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— : - 0 7/-.A _■■----,; ,-,, --.-^>fr^-.,,. ■ „,._, ,-,..-, ■ ■ ., wwgTWg NINTH SEASON EDITER&YfME/YN RWSE by EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA f rom NEW YORK February 3rd, 1932 FARES From $900 IfWci FIC WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM s. ROUTE OF CANADIAN PACIFIC Page two 193 2- MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE Page three ITINERARY Places Visited Included in Cruise Fare Countries New York U.S.A Miles Ports Arrive Leave .Feb. 3—Wed. 12 noon. Time in Port Days Hours TSSJ'D^Luc^.v.:::::::}Madcira '6) Casablanca Morocco. Cadiz \ Spain. Gibraltar. Seville. Gibraltar. Rosia Bay / Algiers Algeria.. Palma Majorca. Ajaccio Corsica.. Tunis Tunisia. Valetta San Antonio Gardens. Messina Taormina Malta. 490 200. 72. 419. 166. 355. 375. 226. .Madeira Feb. 10—Wed. 7 a.m Feb. 11—Thu. 1 a.m 18 .Casablanca Feb. 12—Fri. 7 a.m Feb. 12—Fri. 7 p.m 12 .Cadiz Feb. 13—Sat. 7 a.m Feb. 16—Tue. 1 a.m 2 18 .Gibraltar Feb. 16—Tue. 7 a.m Feb. 16—Tue. 6 p.m .Algiers Feb. 17—Wed. 5 p.m Feb. 18—Thu. 8 p.m 1 .Palma Feb. 19—Fri. 7 a.m Feb. 19—Fri. 5 p.m .Ajaccio Feb. 20—Sat. 1 p.m Feb. 20—Sat. Midnight .Tunis Feb. 22—Mon. 6 a.m Feb. 22—Mon. 6 p.m > Sicily 150. .Malta... .Messina. ) Italy. Naples Pompeii j Venice Italy Dubrovnik \ T ~> • Bay of Kotor (Cattaro) J J a Athens \ .-. A ,. > Cireece Acropolis J Bosphorus ) Black Sea Istanbul Dardanelles Smyrna Asia Minor. Rhodes Rhodes Famagusta Cyprus 176. 820. 317 34 567. .. .Feb. 23—Tue. 7 a.m Feb. 23—Tue. 7 p.m .. .Feb. 24—Wed. 6 a.m Feb. 24—Wed. 7 p.m .Naples Feb. 25—Thu. 6 a.m Feb. 26—Fri. 7 p.m 1 .Venice Feb. 29—Mon. 7 a.m Mar. 1—Tue. Midnight 1 .Dubrovnik Mar. 3—Thu. 6 a.m Mar. 3—Thu. Noon No Landing No Landing . Athens Mar. 5—Sat. 6 a.m Mar. 5—Sat. 6 p.m Turkey 360. .Istanbul Mar. 6—Sun. 3 p.m Mar. 7—Mon. 7 p.m 1 Beirut Lebanon Mountains. > Syria. 273 235- 338 106 .Smyrna Mar. 8—Tue. 11 a.m Mar. 8—Tue. 5 p.m .Rhodes Mar. 9—Wed. 7 a.m Mar. 9—Wed. Midnight. .Famagusta Mar. 11—Fri. 6 a.m Mar. 11—Fri. Midnight.. .Beirut Mar. 12—Sat. 6 a.m Mar. 12—Sat. 11 p.m. Haifa Jerusalem Bethlehem Gethsemane Mount of Olives \ Palestine Bethany Jericho Dead Sea River Jordan Port Said ) p^:;///.::::::::::::!1^ Sphinx J Naples Italy Monte Carlo Corniche Road La Turbie I Monaco and. Nice I France. Villefranche Beaulieu 1108. .Naples .Mar. 31—Thu. 7 a.m Mar. 31 Thu. 8 p.m. I 363. .Monaco Apr. 1—Fri. 6 p.m. Cherbourg France.... Southampton England. 1865. 84. 12108. 2884. 556. . Cherbourg Apr. 8—Fri. 6 a.m Apr. 8—Fri. 8 a.m. .Southampton. .Apr. 8—Fri. 1 p.m .Southampton to Quebec. .Quebec to New York... 11 3 10 11 12 12 13 13 17 6 12 6 17 18 17 73..Haifa Mar. 13—Sun. 6 a.m Mar. 17—Thu. 8 p.m 4 14 167. .Port Said Mar. 18—Fri. 7 a.m Mar. 28—Mon. 3 p.m 10 8 13 .Apr. 3—Sun. 1 a.m 1 7 .Total mileage... 15548. .exclusive of shore trips. Cruise fare includes return Atlantic passage and transportation to New York. See page 78 regarding stopover in Europe. For particulars of included and optional shore excursions, see page 64 and following pages. DURATION At Sea 32X In Port 33 J* Difference in Time % Westbound Atlantic.... 6 Rail to New York 1 Days Days Day Days Day Total 73 Days Page four in North America!..Life..an unweed- ed garden grown to seed!... Humdrum days in a narrow circle!... Stale conversations.. .Provincialism growing on us like a moral arteriosclerosis!... Too much work and no play!...Or, it may be, too much play of the kind that leaves the mind empty, the soul unsatisfied! In such conditions, escape becomes a vital duty. Escape!... but how? Shall we mention a trip somewhere? Trips may be lonely, boring activities on occasion. We have in mind something different,... something so spiritually dynamic that it will mark, in your life, a new era. We might call it a party.. .A delightfully adventurous party, given by a solicitous and powerful host, during which, in luxurious environment, you will enjoy the company of charming and congenial gentlefolk — a party that, infinitely better than a trip "on your own", makes it possible for you to understand and appreciate, without effort and without study, the enchantment of those privileged Mediterranean lands where the most cultured and most significant human civilizations have grown and flowered!... Page five - J night Thus, we shall make good our Escape from Nada-on-the-Humdrum to the lands where Cleopatra loved, where Praxiteles wrought his immortal statues, where the Romans built an Empire, where Christ taught and lived. Soon the ship shall have weighed anchor and we shall have entered a world full of the "stuff that dreams are made of". Like the conquistadors of whom de Here- dia speaks in chiseled verse, each we shall go to sleep dreaming of legendary to-morrows. » *9\ Of course, the Cruise is planned in advance along certain general lines. But this only serves to add thrilling, exciting elements to our great spiritual adventure; the unforeseen meetings, the impromptu incidents, the surprises that lie in the elastic programs of the marvelous optional excursions.. .Thus the harvest of rare impressions and observations is slowly prepared.. .And a day will come when to you it will mean more than wealth to be able to say in reminiscent mood: "That night at sundown, on the promenade deck, somebody exclaimed: 'There, look, we've reached Port Said'—or "It was Spring time in Naples when ...". — observations and impressions that will be, to you, "a joy forever", and will keep "a bower for you" where always you may seek and find Escape. The Canadian Pacific 1932 Mediterranean Cruise has been conceived as a party of this kind. Yet, even the far flung organization of the Canadian Pacific could not realize this dream without your collaboration. The Company places at your disposal the great Empress of Australia with its last-word accommodations and services. The Company secures in advance all necessary reservations in distant lands, and painstakingly attends to the thousand and one details necessary to your comfort and physical well-being. But your cooperation is necessary to create the party we have in mind. It is for you to furnish the mental and spiritual assets of the Cruise: your freshness of outlook, your eagerness for beauty in art and life, your craving for worthwhile impressions and observations. .. Page six Empress of Australia Dream Ship of Cruises The Palatial Giantess, Former World Cruise Ship, that brings World Cruise Luxury to Mediterranean Cruising Page seven Life on Board/ The schedule of the Cruise was not planned haphazardly. February and March may not be the most pleasant months of the year, at home, but they are undoubtedly most enchanting in Mediterranean countries .. .After you have seen the New York sky-line disappear, you may say farewell to the rigours of winter. ..Springtime lies only a few days ahead...Little by little the atmosphere becomes less chilly...Longer hours are passed in the delightful activities of the open deck. The life on board has somewhat the advantages of the life in a great city...You may have strenuous days, brimful with social or sport activities... Or you may enjoy, if you prefer, the more intimate life of small groups or even the charm of what the French call "la solitude a deux". But, whatever your personal choice may be in this matter, you will soon note with increasing pleasure the spirit of old-world hospitality which pervades this new-world hostelry! The "grande maniere" of the maitre d'hotel!.. .The culinary inspirations of the French chef!... The ever present, yet unobtrusive, service of a respectful and attentive personnel...Everywhere, distinguished facilities perfectly adapted to the varied tastes and resources of guests who have this in common; that they prefer and can appreciate the best. ation After you have obtained your plan of the Empress of Australia and chosen your own quarters, you may abandon yourselves to the subtle pleasures of anticipation, secure in the thought that your prospective host has to his beckoning hand a round the world system of rail, ship and hotel that is unrivalled, that foresees all possible eventualities. Then, thrilling, yet simple preparations! Clothes?...Merely the kind you have for travel and sport, with sufficient but not elaborate provisions for evening wear, or as elaborate as you please.. .Some browsing in Mediterranean lore may be interesting at this point!.. .Just to whet your appetite!. ..But there is no necessity for it: you are not travelling with specialized scholars or archeologists, but with charming men and women of the world who are, like yourself, candidly unprejudiced concerning Mediterranean history... Think of those last days before embarking!. ..The exhilaration of saying to your friends: "We sail to-morrow at noon on the Empress of Australia!" Page eight A wide variety of accommodation is available for the Mediterranean Cruise, ranging from single rooms to palatial suites consisting of bedroom, sitting room, sun room, bath and trunk room Page nine JLhe blue-and-gold Ballroom and Lounge of the Empress of Australia, a versatile room that is a setting tonight for a frivolous, informal affair, and tomorrow night for the stately formality of a dress ball Page ten D sports of all kinds, staged on the long, covered promenade decks of the Empress of Australia, contribute to the merry whirl of life aboard this ideal cruising ship Page eleven I Jbinpress of Australia f The Empress of Australia, the gleaming white member of the Canadian Pacific's Atlantic fleet, is a speedy, safe, luxuriously appointed steamship that is everything required for delightful, effortless cruising in every clime. It is internationally famous for sumptuous comfort and spaciousness. An oil-burner, soot and smoke do not soil the cool cleanliness of its decks and interiors and make sailing on it an unalloyed pleasure. Trim of line, the Empress of Australia is 21,850 tons gross register, 32,800 tons displacement, 615 feet in length and 75 feet in breadth. Its turbine engines give it a speed of 19 knots. Details of its construction include seven passenger-decks, battery of elevators, gymnasium, swimming pool. Owing to the limit membership, only six decks will be used on the cruise and five of these are served by two elevators. The staterooms are handsomely furnished and the majority have regular beds. Not more than two persons will be placed in a room unless by request to accommodate a family or friends. There are plenty of single rooms for those who prefer to be alone. Double rooms with private bath and toilet are provided in abundance and there are suites consisting of bedroom, sitting room, sun room, baggage room, private bath and toilet. Plenty of bathrooms are available for members occupying the regular staterooms not having a private bath. More than 80% of the stateroom accommodation is outside and the majority of the rooms have hot and cold running fresh water. All rooms have electric fans, and the ship is equipped with the most modern apparatus for forced ventilation. The air in the public rooms and staterooms is changed automatically every few minutes without creating a draught. The Lounge on the Promenade Deck is decorated in the Empire style. The furniture is satinwood, with carved and gilded enrichments, upholstered in silk, and the draperies are in complete harmony. The appointments include a magnificent concert grand piano, beautifully enriched with bronze. This room has a splendid dancing floor and a special feature is the absence of pillars, the roof being on the cantilever principle, with large decorated glazed dome. Four large gilt torchieres, together with the ceiling lights, provide brilliant illumination. The Drawing Room, which adjoins the Lounge, is decorated in the Louis XVI style and furnished in white enamel with gilt enrichments. The furnishings include china cabinets, book-cases and writing tables, in addition to easy chairs and settees. The Writing Room is off the main Entrance Hall on the Promenade Deck, near the elevators. It is treated in the Louis XVI style with tinted walls and white enamelled ceiling, and the furniture is mahogany. Page twelve B Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific T JxE Empress of Australia has many secluded little corners like this, where small groups can stage those impromptu gatherings, which add so much spice to the days at sea Page thirteen ■ I N the Smoking Room of the Empriss of Australia, you find ease and hospitality in harmony with the rare beauty of its walls and furnishings. Page fourteen T * .