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Mauretanic Cruise Tales and a Dr Louis Death on Board
In a 1965 Mauretanic voyage narrative the author recalls a 500 passenger cruise with vivid personalities from a jewel thief to a drunken Mrs Alcoholic. The ship features lavish entertainment as Captain Sullivan sails past Lisbon and Casablanca, ending with Dr Louis’s fatal illness and death after an Asian flu outbreak onboard.
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Lisbon
Sullivan
Casablanca
Louis
Oxford
Southampton
Dr. Louis
Cordie