Four of the ship's lifeboats alongside the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) in Sognefjord off Balholm, Norway. The photographer is on the port side of the main deck aft looking over the ship's rail forward and down showing the manual lifeboats rafted alongside each other at the foot of the accommodation ladder. They are manned by passengers and each boat is under the supervision of two of the ship's crew. None of the occupants are wearing life jackets. The boats are about to take part in a ship's regatta. Competitive rowing regattas were commonplace in cruise ships at boating ports and other sheltered moorings. Negatives numbers P84445 to P84462 inclusive were taken on the same occasion.