cunard Line]

Cunard Line White Star Ship Menu: 'Neptune's Dinner' 1936 on the R. M. S. Franconia [Crossing the Equator]

Dated Saturday, February 22, 1936; Folded cardstock 6.75 by 9 inches. On the front is a color print of Pirates before King Neptune with a gold scalloped border.

Cunard White Star Line -- Thos. Cook & Son Around the World Cruise -- 1936.

Carefully handled, Text clean,  and minor even age-toning.

RMS Franconia was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line from 1922 to 1956.

The Equator line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. The tradition may have originated with ceremonies when passing headlands, and become a 'folly' sanctioned as a boost to morale, or have been created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long, rough voyages.

Item #18538

Price: $24.95