The golden age of sea travel? Fascinating photos show what life was like onboard luxury Scottish-built transatlantic liners in the 1930s - from the first-class buffet to the third-class swimming pool

It was used for many memorable journeys - including to transport football teams to the first-ever World Cup Are we in the golden age of sea travel? The archive photographs show life on board the Conte Rosso and Conte Verde, Italian transatlantic liners built in Scotland in the early 1920s and designed to transport passengers from Europe to North and South America. Many passengers used the ship to emigrate and may have been permanently bidding farewell to Europe and their families Pictured is the dining room onboard the Conte Verde in the 1930s. The Conte Verde could transport 450 first-class passengers Pictured is the first-class dining room onboard the Conte Rosso transatlantic liner, the sister ship to the Conte Verde. A first-class brochure from 1939 advertises clay pigeon shooting on the ship's second-class deck This picture depicts the Conte Verde's third-class swimming pool in 1930.