-JL. JtlLiC/ beautiful Pompeiian Swimming Pool of the- Empress of Australia, a very popular rendezvous when the ship is speeding across the blue Mediterranean waters. Page fifteen Empress of Australia i The Smoke Room, also on the Promenade Deck, is in the Louis XVI style with oak-panelled walls and white ceiling. Tapestry and leather- covered chairs and settees, card tables and writing tables comprise the furnishings of this room. The Dining Saloon is on Deck B and accommodates 368 persons at one sitting, the tables being arranged for small parties of two to six persons. It is decorated in French Regency style, the walls and ceiling being enamelled with gilt enrichments, and the furniture is mahogany. It has a large dome extending up through Deck A, and altogether is one of the most luxurious rooms in any ship. Immediately adjoining are two private dining rooms, each accommodating 20 persons. The Main Entrance Hall on the Promenade Deck is finished in white enamel and has a large circular dome light. Two wide staircases and two elevators lead from this entrance down to the other decks. The Promenade Decks provide ample space for deck chairs, promenading, deck sports and dancing. The forward end of the Promenade Deck is enclosed with detachable glass screens, thus ensuring comfort on deck in all weather. On an extensive cruise of this kind, sufficient promenade space is an essential feature, as a great many people prefer to spend the major portion of their time on deck. On the aft end of the Promenade Deck is the Verandah Cafe. This delightful rendezvous, with its beamed ceiling and wicker furniture, will be a great favorite in the warm climes. The Gymnasium is on the port side of the Promenade Deck aft and is furnished with all latest appliances for exercise, including rowing machines, bicycle machines, horse machines, camel machines, pulley weight machines, punching bag and Swedish wall bars. Regular classes are held daily for both ladies and gentlemen, and private lessons may be arranged with the Physical Instructor free of charge. The Pompeiian Swimming Pool is on Deck D and there are individual showers and dressing rooms. The Electric Bath is on Deck B. The Kitchens and Pantries are situated on Deck C and will compare with the best arrangements afloat or ashore. The most modern electrical and other appliances enable the staff to supply a perfect cuisine. The Canadian Pacific is famous throughout the world for the meals furnished on its steamships, and that high standard will not only be maintained on the cruise but will be excelled if possible. Page sixteen nr Jw\. JnLli Empress of Australia's spacious decks could not be improved upon for cruising purposes. There is ample space for the ever popular horse races, deck tennis, ship golf, organized sports. Page Seventeen Mad ♦ eira or the problem evening in February the 10th...Not a very inspiring date at home!... The best you could hope from such a day would be a rather ordinary round of duties of what to eat, of what to do with afternoon probably execrable weather!.. .But that is not the program for the 10th of February, 1932. The probabilities are that the sky will be unbelievably bright with stars all night long, and with the coming of the dawn we shall sight the Madeira Islands. The loftiness of the rugged peaks that tower above deep and narrow ravines and the bold precipices of the coast afford scenes of picturesque beauty and striking grandeur that will hold your enraptured gaze until, at seven, the Empress of Australia will round the last promontory and drop anchor in the beautiful harbor of Funchal, the capital. Picture yourself on the deck as the ship enters the harbor!.. Surrounded by friends in high spirit!.. .Exchangingimpressions!.. .Making arrangements for the evening at the Casino!.. .There is purple and gold in the sky!.. .Against a background of green hillside, the old-world houses of Funchal make white, blue and pink spots!... The moment is undimmed and full of promise!.. .For, to-night you shall dance on Portuguese soil, in fairylike environment, to the rhythm of irresistible music. The dance at the Casino is given in your honor. At the landing place, a carroe awaits your pleasure. From behind the chintz curtains of this unique vehicle, which has wooden runners instead of wheels and is drawn by a pair of slow-moving oxen, you gaze at pretty villas and gardens built on hill slopes and terraces... Some day, words shall Page Eighteen Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific In sunny Madeira, if you are looking for unusual thrills, you go catapulting downwards in perfect safety from the Terreiro da Lucta—in a carrinho-do-monte, a mere drop of 3285 feet achieved in less than twenty minutes! Page Nineteen Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Casablanca affords enthralling insights into that strange combination of French and Moorish customs and ways which go to make up present-day Morocco. Here are shown the minaret and gate of the Arab Holy City. Page Twenty fail you when you try to convey to others the spell of this exotic atmosphere laden with the perfumes of roses and heliotrope.. .the exhilarating dancing under the blaze of lights in the Casino...the beauty of the Casino Gardens under tropical stars... The forenoon is devoted to an excursion by cog railway to the top of Terreiro da Lucta, 3285 feet above the sea. You have lunch on the summit after which you may allow yourself the thrill of coasting down in a basketlike sled called a "carrinho-do-monte," that takes you down in twenty minutes along a twisted path, between vine- festooned walls, wayside streams and quaint medieval houses. During the afternoon, you do as you please...You may visit the historical sites of Funchal!..Go shopping for Madeira fruit or famous Madeira embroideries!... Sit in the shade at some outdoor cafe!... Walk through parks and gardens flaming with rare flowers!. ..Visit the very interesting 14th Century Cathedral!.. .Evening finds you back to your comfortable quarters on board the Empress, delighted and anxious to have your snap-shots or "movie" films developed or to j ot down a few significant observations in your Log Book. The Moroccan Coast! On the 12th of February, we drop anchor for twelve hours in the fine harbor of Casablanca, on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. It •will be a surprise to find here, not so very far away from home, a fascinating Far West of the Mohammedan world. Casablanca owes its present importance to the French who in less than 15 years have built up a complete new city with a population of 120,000. But in spite of the new European settlement, Casablanca has a native quarter teeming with picturesque crowds and unspoiled life. The Moroccans have an eye for color and, in the exotic pageant of native life which will pass before your eyes, you will note djellabos (the native outer garment) of different shades of violet, blue, green, gray red, garnet and brown....Monkey boys and child acrobats will perform for you in the street.. .You will be expected to throw them pennies or rather French sous Rug merchants will follow you in the cafes and pester you to buy their wares... And this aliveness and pictures- queness of the streets of Casablanca will remain as an amusing memory of your short stay on Moroccan shores. Before sundown the Empress is again on its way towards the Strait of Gibraltar.. .We are fast approaching the Mediterranean Sea, object of our pilgrimage!... Page Twenty-one Seville, Spain's proudest and loveliest city. Here Carmen lived, loved and sang. Don Juan carried on his immortal amours. Columbus at last won his sovereigns' aid, and Murillo wrought his masterpieces. Page Twenty-two # J*-^. pain f First prolonged shore-leave.. .February 13th, 14th, 15th, a total of sixty six hours!...For three enjoyable days your forwarding address can be Cadiz, Seville, Granada! Your friends at home would certainly treasure a letter from you, post-marked "Seville, February 14th, 1932." You would write somewhat as follows: "Yesterday we were in Cadiz...We motored leisurely along the marine promenade that fringes the city between the ramparts and the sea.. .A sparkling Spring day! Temperature at 65° all day with a delightful westerly sea-breeze!...Lofty houses wifh turrets and flat roofs in decidedly Moorish style!.. .A most interesting ramble through many historic streets!—We saw the Cathedral, Botanical Gardens, Capuchinos Convent, Bull Ring... "To-day, Seville gay and lovely!... I looked for the Barber of Seville! But I couldn't find him!... He has probably gone in for real estate or advertising!... But I met Carmen!... Somewhere on the Western bank of the Gaudalquivir in the suburb of Triana!.. .An olive- skinned beauty in gipsy costume, she smiled and scowled in turn at the members of our party! "The street-life of Seville is animated and picturesque beyond belief. Many of the townsfolk as well as the peasants who have come to town still wear the vivid costumes which are so well adapted to the sunny climate of Andalusia, and their gaiety, wit and grace of manner are delightful. "Of course Seville is rich beyond dreams in art treasures. There is the beautiful church of Sancta Maria de la Sede, probably the most original monument of Spanish Gothic in the world!.. .We saw beautiful metal work, carvings, painted glass, church vestments, statues!. .And everywhere priceless examples of the Seville school of painting! Do you know that both Velasquez and Murillo were natives of Seville? This morning we admired a few wonderful original Velasquez and Murillo paintings in some relatively poor churches!... "Above the city rises the Giralda Tower built by the Moors in 1184. And not far distant is the incomparable palace, —the Alcazar—with its gardens, mosaics, fountains and lacy arabesques in carved stones. "The Alcazar is comparable in interest and beauty with the Alhambra of Granada. The facade, the hall of ambassadors and the Patio de Las Munecas are the most striking portions.. .The palate is the chief relic of the Moorish dominion in Seville. Page Twenty-Three Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific On one slope of Gibraltar is the English Section, wherein the holders of The Rock live. Gibraltar, as one gazes upwards at it, looks grim and battered, worthy in appearance of its stirring, war-stained past. Page Twenty-four na Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Algiers presents a smiling, modern front, deluding you, almost convincing you, that this isn't, can't be Africa. But disillusionment comes, as you step into this narrow street and are back ten centuries in the old city of the Corsairs. Page Twenty-five r— m it "Nowhere in Spain are the great Church festivals celebrated with so much splendor, and just now the city is crowded with foreigners." At Seville, ways divide for a time. Some members will prefer to remain the night and another day among Seville's gayeties and splendors, a privilege gained at a slight extra charge. Other members, devotees of Washington Irving and worshippers of beauty, will take the optional excursion to Granada and the peerless Alhambra. But the main party will leave in the evening for Cadiz and the Empress of Australia which will sail for Gibraltar early in the morning of February 16, and pass between the "Pillars of Hercules" at daylight on that date. The day in Gibraltar is interestingly divided. The morning is devoted to a ride up and over the Rock in fiacres, a ride which takes members through the modern, lively little town that clings to the slope, through streets where Moors, Spaniards, London-looking "Bobbies", Hindus, Nubians and English officers pass and repass, up to the ancient Moorish castle that was built in 711, to the fortifications, sub-tropical Gardens and the view of the harbor from Rosia Bay. The afternoon is free, for a trip, if you wish, to gay little Algeciras, the Spanish village across the Bay, where you may have afternoon tea and bargain en route for treasures brought duty free from Mediterranean and Oriental lands. A Thought for our Host! And while we live unforgettable hours here in romantic environment, peopled with the personages of historical and legendary lore, there is in the back of our heads the comforting thought that our majestic Empress is waiting at anchor in the harbor of Gibraltar!. .This is certainly an ideal way of travelling!... Our pleasure might be slightly marred by anxiety and worry if we did not have, at every moment of our stay on foreign soil, the impression, constantly strengthened by numerous incidents, that our host is omnipresent and that everywhere as his guests, we are assured of respectful preferential treatment!... After a day in Gibraltar, the Empress of Australia crosses the Mediterranean to Algiers where you see modern suburbs with lavish villas, fashionable hotels and shops that outvie Paris, — and also, in the native Page Twenty-six Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific A windmill that still functions at Palma, Majorca. Palma with its bright-colored houses and tropic gardens rests like a vivid corsage on the blue bowl of its harbor, and in Palma, there is no rush, no hurry, no bustle. Page Twenty-seven J I a 9 I is St s$m» •*-*- ^ section, a veritable city of corsairs with Bedouins, veiled women, hole-in- the-wall shops where gems and brass- ware gleam brightly. Deep shadows alternate with blinding shafts of sunlight. Windowless Arab houses shut out the sky. Moorish doorways stand half-revealed. Picturesque,. yes, and smelly! But you wouldn't have missed it for worlds. And you've had enough surprises, shocks and contrasts to do you for a day or two In this' dynamic age, there's but one way of safe-guarding, of keeping inviolate an Eden, a Paradise, and that is to adopt Spain's expedient with Majorca; of setting it afloat on the sea, far from the beaten sea lanes. The Empress of Australia manages to find it, however, on February the 19th, just as the sun is coming up, and you are transferred from the modernity of her decks and rooms to a place where even the ubiquitous donkeys seem happier, healthier and cleaner! Palma, Majorca's capital, with its bright-colored houses and tropic gardens, rests like a vivid corsage