Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-16
TRIP TO EUROPE MOST DElIGHTFUL
 IN ANDY's LIFE

1T only wish all my friends, In fact everyone, could make the trip I made" stated Andy Novak, lo- cal business man who returned he other day from four months visit to Europe. principally, at Vienna, his former home and where his aged father lives. Ills brother Paul preceded him home ay a few months but both return sd to America and Alaska to- gether.
 Aside from the wonderful time enjoyed with his parent, nieces and other relatives and friends, Andy Is still marveling over the new Lloyd express liner s. S- Eu- ropa, the steamer which recently Set a new world mark for cross .ng the Atlantic; with Andy aboard. Hip, hip, hoorah!
 It was Novak's first trip oacK 10 Vienna in four years and he -ooks forward to making more of .hem to visit Dad" From Vien- Ia to Seattle took but Il days pr a total of IT days from Vienna 70 Seward; which, by the way, is probably another world record Third class fare on the Europa lS about $9O one way; s135 for tour 1st tickets and second class, from s150 to S172. Andy travelled 1T style, having a round-trip pas sage-$320- calling for an out side room But this was not need ed at all, he relates, as the inside staterooms are just as well ven .ilated as if they were all out side. And speaking of the ven, rilation he said 1t was absolutel. perfect throughout the entire ship Tn one of the smoking room there are at least 100 tables, h said, and at no time could h see any indication of smoke in tn room.
 Not being a drinking man, h mad little to say about beverage except that the prices of liquol tobacco, etc, were the same as O shore; however this statement should be qualified as the price he quoted were on tobacco whic, were the same as in the U. $. Tn liquor was dispensed at Europea prices.
 Now for g partial description ( the mammoth liner upon whic he returned to the shores ( America:
 The Europa, like the Bremen has the bulbous bow, devic which almost miraculously ere ates dead water" at the propel lers, giving to them push whic they could not get if the wate were rushing by. Her engine like those in the Bremen, al h-pressure-st steam turbines, tf latest and most important deve opment in the construction high-speed vessels.
 Throughout the ecorativ scheme of the Europa. there various representations of u mythological princess of Asia aft which the continent of EuroI was named, and after which lik' wise was named the new El ropa. In certain places the fl ure of Europa and the bull a treated pictorially and in othe the figures are in sculpture.
 One of the features of the E' ropa Is the long distance rad telephone apparatus similar that with which the Lloyd line Bremen and Columbus are alreat equipped and which enable pa sengers to make telephone ca to shore as we'll as to other shi of the Lloyd fleet.
 The overall length of the E ropa is 936 feet and her bread 101 feet. She has capacity f 2,2O0 passengers, as well as crt of 975 men.
 She has accommodations for g first class, 800 second class, 3 to 500 tourist class and 500 thi class passengers.
 The ship is equipped vi Framm anti-rolling tanks, whi will add greatly to the comfort
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