Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Celebrity one of the most celebrated

one of the most celebrated restaurants in Paris

the ship re-entered civilian service

There was a limit on what and how a guest could order at The Old Red House

adorable poodles illustrated a menu from one of the final voyages of the RMS Franconia

' the Heather Room is replete with Scotch tartans and Coats of Arms

Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Celebrity one of the most celebratedThe Paquebot Tonkin was part of the French Messageries Maritimes fleet. Launched in 1898 from the yards of La Ciotat, the Tonkin initially worked the Marseille Saigon Yokohama route, with space for 185 first class passengers, 86 second class and 77 third class. This menu, from February 1899, would be from one of her earliest voyages. The Tonkin took her name from the French term for northern Vietnam, which was occupied by the French at the time.