wefalck wrote:What is actually quite surprising is that this ship was originally built for use on the Great Lakes, rather than say Mediterranean cruises ... a lot of money went into it.
I think I saw an estimate of its price at 20 million euros in 2015. But it was estimated at 36 million at one time.
It originally cost $2 million to build, dollars at the time (1921).
The Delphine caught fire and sank in New York in 1926, before being salvaged and restored. She suffered further damage in 1940 when she ran aground in the Great Lakes and was repaired.
The bar on the main deck looked much worse after that! You can see the piano on the left.