on the blue bowl of its harbor. At the ancient wharves, gay felucas and nondescript craft bob gently, sleepily, and along the waterfront bronzed fishermen in red caps and rich-hued velveteens mend their nets, gently, sleepily! For in Palma there is no hurry, no rush and no bustle, no strife of commerce, no sociologic problems. Beneath the caressing sun, happy idlers sleep peacefully. An enchanted atmosphere of calmness, serenity, friendliness, pervades every scene. Up the mountainside climb the narrow Moorish streets. In the still harbor waters are reflected the golden glow of Palma'stwo architectural Page Twenty-eight A J Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific A street in Ajaccio, Corsica, showing a veritable department store on wheels. To the right is the small church which Napoleon Bonaparte attended as a boy, in the days when this small island was all he knew. Page Twenty-nins Mediterraneav Cruise Canadian Pacific K3|2gtt$!P' Ijk In Tunis you may stand on the roof of the Bey's Palace and gaze past the ornate minaret of the Grand Mosque at the blue Mediterranean in the distance. Page Thirty Algiers and Tunis f 1 gems, the massive buttressed Cathedral and the delicately lovely Lonja. When you have seen these, there still remain the baroque beauties of the Casa de Cort and the Church of San Felio, the Moorish baths, Poroco-Pi's cave and aquarium with its absolutely genuine octopus, Bellver—the medieval castle built as it should be,with moat, grating for the pouring of boiling water on unwelcome callers, draw- well, great fireplace that roasted oxen whole. From Palma, magnificent motor roads dip, soar, climb and twist over the lovely mountains to Valldemosa, Miramar, Soller. And after a short stay in picturesque Corsica, where Napoleon was born, we come to Tunis, another version of France in Africa. In Tunis, just as in Algiers, there is also, set apart from the European quarters, a picturesque and strange native city...We shall pass here a few delightful hours in narrow streets that hold a perpetual fair! Snake- charmers and Moorish story-tellers shall perform for us. And we shall not forget a visit to the place where John Howard Payne, author of "Home Sweet Home" was buried in 1852. In the rue Al Jezira, along which run electric trams, you can see in the morning hundreds of camels bearing charcoal to market. From various points, you will be afforded the opportunity of looking over the city with its great citadel, its many minarets and its flat-topped houses. Beyond the Jewish quarter, is the Place el Halfa-Ouine, a favorite rendezvous of the Moslem population. In the famous bazaar quarter, the streets are narrow and tortuous, some being vaulted and many covered in with planking. They are known as suks (markets) and each suk is devoted to one particular trade. The principal suks are el-Attarin (the perfumers), el-Farashin (carpets), el-Birka (jewelry) ...And near by are the green tiles, domes and walls, enriched with rose-colored marbles, of the mausoleum of the beys. IE f ^ Page Thirty-one Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific t* j^e^ew-.-. . .... M£jfK *eiii Page Thirty-two '£« waterfront at Valetta, ^capital of Malta, the British stronghold in the Mediterranean. Valetta is one of the loveliest of Mediterranean cities, with ramparts, steep-tilted streets, old churches, bastioned terraces and gardens. . Malta and Sicily/ Northward we sail, and in the early morning of February the 23rd we come to Malta, the little isle of wonderfully mild climate which is England's Mediterranean naval base. Here are neolithic caves, the ruins of Phoenician temples, Roman villas and early Christian catacombs. Valetta is a lovely medieval city built by the Knights of St. John, with ramparts, fortifications and bas- tioned terraces that once protected Christian Europe against ^ the Moslem armies. We travel now to Sicily, the magic island of legend and romance, that forms a sort of enchanting bridge between Europe and Africa. In the ancient city of Messina where we shall pass a few memorable hours, we shall enjoy the spectacle of lemon groves, palm-trees, Arab fountains, and shall certainly be led into the temptation of buying rare old embroideries and fine specimens of the gold and silver-smith's art. The very ground, in Sicily, is rich with art treasures. Every year, new examples of Greek beauty are uncovered. Monuments in natural golden stone are to be found everywhere. Superb temples of the epoch that preceded the Christian era are still standing. In some of these temples, great mosaicists have emblazoned the 'walls with gold which still glows. But you may be yet more interested in the lesser treasures for which the Island is celebrated: the silver-plate of Messina, Adriatic pearl- sewn ornaments, enamels and cut stones set in gold and silver, carvings and paintings showing the Byzantine influence, silk weavings from Catania's mulberry groves. And yet, as you leave Sicily, drenched in light or veiled in mist, as you lose sight of the sunlit mountains and of the shore outline of quays and small harbors, it may be that you will think regretfully, not of the Island's unique art treasures, but of those magnificent Sicilian gardens with their buildings, terracings, fountains, bridges and pavilions. In after years,—surrounded possibly by winter landscapes,—you will find solace in recalling the rare hours passed at Taormina, between castled eyrie and sea, surrounded by glorious mountain vistas, gorgeous old palaces, monasteries, villas, fountains and flowers. Far below, the sea makes music on the shore. In the ancient amphitheatre grass now grows, but as you sit there, among the crumbling arches, and gaze far off at Aetna's smoke-plume, you know that Taormina could never possibly have been lovelier than it is in the present, but you cease to wonder that for twenty-three hundred years people have been coming to winter in Taormina. Page Thirty-three Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Between castled eyrie and sea Taormina sits, its streets all up and down, its houses and palaces built staunchly on a cliff six hundred feet above the dimpling waters. Page Thirty-four >,A^, ■ For seventeen hundred years Pompeii's splendor lay concealed beneath ashes rained down upon the city by Vesuvius. Today, past the two pillars of the Temple of Apollo the threatening cone can still be seen. Page Thirty-five Italy f From February the 24th to March the 1st, we shall be travelling in Italy or along the Italian coast. Naples, Rome, Florence, Venice!... Jewel cities of the world!.. .Sunny, vine-clad hills!.. .Colorful life!... With the gleam of the Mediterranean or the Adriatic!.. .A sky so wonderfully blue that poets have sung odes to it and great artists have painted pictures just to have the pleasure of using it as a background! On February the 25th, in the early morning, the Empress of Australia enters the Bay of Naples. Already we can see the city, built on the slopes of a range of volcanic hills. It rises from the shore like an amphitheatre. From the summit occupied by the castle of St. Elmo a transverse ridge runs south to form the promontory of Pizzofalcone and divide the city into two natural crescents. There is suppressed emotion among the cruise-members that line the ship's rails as they gaze on this unique site and realize that they have reached Italy, "the classic land of all the arts". We live long, crowded hours in Naples!... Motor through Via Roma, over Ponte Delia Sanita! Through Corso Vittorio, Emmanu- elle!... Past churches, monasteries, gardens and parks!...A visit to the Museum!...In the afternoon, by special train, to Pompeii, the city that Vesuvius buried under ashes in Page Thirty-six Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific The high-piled houses and multitudinous balconies of a typical street in Naples. Not far away is the Park by the Villa Nazionale where Neapolitan life is at its gayest and best. Page Thirty-seven f ill 79 A.D.,—the ruins of which have been partly excavated, revealing marvels of architecture; a forum, temples, thermae, theatres, etc... Optional excursions to Caserta and Vesuvius!...A four-day optional trip to Rome and Florence!... A delightful two-day sail through the Strait of Messina and up the Adriatic to the magic islands and lagoons where Venice holds court to the world!... The Queen of the Adriatic ? Go on deck as the Empress of Australia wends her way into the rippling harbor, see the magic islands rise like amethysts in the pale light and the palaces reflected in color low down in the water. Everything that is beautiful in Venice is best seen from that great main waterway, the Grand Canal, which winds through the city in the shape of the letter S. Spend an hour in idle, aimless drifting along this most celebrated Canal in history, along waters so motionless and still that the faded rose and cream buildings seem to rise from limitless depths, so motionless and still that sky, water and structures seem continuations one of the other. To have dinner "en tete a tete" with a charming travelling-companion is a delightful experience!... But this ritual gains added significance and memorableness when the setting is the Dining Salon of the Royal Danieli at Venice!...This hotel was once the palace of the doges. It is to-day the rendezvous of distinguished Americans, English lords and ladies, French stars, famous artists, renowned diplomats!...We will dine there, the night of our first day in Venice. Our days in Venice!... We enjoy every minute of them!.. Standing under the matchless Campanile!.. Lounging in the cabin of a gondola!.. .Mixing with the cosmopolitan crowd on the sunny Piazza! And, while the song of the church bells ceases and the twilight shimmers across the lagoon, we shall try to1 understand the spell that Venice has cast over so many great poets and artists of history!...Wasn't it after deciding to make his permanent abode on the Lido that Byron wrote the verses: "So, we'll go no more a- roving!"? As to ourselves we shall "go again a-roving" but not before we have "repeopled Venice with her own past and stamped her image on our memory". Page Unity-eight Your afternoons in Venice are for sightseeing, iYomr evenings for idle, aimless drifting along the Grand Canal. Page Thirty-nine Mediterranean Crutse Canadian Pacific Inside Dubrovnik's massive walls are red tile roofs, narrow streets, stately cloisters, quaint old markets, not a whit changed by the passage of centuries. Page Forty Onbrovnik in J ugoslavia f As the Empress of Australia smoothly driven by her oil-burning engines, rides the sea joyously towards Dubrovnik, our next port of call, we can study at leisure the Eastern Coast of the Adriatic Shortly after leaving Venice, somebody points out Trieste and then Fiume, where the poet-soldier D'Annunzio staged his dramatic digression during the Great War. All along that coast, on our port side, lies the new country of Jugoslavia, consisting of the old kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro, and of the Austrian provinces of Slavonia and Dalmatia. Dubrovnik (or Ragusa, as it was formerly called) used to be an administrative centre of Dalmatia. Its situation and its undisturbed atmosphere of antiquity combine to make it one of the most picturesque "finds" of our Mediterranean Cruise. We shall have opportunity to admire the architectural wonders of Dubrovnik: the Palace of the Rectors, the Mint, the Cathedral, the strikingly beautiful Franciscan and Dominican convents. The shops of Dubrovnik will dazzle and tempt us with silk, embroideries, handwrought jewelry and rare armor. In the narrow streets flanked with tall houses we meet blond Morlachs (Slavs or Serbs) wearing their brightly-colored costumes, and the dark- haired and olive-skinned Montenegrins. In the afternoon, the Empress sails leisurely up the Bocche di Cattaro (Bay of Kotor) a winding and beautiful inlet of the Adriatic On the shores of the Bocche is the quaint medieval town of Kotor and the picturesque Castelnuovo with its dismantled 14th Century citadel.. .But we are now heading southward towards Greece and Athens! Page Forty-one Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific In Athens you will be shown ruins of many temples, but chances are this exquisite little temple will appeal most to you. It was dedicated to Nike, wingless goddess of victory. Page Forty-two Athens f It is on March the 5th that the Empress of Australia comes to anchor in Phaleron Bay, and makes its way shoreward past stately ships and picturesque sailing craft. In Athens' heyday, a long walled road joined shore with city, but to-day you ride along a perfect motor road, through pastoral scenes that are a delight to the eye. Aboard ship you have caught sight of the slender columns of the Parthenon that crown the Acropolis, and straight as an arrow you are carried aloft to them. Up the west side you climb, through the Buele gate, and make an ascent of those broad marble stairs, up which once wound triumphal processions with their spoils of war and sacrificial offerings. To your right is the exquisite little Temple of Nike, goddess of victory, wingless lest victory fly away from Athens! Within the double-winged gateway of the marvellous Propylaea, still stands that veritable forest of shrines and statues. And another memorable day has passed!... As the Empress weighs anchor, once again, at sundown, on