They were two sister ships, white, sinuous, powerful. The largest ever built.
Two female ships . Two sirens: Michelangelo and Raphael.
Michelangelo and Raphael were to become the ambassadors, on the route to New York, of Italian style in the economic boom of the 60s.
The restaurants on board were cathedrals designed to celebrate the Italian cuisine.
The masters of ceremony in the cocktail lounge were among the best barman in the world. The orchestras could play melody and swing.
But it was useless. It was too late.
The jet DC 8 Alitalia boasted in 1960 the record of eight hours on the route Rome-Milan-New York, and now no one chose the ship to go to America.
What happened to the crew were born and raised on the sea, and women who for years have expected them in the houses of Italian Riviera overlooking the harbor?
Where are the wrecks of Michelangelo and Raphael?
Memories are printed on film 35 mm., hidden until now in an archive. The last witness of the era of ocean liners, able to surprise and fun in the surreal tale of a funeral announced.