Italian Line: For a last gasp in the late 1970s the Italian Line (now Italian Line Cruises) operated the MARCONI out of New York for crusing. The effort only lasted a year before the ship was sold to Costa to become the COSTA RIVERIA and the Italian Line was no more. Here are two artifacts from the Italian Line's last year: a large agency photo and a pier sign. The agency photos measures a huge 3'5" by 6'4" and is attached to foam board. The photo shows the liner with the short lived dolphin logo on the funnel. The picture is in good condition with several small nicks and tack holes. The metal 10" by 4 1/2' name board was used as a directional sign on the New York pier. It is in excellent condition. Packing and shipping extra.