the evening of March the 5th,.... and heads towards the Dardanelles, you will find time, away from your bridge or dancing party, to enter in your Log Book the events of that day. A day that held an amazing surprise for you. Your impression of course was that Greece was altogether familiar to you. The Greeks of old remain to-day the greatest instructors of mankind. Their literature and philosophy hold an important place in our modern school curriculum. Their statues and monuments have created the standards by which we judge the beauty of human form and the perfection of architectural lines. All this you knew. That is why you were not prepared for the emotion that crept over you as you gazed on those slender columns of the Parthenon enveloped in that magic-working light that never fails. Great men, all through history, have come to Athens to explore or criticize...and have remained to worship!... And you also, as you visit the shrines, see temples and statues that constitute the historical phenomenon which a French writer has called "le miracle grec", will feel the thrill that comes from the contemplation of perfect artistic achievements. And, as you pass from the Ancient City to the modern Athens, it will be hard for you, amid the gayety and excitement of the casinos and shops, to forget the glorious yellowed marble forms that crown the Acropolis. It may be that you will then recall with a new understanding Keat's "Ode to a Grecian Urn": "For Truth is Beauty, Beauty Truth, "That is all we know, and all we need to know" Page Forty-three Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Long ago it was known as Byzantium. For years we were accustomed to call it Constantinople. To-day it is named Istanbul. But despite its change of name, it is still as fascinating as of old, with its matchless situation, tragic history and the marvelous architectural remains of its successive occupations by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Moslems. Page Forty-four ~rf At Smyrna in Asia Minor, ships of all the world come to anchor, and on the broad highway that skirts the harbor all the races of the world seem- to congregate. Smyrna is noted for tts figs, the brilliance of its sunshine, and as the scene of some of the most turbulent and stirring occurrences of modern times. Page Forty-five Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific On the Island of Rhodes, the Castle of the Knights still rears its ponderous walls,reminiscent of the days when this was an outpost of Christian civilization, one of the main bulwarks of Europe against the onsweep of Moslemry. Page Forty-six Istanbul' # On board S.S. Empress of Australia!..Morning of March the 6th!... Over your coffee, in your cosy corner of the white and gold dining- room, you ponder over the program of the day.. The Empress is now passing the storied shores of the Aegean Sea...And there may be a few conflicting engagements to-day.. .Decidedly, your appointment with the Beauty Parlor or the Barber's Shop should not prevent you from paying homage to the beauty of Helen of Troy. The course of the Empress lies, indeed, not far off from the excavations of the celebrated Trojan city.. .Your dip in the Pompeiian Swimming Pool should not interfere with your viewing the spot 'where Leander swam the Hellespont in answer to the beckoning fires lit on the opposite shore by his beloved Hero!...Nor should any mere bridge barrage in the lounge keep you from standing at attention on the deck as we pass Gallipoli's tragic shore, and approach the city known sometime ago as Constantinople, and now as Istanbul. When we disembark, we are almost in Asia. — Pera is th'e European City on the western side of the Golden Horn and, from the marble quay where we stand, if we turn our faces towards the east, we can see the Asiatic shore across the dark waters.. .There rise the domes, minarets, spindles of stone of Istanbul!... It is something in one's life to have seen this incomparable silhouette!. ..Like an overwhelming vision of the past!...The Istanbul which the Caliphs of old contemplated, which Suleiman the Magnificent ruled, where the mystery of Islam still lives, so near us, and yet so immeasurably far away!... We shall venture there to-morrow!.. .To visit the Grand Bazaar, the Sultan's Palace, the tortuous streets with their 4,000 small shops full of silks, rugs, scimitars and glittering jewels! — And we shall reverently don felt slippers and walk through one of the most beautiful of human creations, the interior of the Mosque of Sancta Sophia!... We remain two days on the banks of the Bosphorus Then we resume our journey...And it may be that your room will be adorned henceforth with a strange Arabic inscription embroidered in gold letters!... Challenging the curiosity of your friends!...A mysterious amulet containing a prayer from the Koran: "O Compassioner, direct us in the way of those on whom there is no wrath and who go not astray." Page Forty-seven Imiyriia^ Rhodes and Cyprus f On our way from Istanbul to Beirut, we shall stop in Smyrna, as ancient as the first dawn of history and rich in Greek and early Christian monuments; in Rhodes, famed for its delightful climate, its figs, pomegranates and oranges, where we shall have the opportunity to admire many ruins and monuments that remain as a testimonial of this city's ancient achievements in sculpture and architecture; in Famagusta (Cyprus), under the nominal dominion of Turkey, but now administered by England, where there are ruins and remains of Graeco-Phoenician art — statues, metalwork, vases and coins — unbelievably perfect. Nowhere more than in Smyrna, Rhodes and Cyprus does our Escape seem so complete! For three days, long hours that have an element of eternity, we feel far removed from the world of Occidental progress, economic problems, practical little pursuits!. ..temporarily relieved of our wearying "white man's burden"!...A new world appears to us, as fresh as it is to the eyes of twenty.. .We have escaped from the homely and the habitual.. .There are new scents in the air, new roads before us leading into mystery, new visions of an enchanted past, a glimpse of a different human life, with different aims, inspired by different ideals! In Cyprus, particularly, everything conspires to make us forget the world we have escaped. There is in the spectacles, in the sounds, in the very silence of this mystic island, strong intimations that the romance of history and literature has actually been embodied in real life and that here is its home. Famagusta is one of the most interesting of places!. .A town of immense antiquity!. .At first, before the Christian era, a wealthy and populous trade- centre. Then, adorned with beautiful Greek temples. Page Forty-eight Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific On the Island of Cyprus is the Mosque of St. Sophia, the only Gothic-type mosque in the world. Begun in 1194t it was originally a Christian cathedral. When the Moors captured Cyprus they converted it into a Mohammedan place of worship. Page Forty-nine A street in Beirut, capital of Syria, the "Left Hand Land". Syrians write from right to left, nod up instead of down, forget to remove their hats when they enter the house, but thoughtfully take off their shoes; and as a final comicality call the proud father by the name of his first* born son. Page Fifty Then again, somewhat later, with Christian churches and monasteries. The Crusaders thought it a city of Paradise! Here the East met the West...A sort of feudal civilization developed in which English and French counts, barons and adventurers established themselves, built estates and gardens, and lived pagan luxury. Shall we climb, not far from Famagusta, to some famous mountain- castle?... High above the surrounding summits we shall see crenellated walls, crowned with lofty towers!.. .Through crooked passages, secret stairways, great galleries cut in the rock, we shall come to a small chapel.. .Then, through more stairs, more rooms, more passages to heavily vaulted chambers with narrow, rectangular openings for windows, and again out in the open to flat grass-covered roofs where once gardens were grown...This ancient stronghold probably surrendered one day to the crusaders' armies. ..What a world of glory and strange, violent civilization it evokes! Through these chambers and up and down these stairways passed ladies dressed in barbaric splendor, knights in steel armor or velvet doublet, troubadours carrying their lute, dusky saracens in Oriental robe plotting against the Christian invader!... And in the years to come, the name of Cyprus shall bring back to your imagination a world entirely apart.. .In your thoughts, you shall sit again on the slope of the silent ramparts, listen again to the rustle of the sea breaking against the dismantled battlements, see the sheep grazing and the little Turkish children playing among the ruins of the fallen palaces!... Beirut is reached, the city that Saturn, father of Zeus, founded. Partly European, partly Oriental, Beirut is a charming, progressive city, beautifully situated between the Mountains of Lebanon and the sea. In its newer sections and suburbs are handsome villas set in sub-tropic gardens, and wide driveways running along between orange, lemon, sycamore and palm trees. Its climate is mild, frostless even in winter, and tempered in summer by the breezes that blow in " litffwiwl from the sea. Countless legends, countless historical associations cling around Beirut and its luxuriant environs. Many civilizations have flourished and expired here, leaving traces in ruins and fascinating tales. And as a result of these, and Beirut's beauty, you are going to find your Syrian adventure thrilling, enjoyable. ^s. Page Fifty-one Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Light and shadow make mystic interplay in the narrow arched streets of Jerusalem, and Arabs, Hebrews and blacks pass and repass in endless procession. This is the Street of David, one of the city's most interesting thoroughfares, with ancient houses, barred windows and dim doorways that fairly cry out for exploration. Page Fifty-two Palestine f Two full memory After our visit to Beirut and the Lebanon, many incidents on the way will remind us that we are approaching holy territory. If we take the optional excursion to Baalbek, ancient Heliopolis of the Greeks, and Damascus, fantastic city of bazaars and of howling dervishes, we shall meet groups of pilgrims, coming on foot from distant lands, excited, exhausted, travelling, their eyes lit with strange ecstasy, toward Jerusalem, Holy City of Christian and Mohammedan alike. No matter what our beliefs are, we shall be inclined to join in spirit these humble ones who come to Palestine with a heart full of prayer and quite often with eyes full of tears. Those days in the Holy Land will recall many stirring associations and will afford us an opportunity to obtain a more personal understanding of that transcendental human hope that is religion. days in Jerusalem!... Here, every spot is hallowed by some of the triumph and passion of "the Son of Man".. .Here many nations and religious groups have jealously taken possession of some vantage point and have installed permanent embassies as at an international well-spring of never fading memories and associations!...We shall have the opportunity of seeing every significant monument, of mingling with the pilgrims, of hearing the psalmodies, chants, lamentations, of those services and ceremonies that are always going on in this unique city in all the languages of the world!...And our guide may be Arab, but he ■will lower his voice in a strangely reverent way as he points out "the Gethsemane"..."the Flagellation Chapel"... "the Mount of Calvary" Altogether an experience that will be treasured by many of us, and which all of us will recall again and again throughout our lives. Page Fifty-three The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, symbol of an ancient race's sorrow. Nearby is part of the wall that encompassed the city in Herod's time. Nearby, too, are David's Tower, Mount Moriah, the Garden of Gffiffsemane, and other spots inextricably associated with the greatest story of all times. Page Fifty-four Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific The passage of countless years has failed to destroy the massive walls of Jerusalem, the world's most sacred city. And today, in their shadow, donkeys mope dreamily, robed figures move by, and the sun filters down, just as centuries and centuries ago. Page Fifty-five Bethlehem f. - j There will be refreshing hours when we travel in Galilee, stopping at Tiberias, moving along roads and paths that were followed in the long ago by the patriarchs and prophets and by the greatest of them, Him of Nazareth.' In this delightful springtime of Asia Minor, our motor will proceed leisurely through sunny and hilly by-ways, bordered with iris, cyclamen and anemone. Some evening, at dusk, with possibly a rising crescent in the sky, on a height ahead of us, a little gray town will appear. Steeples, minarets, square houses!... Bethlehem!... and perhaps, by the wayside, as we enter the town, we shall see a woman in native costume, wearing a white veil and carrying a child And it may happen that this simple spectacle, in this biblical setting, will startle us and move us somewhat more than we shall be willing to confess. The Lake of Galilee has a beauty of its own. The surrounding hills are recessed from the shore or rise gradually from it. From every spot, the peak of Hermon is visible. The lake, which was the scene of many events in the life of Jesus and his disciples, is shaped like a pear and is twelve and a quarter miles long by almost seven miles broad. On the western bank, you will observe a few small mounds and heaps of stones, called Abu Zany, considered by many archeologists as the site of Bethsaida—the birthplace of the disciples Peter, Andrew and Philip. At the south of the plain of Gennesareth, Magdala, the home of Mary Magdalene, will be pointed out to you. Continuing our journey southward, we shall traverse the plain of Zebulon, stop a few hours at Nazareth, scene of Christ's childhood, of which the Judeans of old were wont to say: "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" At Nablus, ancient Schechem, occupying a most beautiful site, we shall be reminded of the great events of the Bible, from Abraham to Jesus. There indeed are Jacob's Well, the tomb of Joseph, the ancient temple of the Samaritans, and here annually the Hebrews kept the Feast of the Passover. ... and with these barren plains and hills, with these shapeless heaps of stones, with these dry wells and watercourses are associated the words and hopes that have leavened all our history. ■TV* £»*«#- Page Fifty six ss? Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific In many of its aspects, Bethlehem has changed but little in the last two or three thousand years. Natives pass, garbed in costumes of Biblical days. Robed women still come to Mary's Well for water. The houses have the same flat roofs. Ancient occupations still claim the attention of the men. Page Fifty-seven ■ yptf You may arrive at Cairo with the state of mind of a blase traveler!... But when you go back to the Empress of Australia at Port Said, ten days later, you'll have become an enthusiast for things Egyptian! From your first night at the fine metropolitan hotel in Cairo, the work of your conversion will begin. How could you help liking Cairo? The new quarters are exactly like a beautiful French city, while the old Cairo, in the Eastern section, has kept unimpaired all its oriental picturesqueness. Cairo is the largest city of the African continent and the largest visited on our Mediterranean Cruise, excluding New York and Paris. There is something to see, every moment of the day and night. Of course you will not fail to go to the famous look-out on the ramparts, from where you will enjoy a fascinating and unique view of the mosques, tombs, palaces and gardens and may catch, in the distance, a glimpse of the pyramids and of the barren cliffs that are the advance-posts of the deserts. The Ancient Egyptians worshiped a saviour-goddess, — Isis — who symbolized in herself the ideal of wifehood and motherhood. We shall see innumerable representations of this goddess during our excursion to the tombs and temples of Luxor, Thebes and Karnak, in Upper Egypt.. .This is the Egypt where it is said men first learned to read the stars, thereby acquiring the idea of a life beyond this life!... In this world of temples and tombs your explorations and discoveries must be made in attentive silence, lest you lose something of its haunting memories of mysterious and elaborate rituals! . . . The lotus-columns of the temple of Karnak!.. .The vast columnar w& Page Fifty-eight Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Man is dwarfed in the Great Hy- postyle Hall of the Temple of Am- mon at Karnak, 3 miles from Luxor in Upper Egypt. The columns are thirty-three feet in circumference and eighty feet in height, and stand serried rows. tn Page Fifty-nine Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Camels at rest beneath the palm- trees in the little oasis near the Pyramids. Modern days and modern ways have not done away with these "Ships of the Desert", and they still remain the most efficient carriers of passengers and goods across the hot sands. Page Sixty halls!...The avenues of rams and sphinxes connecting the many temples! ... The overpowering pyramids!.. The camel ride in the desert!.. .The winding Nile !. . . The palm trees!...The ibises fluttering their wings in the sunshine! . . .All these vivid impressions contribute to establish in your mind norms of beauty and value so new and different that you may consider this Egyptian part of the Cruise easily the most significant and educative of the whole Cruise. Monte Carlo and The Riviera From the Valley of the Kings and the temples of I sis, we come, on the first of April, after another delightful day in Naples, to the temple of the goddess of chance, at Monte Carlo...And whether we stand merely as spectators in the famous hall of roulette or try to touch, like so many interested worshippers, the hem of the goddess' garment, we won't be tempted to laugh during the ceremony. In the tense silence, broken only by the rattle of gold under the croupiers' wooden "shovels" or by the clicking of the spinning ball, we shall think inevitably of the long procession of those who sought here a crown and found a fool's cap. The great, the clever, the amusing, the famous or the merely notorious, are here to see and be seen. It has been said that Monte Carlo appeals to all the senses, except common sense. Its romance and greatness were created out of nothing, and still lure thousands of fervent followers from all the countries of the world and from all classes of society. We motor from Monte Carlo, along the Corniche Road to La Turbie and Nice, — and then back again through Villefranche and Beaulieu. These are some of the enchanting places that make up the French Riviera. They lie close by the sea in the shelter of sunny hills. It is said that here Winter cannot come. The air is heavy with the scent of flowers and lemon groves. Tall palm trees wave their branches and every now and then you catch a glimpse of green and fresh olive gardens. On the 3rd, at midnight, like Cinderella hurrying from the splendor of the Prince's ball, we shall be forced to say farewell to Monte Carlo, to the "large house.. ..flaming and shining by the shore like Pandemonium". It may be that, at that moment, "rouge" or "noir" will be winning hundreds of thousands of dollars for some obscure gambler who will thus become suddenly the flattered and pampered monarch of the never-ending festival! Page Sixty-one J Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific In the shadow of the Pyramids is the little village of Mena, with its paims and its staunch - walled buildings. From here, members of the 1932 Mediterranean Cruise leave for the memorable Night in the Desert excursion, to sleep in tents to the stir of wind across drifting sands. Page Sixty-two Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Monaco, one of Monte Carlo's two sister towns, is situated on a beautiful rock-bound peninsula that juts out above the smiling waters of the Mediterranean. Among its many other attractions, Monaco offers the fascinating Marine Museum and Aquarium, the habitat of queerest marine forms. Page Sixty-three SHORE EXCURSIONS COUNTRIES M-A.xJhll\.A Included excursion from Funchal by special train to top of the mountain, Terreiro da Lucta, 3285 feet; visit Casino in the evening. JVHJJ\.\JdL.LI Included motor drive around Casablanca, thence to Rabat, the new capital of Morocco. Visit the old city of Sale. oxaAIiN Included carriage drive around Cadiz; included excursion by special train to Seville with sightseeing by motor car and carriage in Seville. Optional extension of one night and one day in Seville. Optional excursion by special train from Seville to Granada (The Alhambra) rejoining the ship at Gibraltar. VT1.D.KA.L 1 AJv .... Included carriage drive around Gibraltar and to Rosia Bay; visit Galleries and Fortifications. A_LvxIlIvlA Included motor drive hrough the modern and Arab sections of Algiers. ■M.AJ KJJvCA Included motor drive to Soller. COIvolL<A Included motor drive around Ajaccio. TUNISIA Included excursion by special train from La Goulette to Tunis, thence sightseeing by motor car and carriage to Carthage and points of interest in and around Tunis, including the famous Souks. jM-AL. 1A Included motor drive around Valetta and to San Antonio Gardens. olC>l.LY Included excursion by special train from Messina to Taormina with sightseeing in Taormina. HALiY Included motor drive around Naples; included excursion by special train to Pompeii. Optional excursion by special train to Rome and Florence, rejoining the ship at Venice. Optional excursions to Caserta and Vesuvius. (See second call at Naples for additional optional excursions.) TTAT Y ■r*~L'x Included sightseeing trip at Venice by gondolas. JUGO-SLAVIA. . . Included sightseeing around Dubrovnik. Cruise along the Dalmatian Riviera and around the Bay of Kotor (Cattaro). Optional excursion by motor car from Dubrovnik to Kotor. GRJollCE Included motor drive around Athens and to the Acropolis. 1 URKli Y Sail up the Bosphorus to the entrance of the Black Sea; included motor drive around Istanbul (Constantinople); sail through the Dardanelles. AolA JMIJNOR . . . Included motor drive around Smyrna; visit Carpet Factory. RHODJbS Included motor drive around Rhodes. CYPRUS Included motor trip from Famagusta to Nicosia; sightseeing in Famagusta. SYRIA Included motor trip around Beirut and to the Lebanon Mountains. Optional excursion by motor car to Baalbek, Damascus, River Jordan, Capernaum, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth and Jerusalem, rejoining the ship at Haifa. PALESTINE Included excursion by special train to Jerusalem for 2 days at the best hotels, with included motor trips to Bethlehem, Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, Bethany, Jericho, Dead Sea and River Jordan, also included sightseeing trips around Jerusalem. Optional excursion by motor car to Tiberias, Sea of Galilee and Nazareth. Optional excursion by special train from Jerusalem for advance party to Cairo. Optional excursion by special train from Jerusalem to Cairo thence by Nile River steamer to Luxor, Thebes and Karnak. EGYPT Included excursion by special train to Cairo for 10 days at the best hotels, with included motor trips to the Pyramids and Sphinx, also included sightseeing trips around Cairo. Optional excursion by sleeping car train to Luxor, Thebes and Karnak, thence Nile River steamer to Assuan. Optional excursion by sleeping car train to Luxor, Thebes and Karnak. Optional excursion Night in the Desert. ITALY Optional excursion by motor car from Naples te Amalfi and Sorrento. Optional Overland Tour to Paris via Italian Lakes. (See first call at Naples for included excursions.) MONACO and FR ANCF Included motor trip over the Grande Corniche Road, via La Turbie, to Nice, returning via Villefranche and Beaulieu; visit Monte Carlo Casino in the evening. Optional Overland Tour to Paris. FRANCE Short call at Cherbourg for members proceeding to Paris on Optional Tour or independently. ENGLAND The cruise ends at Southampton. Cruise fare includes return Atlantic passage and transportation to New York. (See page 78 regarding stop-over in Europe.) Page Sixty-four ■M OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS WHILE the program of included excursions is complete and comprehensive, it is felt that the members or the cruise should be afforded facilities, where time permits, to visit at their own expense certain places which it is impossible to include in the regular excursions. Where the included excursions overlap the optionals, due allowance has been made in the fare for the latter. Members are urged to avail themselves of these excursions, rather than attempt to make their own arrangements, as these have been carefully organized with a view of seeing all that is worth seeing. Furthermore, in the case of motor trips, it should be borne in mind that each group of cars is accompanied by a Canadian Pacific representative and in some cases by police officers, cars are not filled to capacity, additional cars are employed for the carrying of baggage, and spare cars are supplied to avoid delays in event of break-down. Meals and hotel accommodation, where required, are also included. Local drivers in many places offer similar trips at reduced rates but members are warned to beware of such "bargains" as they afford none of the protection or service outlined above and the cars are usually crowded. Children will be charged full fare for optional excursions. The Optional Fares Include First class travel tickets, with sleeping accommoda- seeing program; services of guides and interpreters, tion where required; all meals while travelling admittance fees for mosques, temples, etc.; gratui- with the Cruise Director; motor cars and other con- ties to hotel servants, porters, chauffeurs, drivers; veyances required in connection with the sight- etc., and the services of competent tour managers. The Optional Fares Do Not Include Personal items; such as beverages not ordinarily rooms at hotels, conveyances or guides specially served on steamers, trains, and at hotels without ordered by members on individual excursions and charge; laundry; baggage insurance; private bath- not ordered by the Cruise Director. Cancellation of Optional Bookings • The Canadian Pacific makes arrangements in may be made in connection with such Excursions advance for the Optional