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A Day on Board a Luxury Cruise Ship, 1937  
A London family’s summer vacation to the Northern Capitals, Hamburg and Nazi Germany Told by Nigel Bobroff Part 2

On Board

As far as I am aware the purpose of the trip was a vacation, a family holiday on a luxury cruise with the rich and famous of the day. The mood on board the ship was certainly jovial with lots of games and events being held on the decks during the many days at Sea.
 

High spirits aboard Arandora Star. Desmond pictured 2nd from the left

It appears from the photographs that my family became friendly with many of the other guests including the Stamp family of England. Sir Josiah Stamp (later Lord Stamp) was holidaying with his wife and family. Sir Josiah was reputed at the time to be the 2nd richest man in England. He was a director of The Bank of England and The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company. Sadly, he would soon be killed, together with his wife and Eldest son during the “Blitz”, the German bombing of London in 1940.
 


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