First class cargo : a history of combination cargo-passenger ships

Miller, William H., 1948-2016

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An unusual blend of cargo freight, holiday-making passengers and government officials, the combination cargo-passenger ship is an oddity now all but relegated to the past. In its heyday, however, royals such as Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, were known to travel by 'banana boat' to the Caribbean. Ships such as Fyffes Line's Golfito would stop at Trinidad, Barbados and Kingston to load up with bananas, whilst passengers would make the most of the exotic setting. William Miller's book provides a nostalgic insight into the contradictory world of the passenger-cargo ship.