Excursions and Over- and Tours after the books are closed, the date land Tours, and is required to pay for all facilities for which will be announced aboard ship, ordered, therefore no cancellations or alterations General Conditions of Optional Excursions The itineraries and dates may be affected by rietor or servant, or of any other person engaged alterations in steamship or railroad services of in carrying out the arrangements of the tours, the various countries, or by other causes. The or otherwise in connection therewith. The right is reserved to withdraw any tour announced Canadian Pacific accepts no responsibility for in this program and to make such alterations in losses or additional expense due to delays or chan- the itineraries as may be found desirable for the ges in train or steamer services, sickness, weather, convenience of the parties and proper carrying strikes, war, quarantine or other causes and all out of the tours; also to decline to accept or such losses or expenses will have to be borne retain any person as a member of any party, at by the passenger. any time. In all such cases where money has . „ , , _ , „ , been received the full or a proportionate amount UA11 fares for Optional Excursions shown in will be returned. thls P^gr*111 are snh)ect to change, and are payable in gold dollars or their equivalent. The Canadian Pacific gives notice that all tickets . , ^ I _.r. ,. , and coupons are issued by them and all arrange- As ther Canadian Pacific is governed in the ments fSr transport or conveyance or for hotel matter of sPeflal ^j hJ regulations as to accommodation lire made by them as agents upon minimum numbers laid down by foreign railway the express condition that they shall not be liable companies, the Canadian Pacific retains the right for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or m each case to substitute for special trams men- irregularity which may be occasioned either by tioned in Optional Excursions named herein reason of defect in any vehicle, or through the the regular train service of the company concerned acts or defaults of any company or person engaged should numbers insufficient to warrant special in conveying the passenger, or any hotel prop- service be secured. Page Sixty-five Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Writing Home, Empress of Australia Page Sixty-six J OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Optional 1—Limited to 100 Persons—Special Train Seville Extension See map on page 68 This excursion provides an additional twenty-four hours in Seville with accommodation and meals at leading hotels. FEBRUARY 13 Morning—Sightseeing in Cadiz. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing in Cadiz. FEBRUARY 14 Morning—Leave Cadiz 8.15 a.m. by special train; arrive Seville 12.00 noon. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing in Seville. Dine and sleep at hotel. FEBRUARY 15 In^ Seville—Entire day free for independent action. Meals at hotel. Leave Seville 7.40 p.m. by special train; arrive Cadiz 11.20 p.m. Extra Cost per Person $12 Members taking Optional 1 arc given the complete program of included excursions at Cadiz and Seville. Optional 2—Limited to 150 Persons—Special Train Granada—The Alhambra See map on page 68 FEBRUARY 13 Morning—Leave Cadiz 8.15 a.m. by special train; arrive Seville 12 noon. Luncheon ac hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing in Seville. Dine and sleep at hotel. FEBRUARY 14 Leave Seville 9.37 a.m. by special train; arrive Granada 6.40 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotel. FEBRUARY 15 Morning—Visit the famous Alhambra. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing by carriages, visiting points of interest, including the Cathedral, Tombs of Isabella and Ferdinand and The Monastery. Dine and sleep at hotel. FEBRUARY 16 Leave Granada 7-02 a.m. by special train; arrive Algeciras late in the afternoon. Transfer by special steamer to the Empress of Australia. Extra Cost per Person $58 Members taking Optional 2 are given the complete program of included excursions at Seville, but are obliged to omit the Cadiz and Gibraltar excursions for which due allowance has been made in the fare. An excellent view of the Rock of Gibraltar may be obtained, however, during the transfer from Algeciras to the Empress of Australia. Optional 3—Limited to 150 Persons—Special Train with Dining Car Naples, Rome, Florence, Venice See map on page 71 FEBRUARY 25 Morning—Sightseeing in Naples. Afternoon—Excursion to Pompeii. Dinner on board. Leave Naples 7-25 p.m. by special train. Arrive Rome 11.20 p.m. Proceed to hotel. FEBRUARY 26 Sightseeing in Rome by motor car morning and afternoon, visiting points of interest including the Pincian Hill, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Sistine Chapel, Pantheon, St. Paul's Basilica (Outside the Walls} Caracalla's Baths and Catacombs. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. FEBRUARY 27 Sightseeing in Rome by motor car in the morning, visiting National Monument, the Capitol, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum and San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains). Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon free. Leave Rome 6.00 p.m. by special train. Dinner on train. Arrive Florence 11.25 p.m. Proceed to hotel. FEBRUARY 28 Sightseeing in Florence by motor car morning and afternoon, visiting points of interest, including the Cathedral, Baptistery, Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Santa Croce (Mausoleum of Italy) Vialc dci Colli, St. Miniato Church, Cascine Park. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. FEBRUARY 29 Morning—Sightseeing in Florence by motor car, visiting points of interest, including S. Maria Novella (Spanish Chapel) Church of the Annunciation, Medici Chapel, Dante's House, Pitti Gallery. Luncheon at hotel. by special train. Proceed to hotel. Afternoon—Leave Florence 4.10 p.m. Dinner on train. Arrive Venice 10.25 p.m. MARCH 1 Entire day spent sightseeing in Venice, visiting on foot in the morning points of interest, including St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's Church, Doge's Palace, Shopping District and Rialto Bridge. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Three-hour gondola trip, visiting Salute Church, through Grand Canal, Frari Church, Lace and Glass Factories. Tea at hotel. Dinner on board. Extra Cost per Person $ 115 Members taking Optional 3 are given the complete program of sightseeing at Naples and Venice. Optional 4—Limited to 100 Persons Caserta See map on page 71 FEBRUARY 25 AND 26 Half-day~trip by motor car from Naples to Caserta, known as the Versailles of South Italy and famous for its enormous palace, erected in 1692 by Charles IH of Bourbon, containing over one thousand rooms. The extensive gardens are richly decorated with cascades and groups of marble statues. Return to ship for dinner. Extra Cost per Person $7 Members taking Optional 4 are given the complete program of included excursions at Naples and Pompeii. Optional 5—Limited to 60 Persons Vesuvius See map on page 71 FEBRUARY 26 Half-day trip by motor car, railway and funicular railway to the crater of Vesuvius. Return to the ship for luncheon. Extra Cost per Person $7 Members taking Optional 5 are given the complete program of included excursions at Naples and Pompeii. Optional 6—Limited to 100 Persons Dubrovnik to Kotor See map on page 71 MARCH 3 Half-day trip by motor car from Dubrovnik to Kotor through the scenic mountains of Jugo-Slavia; luncheon at Ercegnovi. Extra Cost per Person $10.50 Page Sixty-seven ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^Mm^^m^^M Excursion Routes in Spain OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Optional 7—Limited to 100 Persons Beirut, Baalbek, Damascus, Capernaum, Tiberias, Galilee, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Haifa See map on page 77 MARCH 12 Morning—Ship arrives Beirut 6 a.m. Members disembark at 8.00 a.m., and motor to Baalbek, which is reached about noon. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Visit the ruins of Baalbek and other points of interest. Continue by motor car to Damascus, arriving there in time for dinner. Sleep at Hotel. MARCH 13 Sightseeing in Damascus, including visit to House of Ananias, the Street called Straight and Bazaars. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. MARCH 14 Leave Damascus 8 a.m. by motor car. Picnic lunch on the banks of the Sea of Galilee. Proceed to Capernaum and Tiberias. Weather permitting, a trip will be made on the Sea of Galilee. Dine and sleep at Tiberias. MARCH 15 Leave Tiberias 8 a.m. by motor car. Proceed to Nazareth, visiting points of interest, thence to Nablus for luncheon. Continue to Jerusalem, arriving there about 5 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotel. MARCH 16 Complete program of included excursions in and around Jerusalem as outlined on page 64. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. MARCH 17 Leave Jerusalem 2 p.m. by special train; arrive Haifa 6.30 p.m. Luncheon on train. Ship sails at 8 p.m. Extra Cost per Person $100 Members taking Optional 7 are given the Lebanon Mountain drive at Beirut and the complete program of included excursions at Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Page Sixty-eight OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Optional 8—Limited to 100 Persons Haifa, Mount Carmel, Tiberias, Galilee, Capernaum, Nazareth, Haifa, Jerusalem, Haifa See map on page 77 MARCH 13 Morning—The ship arrives Haifa 6 a.m. Members disembark at 8.30 a.m., and motor via Mount Carmel to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. Luncheon at Tiberias. Afternoon—Excursions to Capernaum and return. Weather permitting, a trip will be made on the Sea of Galilee. Dine and sleep at Tiberias. MARCH 14 Morning—Leave Tiberias 9.30 a.m. by motor car for Nazareth; visit points of interest and lunch at Nazareth. Afternoon—Leave Nazareth by motor car for Haifa, arriving about 4 p.m. Proceed to ship. MARCH 15 Morning—Leave Haifa 9.08 a.m. by special train for Jerusalem, arriving 1.50 p.m. Luncheon on train. MARCH 16 Complete program of sightseeing in and around Jerusalem, as outlined on page 64. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel in Jerusalem. MARCH 17 Leave Jerusalem 2 p.m. by special train; arrive Haifa 6.30 p.m. Ship sails 8 p.m. Extra Cost per Person $30 Members taking Optional 8 are given the complete program of included excursions in Palestine. Optional 9—Limited to 100 Persons Haifa, Jerusalem, Haifa, Mount Carmel, Tiberias, Galilee, Capernaum, Nazareth, Haifa See map on page 77 MARCH 13 Morning—Leave Haifa 9.08 a.m. by special train for Jerusalem, arriving 1.50 p.m. Luncheon on train. MARCH 14 Complete program of sightseeing in and around Jerusalem, as outlined on page 64. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. MARCH 15 Leave Jerusalem 2 p.m. by special train; arrive Haifa 6.30 p.m. Proceed to ship. MARCH 16 Morning—Leave Haifa 9 a.m. by motor car via Mount Carmd to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. Luncheon at Tiberias. Afternoon—Excursion to Capernaum and return. Weather permitting, a trip will be made on the Sea of Galilee. Dine and sleep at Tiberias. MARCH 17 Morning—Leave Tiberias 9.30 a.m. by motor car for Nazareth; visit points of interest and lunch at Nazareth. Afternoon—Leave Nazareth by motor car for Haifa, arriving about 4 p.m. Ship sails 8 p.m. Extra Cost per Person $30 Members taking Optional 9 are given the complete program of included excursions in Palestine. Optional 10—Limited co 68 Persons—Special Train with Dining Car, and Chartered Steamer Jerusalem, Cairo, River Nile, Luxor, Thebes, Karnak, Cairo See map on page 77 NOTE—Members taking this optional excursion will depart with the first Jerusalem party, leaving Haifa March 13, and will do their Jerusalem sightseeing in 1}4 days. MARCH 15 Leave Jerusalem 7-45 a.m. by special train. Luncheon and dinner on train. Cross the Suez Canal at Kantara. Arrive Cairo 8.40 p m. Transfer to Nile River steamer and sleep on board. Steamer leaves about 11.00 p.m. MARCH 16 Many places of interest are located along the Nile. The Pyramid of Maydoum, known as the false Pyramid, will be seen and views obtained over the Libyan Desert to the province of Fayoum. Beni-Sooef is passed ten miles farther. Abou Girgeh, Kolosneh and Samalut, the rocky cliffs of Gebel-el- Tayr, next come in view. Minieh is passed and the steamer proceeds to Beni-Hassan, anchoring there for the night. MARCH 17 The morning is devoted to the caves or tombs. Donkeys will be provided, no carriages or motor cars being available. The principal tombs are those of Ameni, Knum-Hotep, Speos Artemedos. On the conclusion of the inspection of the Tombs, at about 11 a.m., the voyage is continued, passing close to Rodah, with the remains of the ancient Antinoe in the neighborhood. The cliffs of Gebel-Aboufayda, on the east bank of the river, soon come into view. The steamer arrives Beni- Mohamed about 9 p.m. and anchors there for the night. MARCH 18 Leave Beni-Mohamed at daybreak and arrive at Assiut about 9 a.m. Donkeys and carriages will be provided. The hills in the vicinity afford striking and extensive views of the city and a beautiful panorama of the Nile. The markets and bazaars present a characteristic picture of Oriental commercial