Judge, 1928-09-29 · page 36 of 36
Judge — September 29, 1928 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not political satire. It's a Cunard-Anchor cruise line ad from the late 1920s promoting winter vacations to the Caribbean. The decorative map at the top shows various West Indies ports of call with small illustrated emblems marking destinations. The ad emphasizes luxury and comfort—comparing Cunard ship decks to Havana's "café-lined streets" and staterooms to cosmopolitan hotels. The three cruise options (ranging from $200-$300) departed from New York to ports including Port-au-Prince, Kingston, Nassau, Trinidad, and Bermuda. Sailing dates listed are December 1928 and January-February 1929. This reflects the **pre-Depression travel boom** when Caribbean cruises represented accessible luxury for the American middle and upper-middle classes. The casual references to colonial Caribbean destinations reflect the era's imperial attitudes toward those regions as exotic vacation playgrounds.
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Enjoy A Summer Vacation This Winter... Sail On A Cunard Cruise. Why not go to the West Indies as the trip deserves? Comfort and luxury meet you at the top of the gangplank . . . Cunard decks are as wide and clean as the café-lined streets in Havana. Cunard staterooms are as smart and well-equipped as any hotel room in a cosmopolitan resort... and by way of making the Car- ibbean perfect, you will have Cunard transatlantic service in its lazy, turquoise waters... Three 16 Day Cruises... $200up Two 31 Day Cruises... $300up Vv Nass: iv au Visiting Port-au-Prince, Kingston, s Nassau, Havana, Fort-ov cao, La Guayra, Trinidad, Mar- SS. FRANCONIA tinique, Barbados, San Juan, From New York Dee. 1 and Dee. 20, 1928 Bermuda. S.S. SCYTHIA S.S. CALIFORNIA From New York Jan. 7, 1929 From New York Jan, 19 and Feb. 23, 1929 Colon, Havana, Nassau. | Prince, Kingston, Cristobal, Cura- See your local Agent Cunarp-Ancuor West InpiEs Cruises QUADRI-COLOR Co.,JaAMA AMY comicbooks.com