ON BOARD THE EXPRESS SANTORINI (EX-CHARTRES) continued
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Above: The forward lobby on B Deck/Deck 6 on board the Express Santorini in 2005, looking across to starboard. The two pairs of doors visible on the far side lead to respectively the starboard side promenade deck (left) and the former Distinguished Class restaurant. The stairs lead down to the forward lobby on C Deck/Deck 5.
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Above & below: A further view of the staircase in fhe forward lobby (above), showing (below) the centrepiece artwork, a picture of Dieppe harbour presented to the ship in her days operating out of that port in the 1980s.
Above: A corner of the forward B Deck Salon Panoramique on board Chartres in 1974 with artwork showing Chartres cathedral. This space after heavy refurbishment became the main Distinguished Class lounge on the Express Santorini.
Above & below: Two views of the upper forward lounge on board the Express Santorini where Greek conversion has largely succesfully 'blandified' it.
Above: Fortunately and remarkably, one piece of the decor of the old Salon Panoramique remains in the form of this wooden relief showing Chartres Cathedral which can still be found adjacent to the bar counter.
Above: A further deck up (now Deck 7), former crew cabins have been made available for passenger use, but the conversion work evidently did not extend to the removal of old French signage.
Above & below: Plentiful outside deck space enables passengers to fully acquaint themselves with the ship's uniquely-shaped funnel, seen here on the Chartres (above) and the Express Santorini (below).
Above & below: Further deck views on board the Express Santorini's Deck 7 including the aft Deck Bar (below).
Above & below: Beneath the car deck on the Express Santorini, as this four-berth cabin (above) demonstrates, things are rather more original than in many other places on board, right down to the original blankets bearing the old SNCF monogram (below), still being used after 31 years!