life. The residence of the Mudir or Governor General, the new native Police Courts, and the Government Hospital will be passed en route. The steamer leaves Assiut about noon, passing Aboutig, Maragha, Sohag and Girgeh. In the neighborhood of Girgeh important discoveries of antiquities have been made, most of which are placed in the Cairo Museum. The steamer arrives at Baliana about 10 p.m., and anchors there for the night. MARCKT19 After breakfast an excursion will be made to Abydos, to the famous Temples of Seti and Rameses, a distance of about six miles, donkeys and carriages being provided. The ruins are very extensive and have been carefully excavated. The steamer will leave about noon, pass Nag Hamadi bridge about 3 p.m., arrive Deshneh at 7 p.m., and anchor for the night. MARCH 20 Leaving Deshneh at 6 a.m., Keneh is reached about 7-30 a.m. Keneh is the capital of the province, and famous for its manufactures of Pottery Gollahs and Zeers (native filters). Denderah is visited next, and as the Temple is some distance from the river, donkeys and carriages are provided for the trip. This is one of the most important ruins on the route, and conveys a vivid impression of the colossal magnificence of the Egyptian Monuments. The journey is resumed at 10 a.m., as it is intended to reach Luxor in the early evening. Members will sleep on board. Page Sixty-nine Single Bedroom, Empress of Australia OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS MARCH 21 MARCH 28 Members are transferred from the Nile River steamer to small boats for crossing the Nile to the west bank. Here donkeys and motor cars will be provided for the trip to the Valley of the Kings with its temples and tombs, including that of King Tut-Ankh-Amen. Considerable exploration work is still being done in King Tut-Ankh-Amen's Tomb and the Egyptian authorities reserve the right to close it to the public when necessary. Features of interest on the drive are the two gigantic Colossi; the Vocal Memnon; the temple of King Amenhotep; the temple of Koorneh; the Valley of Biban-el-Molook; the Tombs of the Kings of the 19th and 20th dynasties. The party will pass the hill of Abd-el-Koorneh, and under the cliffs of the Libyan Mountain, to visit the ancient Temple Dayr-el-Bahree, with its sculptures of floating obelisks from Assuan. The gigantic statue of Rameses II, in the courtyard, is the largest in Egypt, weighing over 1000 tons. Members are then directed to Dayr-el-Medeeneh, and from there to the fine tomb of Queen Nerertari. Medinct Abou is next visited. Luncheon will be served at the Rest House at Thebes or at the hotel in Luxor, as circumstances permit. Dine and sleep at Luxor hotels. MARCH 22 The morning will be devoted to an excursion to the magnificent Temple of Karnak. The route lies across the plain and along the Grand Avenue of Sphinxes. The unfinished Propylon, or outer wall, still more than 100 feet in height, and the various courts having been inspected, the great hall of the Temple is visited. The afternoon will be spent visiting the Temple of Luxor, after which there is ample opportunity for inspection of the town of Luxor. Leave Luxor 7.30 p.m. by sleeping cars. Dinner on train. MARCH 23 Arrive Cairo 7.30 a.m. Proceed to hotel. MARCH 24 TO MARCH 27 In Cairo. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel with 4 half-days' sightseeing in and around Cairo as outlined on page 64. Page Seventy Leave Cairo by special train in the morning. Luncheon on train. Arrive Port Said early in the afternoon and proceed to Empress of Australia which sails at 3 p.m. NOTE—Every effort is made to have members visit the Tomb of King Tut-Ankh-Amen and it may be necessary, in order to accomplish this, to reverse the program for the two days in Luxor. Extra Cost per Person $198 Members taking Optional 10 are given the complete program of sightseeing in Palestine and Egypt. Optional 11—Limited to 50 Persons—Special Train with Dining Car Jerusalem to Cairo Advance Party See map on page 77 NOTE—Members taking this optional will depart with the first Jerusalem party, leaving Haifa March 13, and will do their Jerusalem sightseeing in 1 y days. This will appeal to those who desire a shorter stay in Jerusalem and additional time in Cairo for independent action. MARCH 15 Leave Jerusalem 7.45 a.m. by special train. Luncheon and dinner on train. Cross the Suez Canal at Kantara. Arrive Cairo 8.40 p.m. Proceed to hotel. MARCH 16 TO 27 In Cairo. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel with 4 half-days' sightseeing in and around Cairo with the Main Cruise party, as outlined on page 64. MARCH 28 Leave Cairo by special train in the morning. Luncheon • on train. Arrive Port Said early in the afternoon and proceed to Empress of Australia which sails at 3 p.m. Extra Cost per Person $75 Members taking Optional 11 are given the complete program of sightseeing in Palestine and Egypt. Excursion Routes in Italy OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Optional 12—Limited to 68 Persons Sleeping Car Train with Dining Car, and Chartered Steamer Cairo, Luxor, Thebes, Karnak, River Nile, Assuan, River Nile, Luxor, Cairo See map on page 77 MARCH 18 Ship arrives Port Said 7 a.m. by special train. Luncheon on 3 p.m. Proceed to hotel for tea. ing cars. Dinner on train. Members leave before noon train. Arrive Cairo about Leave Cairo 7 p.m. by sleep- MARCH 19 Arrive Luxor 7 a.m. and proceed to Nile River steamer, which leaves at 8 a.m. The first place of importance is Erment, noteworthy for the ruins of the Temple erected by Cleopatra. About 1 p.m. the steamer passes the Barrage of Esneh. The Temple of Esneh, which is situated close to the river bank, will not take more than one hour to visit, and passing El Kab the steamer arrives at Edfou about 6.30 p.m. Edfou has the most perfect existing specimen of an Egyptian Temple. Its propylee and external walls are unique, being covered with inscriptions containing important details of the ancient geography of Egypt. Donkeys will be provided for the excursion, for which two hours are allowed. Chairs carried by native sailors will be provided for those who do not desire to ride a donkey. Leaving Edfou at 8.30 p.m., the steamer continues its course towards Komombo. MARCH 20 Arrive Komombo at 8.30 a.m. An opportunity is allowed to visit the Temples of Komombo which are in a ruined condition. The steamer leaves at 9-30 a.m., for Assuan, which is reached after luncheon. The party will leave immediately for a visit to the submerged Temple of Philae and the First Cataract or Rapids of the Nile, via the Quarries and Unfinished Obelisk. Donkeys and carriages will be provided for the excursion. Boats convey members to the Temple of Philae, thence to a short railway which takes the party across the Great Assuan Dam, after which boats are provided for the return journey through the locks past Elephantine Island back to the Nile Steamer, in time for dinner. The dam was designed by Sir William Willcocks. Its length is approximately one and a quarter miles and it has 180 sluice gates. Page Seventy-one —^ OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS MARCH 21 After breakfast, an excursion will be made to the Tombs of Mechu, Ben and Se-Renpu, situated on the western side of Assuan. They date back to a very early period. Members return on board and the steamer leaves Assuan at noon to commence the homeward journey. The steamer passes the Mountain of Silsileh. This claims attention on account of its quarries, from which most of the stone employed in the erection of Egyptian Temples was taken. Edfou is reached at 3 p.m. Edfou has the most perfect existing specimen of an Egyptian Temple. Donkeys will be provided for the excursion, for which two hours are allowed. Chairs carried by native sailors will be provided for those who do not desire to ride a donkey. MARCH 22 Leaving Edfou at dawn, the steamer arrives at Esneh at 7 a.m. The temple of Esneh is visited at 9 a.m. and the steamer proceeds to Luxor which is reached at 6 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotel. MARCH 23 Members are transferred from the Nile River steamer to small boats for crossing the Nile to the west bank. Here donkeys and motor cars will be provided for the trip to the Valley of the Kings with its temples and tombs, including that of King Tut-Ankh-Amen. Considerable exploration work is still being done in King Tut-Ankh-Amen's Tomb and the Egyptian authorities reserve the right to close it to the public when necessary. Features of interest on the drive are the two gigantic Colossi; the Vocal Memnon; the temple of King Amenhotep; the Temple of Koorneh; the Valley of Biban-el-Molook; the Tombs of the Kings of the 19th and 20th dynasties. The party will pass the hill of Abd-el-Koorneh, and under the cliffs of the Libyan Mountain, to visit the ancient Temple Dayr-el-Bahree, with its sculptures of floating obelisks from Assuan. The gigantic statue of Rameses II, in the courtyard, is the largest in Egypt, weighing over 1000 tons. Members are then directed to Dayr- el-Medeeneh, and from there to the fine tomb of Queen Nefertari. Medinet Abou is next visited. Luncheon will be served at the Rest House at Thebes or at the hotel in Luxor, as circumstances permit. Dine and sleep at Luxor hotels. MARCH 24 The morning will be devoted to an excursion to the magnificent Temple of Karnak. The route lies across the plain and along the Grand Avenue of Sphinxes. The unfinished Propylon, or outer wall, still more than 100 feet in height, and the various courts having been inspected, the great hall of the Temple is visited. The afternoon will be spent visiting the Temple of Luxor, after which there is ample opportunity for inspection of the town of Luxor. Leave Luxor 7-30 p.m. by sleeping cars. Dine on train. MARCH 25 Arrive Cairo 7.30 a.m. Proceed to hotel. MARCH 26 AND 27 In Cairo. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel with complete program of sightseeing in and around Cairo as outlined on page 64. MARCH 28 Leave Cairo by special train in the morning. Luncheon on train. Arrive Port Said early in the afternoon and proceed to Empress of Australia which sails at 3 p.m. NOTE—Every effort is made to have members visit the Tomb of King Tut-Ankh-Amen and it may be necessary, in order to accomplish this, to reverse the program for the two days in Luxor. Extra Cost per Person $175 Members taking Optional 12 are given the complete program of included excursions at Cairo. Optional 13—Limited to 68 Persons Sleeping Car Train with Dining Car, and Chartered Steamer Cairo, Luxor, Thebes, Karnak, River Nile, Assuan, River Nile, Luxor, Cairo See map on page 77 MARCH 18 Ship arrives Port Said 7 a.m. Members leave before noon by special train. Luncheon on train. Arrive Cairo about 3 p.m. Proceed to hotel. MARCH 19 In Cairo *. MARCH 20 In Cairo *. Leave 7 p.m. by sleeping cars. Dinner on train. MARCH 21 Arrive Luxor 7 a.m. Proceed to hotel for breakfast. Members are transferred across the Nile River in small boats to the west bank. Here donkeys and motor cars will be provided for the trip to the Valley of the Kings with its numerous and wondrous temples and tombs, including that of King Tut-Ankh-Amen. Considerable exploration work is still being done in King Tut-Ankh-Amen's Tomb and the Egyptian authorities reserve the right to close it to the public when necessary. Features of interest on the drive are the two gigantic Colossi; the temple of King Amenhotep; the Temple of Koorneh; the Valley of Biban-el-Molook; the Tombs of the Kings of the 19th and 20th dynasties. The party will pass the hill of Abd- el-Koorneh, and under the cliffs of the Libyan Mountain, to visit the ancient Temple Dayr-el-Bahree, with its sculptures of floating obelisks from Assuan. The gigancic statue of Rameses II, in the courtyard, is the largest in Egypt, weighing over 1000 tons. Members are then directed to Dayr-el-Medeeneh and from there to the fine tomb of Queen Nefertari. Medinet- Abou is next visited. This is one of the four great temples referred to by ancient writers. Luncheon will be served at the Rest House at Thebes or at the hotel in Luxor, as circumstances permit. Dine and sleep at the hotel in Luxor. MARCH 22 The morning will be spent visiting the Temple of Luxor, after which there is ample opportunity for inspection of the town of Luxor. Luncheon at hotel. The afternoon will be devoted to an excursion to the magnificent Temple of Karnak. The route lies across the plain and along the Grand Avenue of Sphinxes. The unfinished Propylon, or outer wall, still more than 100 feet in height, and the various courts having been inspected, the great hall of the Temple is visited. Dine at hotel. Sleep on steamer. MARCH 23 Nile steamer leaves Luxor 6 a.m. The first place of importance is Erment, noteworthy for the ruins of the Temple erected by Cleopatra. The Temple of Esneh, situated close to the river bank, will be visited on the return trip. The steamer will pass Edfou late in the evening and anchor at Djebel Silsileh for the night. Page Seventy-two r Mediterranean Cruise Canadian Pacific Lounge, Empress of Australia Page Seventy-three MARCH 24 OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Optional 14—Limited to 22 Persons Leave Djebel Silsileh at dawn and arrive at Komombo 7 a.m. An opportunity is allowed to visit the Temple and the steamer leaves at 9 a.m. for Assuan, which is reached at noon. The party