GERMAN LINER

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23010, 11 April 1938, Page 13

GERMAN LINER

RELIANCE DUE TO-DAY

VOYAGING ROUND WORLD MEMORABLE WEEK BEGINS TONNAGE RECORD PROBABLE Beginning a memorable week in Auckland's shipping history, the Ham-burg-Amerika cruise liner Reliance will arrive this morning from Melbourne in the course ol' a world voyage. She will receive pratique in the stream and will berth at Western

Wharf about 7..'50 a.m. One of the most popular of the world cruise ships, the Reliance will add a distinctive note to waterfront activity, being the first German passenger liner to visit the port.

Commanded by Captain H. Ivieff, the Reliance is a sleek white steamer and her trim beauty will make a happy comparison with the great size of the Empress of Britain when she arrives to-morrow. The German vessel, of 20,000 tons gross, has three yellow funnels, topped by the HamburgAmerika band of black, white and red. She is specially designed for tropical voyages and equipped with a modern system of ventilation. Some Novel Features

The Reliance boasts a swimming pool with a roof which can be rolled back to admit the sun and fresh tropical breezes. Deck sports of all kinds, a bowling alley, and gymnasiums for men and women aro a few of the devices which keep passengers entertained. A golf professional is also carried to help golfers to improve their game. A barber's shop, beauty parlour, laundry, valet and tailor service, a daily newspaper and a florist's shop, are among the facilities which enable life on the world cruise to be lived in the modern manner. Passenger accommodation, spread over five decks, has a simple elegance.

An interesting feature of the liner is the Grill Garden, where it is possible to choose from a menu Swedish, Russian, French and even Malayan food. A verandah cafe gives n happy atmosphere of the boulevards of Paris. The Reliance is famous for its cuisine, with an enviable reputation for fine German cooking. Other Notable Arrivals The Reliance's stay of four days at Auckland is the third longest of any 011 her voyage. She will remain here until Thursday, when she will leave for Wellington. By Thursday about 12 large overseas ships will have entered port and it is considered very probable that a new merchant gross tonnage will have been established for one day. The present record of 167,462 tons gross was reached 011 December 13, when 15 overseas vessels, were in port, and half this figure will be attained on Thursday by the tonnage of three ships alone, the Empress of Britain, Reliance and Mariposa.

A feature of the week's working will be the arrival of two ships on their maiden voyages. Both ships have been built for the M.A.N.Z. Line's cargo service between Eastern Canada and Australia and New Zealand. The first, the motor-ship Port Saint John, arrived late last night from Halifax, and the Kaipara is expected to-morrow from New York. Incoming ships include vessels of many nationalities. In addition to the Reliance, another ship of the Hamburg-America Line, the steamer Naumburg, is due from New Orleans. The Dutch passenger motorship Maetsuycker is expected to-morrow from French lndo-China and the American liner Mariposa and the Panama tanker Shabonee will arrive on Thursday.

SIGHT-SEEING TOURS

PROGRAMME FOR VISITORS A total of 375 passengers, including 140 Americans, will visit New Zealand with the German eruise liner Reliance, which will reach Auckland this morning, and a comprehensive programme of sight-seeing tours lias been arranged for them. About 90 will leave by train at nine o'clock this morning for Rotorua and will return to-morrow evening. A further 50 will leave to-day by road for Waitomo and will visit Rotorua before returning to Auckland on Wednesday. One inland tour to Wellington will be made by a third partv, which will visit "VVaitorno, Rotorua, Wairakei, the Chateau, and rejoin the Reliance at Wellington on Saturday. Other passengers will be taken on sight-seeing tours of Auckland.