will leave immediately for a visit to the submerged Temple of Philae and the First Cataract, or Rapids of the Nile, via the Quarries and Unfinished Obelisk. Donkeys and carriages will be provided for the excursion. Boats convey members to the Temple of Philae, thence to a short railway which takes the party across the Great Assuan Dam, after which boats are provided for the return journey through the locks past Elephantine Island back to the Nile steamer in time for dinner. The term "Cataract" is now practically a misnomer and the new Assuan Dam affords an interest of a very different nature and degree. Its length is approximately one and a quarter miles, and it has 180 sluice gates. MARCH 25 An early start aftei breakfast will be made to visit the Tombs of Mechu, Ben and Se-Renpu, situated on the western side of Assuan. Members return on board and the steamer leaves Assuan at noon to commence the homeward journey. The steamer passes the Mountain of Silsileh. This claims attention on account of its quarries, from which most of the stone employed in the erection of Egyptian Temples was taken. Edfou is reached at 3 p.m. Edfou has the most perfect existing specimen of an Egyptian Temple. Donkeys will be provided for the excursion, for which two hours are allowed. Chairs carried by native sailors will be provided for those who do not desire to ride a donkey. MARCH 26 Leaving Edfou at dawn, the steamer arrives at Esneh at 7 a.m. The temple of Esneh is visited at 9 a.m. and the steamer proceeds to Luxor which is reached at 5 p.m. Leave Luxor 7-30 p.m. by sleeping car. Dinner on train. MARCH 27 Arrive Cairo * 7-30 a.m. Proceed to hotel. MARCH 28 Leave Cairo by special train in the morning. Luncheon on train. Arrive Port Said early in the afternoon and proceed to the Empress of Australia which sails at 3 p.m. NOTE—Every effort is made to have members visit the Tomb of King Tut-Ankh-Amen and it may be necessary, in order to accomplish this, to reverse the program for the two days in Luxor. Extra Cost per Person $175 ♦Members taking Optional 13 are given the complete program of included excursions at Cairo. Special Sleeping Car Cairo, Luxor, Thebes, Karnak, Cairo See map on page 77 i MARCH 18 The ship arrives Port Said 7 a.m. Members leave before noon by special train. Luncheon on train. Arrive Cairo about 3 p.m. Proceed to hotel for tea. Leave Cairo 7 p.m. by special sleeping car. Dinner on train. MARCH 19 Arrive Luxor 7 a.m. and proceed to hotel for breakfast. Members are transferred across the Nile River in small boats to the west bank. Here donkeys and motor cars will be provided for the trip to the Valley of the Kings with its numerous and wondrous temples and tombs, including that of King Tut-Ankh- Amen. Considerable exploration work is still being done in King Tut-ankh-Amen's Tomb and the Egyptian authorities reserve the right to close it to the public when necessary. Features of interest on the drive are the two gigantic Colossi; the Temple of King~Amenhotep; the Temple of Koorneh; the Valley of Biban-el-Molook; the Tombs of the Kings of the 19th and 20th dynasties. The party will pass the hill of Abd-el-Koorneh, and under the cliffs of the Libyan Mountain, to visit the ancient Temple Dayr-el-Bahree, with its sculptures of floating obelisks from Assuan. The gigantic statue of Ra- meses II, in the courtyard, is the largest in Egypt, weighing over 1000 tons. Members are then directed to Dayr-cl-Medeeneh and from there to the fine tomb of Queen Nefertari. Medinet- Abou is next visited. This is one of the four great temples referred to by ancient writers. Luncheon will be served at the Rest House in Thebes or at the hotel in Luxor, as circumstances permit. Dine and sleep at hotel. MARCH 20 The morning will be spent visiting the Temple of Luxor, after which there is ample opportunity for inspection of the town of Luxor. Luncheon at hotel. The afternoon will be devoted to an excursion to the magnificent Temple of Karnak. The route lies across the plain and along the Grand Avenue of Sphinxes. The unfinished Propylon, or outer wall, still more than 100 feet in height, and the various courts having been inspected, the great hall of the Temple is visited. Leave Luxor 7.30 p.m. by special sleeping car. Dinner on train. MARCH 21 Arrive Cairo 7-30 a.m. Proceed to hotel. MARCH 22 TO MARCH 27 In Cairo Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel with 4 half-days' sightseeing in and around Cairo as outlined on page 64. Page Seventy-four -^^y-y-^yy .-jv";v-:-"7--"Z .v Z.::_o>o-v:.:Z:f:;;:::: '-r-"-.-:-"-:>-:-"":;^.-;'^ -:-:; :;: yZ'-^-^^ZZ ^^^^~^S^^S£SSi^ES«^C@ MARCH 28 Leave Cairo by special train in the morning. Luncheon on train. Arrive Port Said early in the afternoon and proceed to the Empress of Australia, which sails at 3 p.m. NOTE—Every effort is made to have members visit ; the Tomb of King Tut-Ankh-Amen and it may he necessary, in order to accomplish tbis_ to reverse the program for the two days in Luxor. Extra Cost per Person $8 5 Members taking Optional 14 are given the complete program of included excursions at Cairo. Optional 15—Limited to 90 Persons Special Sleeping Cars Cairo, Luxor, Thebes, Karnak, Cairo See map on page 77 Same as Optional 14 leaving Cairo the following day. Extra Cost per Person $85 Members taking Optional 15 are given the complete program of included excursions at Cairo. The Route to the Black Sea- OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Optional 16—Limited to 22 Persons Special Sleeping Car Cairo, Luxor, Thebes, Karnak, Cairo See map on page 77 Same as Optional 14 leaving Cairo two days later. Extra Cost per Person $85 Members taking Optional 16 are given the complete program of included excursions at Cairo. Optionals 17 and 17A—Limited to 75 Persons each day A Night in the Desert MARCH 19 AND 26 Motor cars leave Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, at 4-30 p.m. for the Mena House Hotel on the edge of the Desert. Camels will then convey members to the Desert Camp about three miles beyond the Pyramids. Tea, dinner, program of native entertainment and a night's lodging are provided. Sleeping tents each contain two beds and other necessary equipment. After breakfast, members are provided with camels and motor cars for the return to Cairo, arriving about 9 a.m. Extra Cost per Person $13 Members taking Optionals 17 and 17A are given the complete program of included excursions at Cairo. Page Seventy-five OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Optional 18—Limited to 125 Persons Amalfi-Sorrento Drive See map on page 71 MARCH 31 Full-day trip by motor car from Naples over the famous Amalfi-Sorrento Road. Luncheon will be served at Amalfi and afternoon tea at Sorrento. Return to the ship for dinner. Extra Cost per Person $16 Members taking Optional 18 are given the complete program of included excursions at Naples and Pompeii on the first call. OVERLAND TOUR A Naples, Pisa, Genoa, Milan, Italian Lakes, Interlaken, Lucerne, Paris Limited to 25 Persons—Conducted by Courier Naples MARCH 31 Leave Naples by train at 12.15 noon. Luncheon on train. Arrive Rome 3.40 p.m. and leave at 5-30 p.m. Dinner on train. Arrive Pisa 11.32 p.m. Proceed to hotel. Pisa APRIL 1 Sightseeing by motor car in Pisa, visiting points of interest, including the Cathedral, Leaning Tower, Baptistery and Cemetery. Luncheon at hotel. Leave Pisa 2.15 p.m.; arrive Genoa 6.05 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotel. Genoa APRIL 2 Sightseeing by motor car in Genoa, visiting Royal Palace, Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Rosso, Cathedral, Columbus House and Stalieno Cemetery. Luncheon at hotel. Leave Genoa 3-15 p.m.; arrive Milan 6.10 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotel. Milan APRIL 3 Sightseeing by motor car in Milan, visiting points of interest, including the Cathedral (Treasury and St. Charles Borromeo Tomb), St. Maria delle Grazi (Vinci's Last Supper), Sforza Castle, the Basilica of St. Ambrozio and Brera's Gallery. Luncheon at hotel. Leave Milan 3-15 p.m.; arrive Como 4.12 p.m. Leave Como by steamer 4-35 p.m.; arrive Menaggio 7.32 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotel. APRIL 4 Leave Menaggio 8.25 a.m.; arrive Porlezza 9.15 a.m. Leave Porlezza 9-25 a.m. by steamer on Lake Lugano; arrive Lugano 10.35 a.m. Luncheon at Lugano. Leave Lugano 1.20 p.m. by steamer; arrive Ponte Tresa 2.30 p.m. Leave Ponte Tresa 2.48 p.m.; arrive Luino 3.23 p.m. Leave Luino 3-30 p.m. by steamer on Lake Maggiore;'arrive Stresa 5-30 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotel. APRIL 5 At Stresa. Motor boat to Borromeo's Islands, visiting Isola Bella (Palace and Gardens), Isola Madre and Isola Pescatore. APRIL 6 Leave Stresa 8.31 a.m. for Interlaken, via Simplon and Loetschberg. Arrive Interlaken 1.21 p.m. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon free. Dine and sleep at hotel. APRIL 7 At Interlaken. All-day excursion by the highest electric cogwheel railway in the world to Jungfraujoch. Luncheon at Jungfraujoch. Dine and sleep at hotel at Interlaken. APRIL 8 Leave Interlaken • 8.25 a.m. for Lucerne, via Lake Brienz and Brunig Pass. Arrive Lucerne 11.58 a.m. Luncheon at hotel. Sightseeing by carriage to points of interest, including the Cathedral, Lion of Lucerne, Glacial Garden, Town Hall and Old Bridges. Dine and sleep at hotel. APRIL 9 At Lucerne. All-day excursion by lake steamer and cogwheel railway to the summit of Mount Righi. Luncheon at Mount Righi. Dine and sleep in hotel at Lucerne. APRIL 10 Leave Lucerne 1.10 p.m. Dinner on train. Arrive Paris 10 p.m. and proceed to hotel. APRIL 11 TO 13 In Paris. Sightseeing by motor cars, visiting the points of interest in the city, including the Boulevards, Louvre, Madeleine, Notre Dame, Napoleon's Tomb, Latin Quarter, also a motor excursion to Versailles and Malmaison. One day free. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. Tour ends witl/breakfast on April 14. Extra Cost per Person, Naples to Paris, $316 OVERLAND TOUR B Monte Carlo—Paris Limited to 25 Persons—Conducted by Courier Monte Carlo APRIL 1 Arrive by Empress of Australia and proceed to hotel. APRIL 2 TO 4 In Monte Carlo. Motor trip to Nice and Mentone via Grande Corniche Road. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. APRIL 5 Leave Monte Carlo in the evening by sleeping car for Paris. Paris APRIL 6 Arrive Paris in the morning and proceed to hotel. APRIL 6 TO 11 In Paris, sightseeing for two days by motor car, also one day's motor drive to Versailles and Malmaison. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. Tour ends with breakfast on. April 12. Extra Cost per Person, Monte Carlo to Paris, $213 OVERLAND TOUR C Cherbourg—Paris Limited to 25 Persons—Conducted by Courier Cherbourg APRIL 8 Arrive by Empress of Australia and proceed to Paris by train. Paris APRIL 8 TO 11 In Paris with one day's sightseeing by motor car, also one day's motor drive to Versailles and Malmaison. Meals and sleeping accommodation at hotel. Tour ends with breakfast on April 12. Extra Cost per Person, Cherbourg to Paris, $81 Page Seventy-six j£5=E2£Sc££ 5S5'fai»T^53BSP-S" " Sg-agSSBESi^SBH BEIRUT SUSTA &S&?* SYR IA '-9 BAALBEK .^DAMASCUS A MEDITERRA NEA N SEA HAIFA AWATER5 OF MEROM ; IJniVER JORDAN gS .♦CAPERNAUM Cf-C*'** A'/SEA & GALILEE 1%. *•*" ThbERlAS ETH iMVEI? JORDAM UJ PORTSAI EAD SEA ' ^' ALEXANDRI ^ ?|PALf-V sS .SINAI IfBENI-SOOEF E C Y tf/*P T TjlABENl-hASSAN JOOAH »BENI -MOHAMED OAOU1 UM ABYDOS- THEBES* TOMBS OF THE WNGS-5&- KOMOMBO 1st .CATARACT Excursion Routes in Palestine and Egypt GENERAL INFORMATION General Conditions The Canadian Pacific acts only in the capacity of agent for the passenger in all matters relating to travel away from the Empress of Australia, whether by steamship, railway, automobile, or any other means, and as such holds itself free of responsibility for any delay, loss, accident or sickness occasioned by fault or negligence of any person or company, or from whatever cause. The right is reserved to withdraw the cruise subject to refund of the net fare received by the company. Should it be deemed necessary or desirable by the management on any account to make changes in the itinerary or arrangement, or to omit any section of or port named in the program, such change may be made, and no passenger shall be entitled to compensation on such account. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of the cruise, at any time, but in such cases where money has been received the full or a proportionate amount will be returned, according to circumstances. In the possible contingency of quarantine, any additional expenses, living or otherwise, must be defrayed by the passenger. No refund can be made in the case of members wishing to omit any of the included shore excursions. Fares From New York and return to New York, fares are from $900, according to location of stateroom. Ship's plan and details of fares for each room will be sent on request—see agency list on inside back cover. Children five years and under ten years occupying room with two adults, fare is $575, irrespective of accommodation occupied. A child occupying a bed or a berth in a double room with one adult will be charged adult tariff fare. Servants accompanying employers, $625 when berthed and served with meals in special accommodation set apart for their use. This fare covers railway transportation to and from Cairo with hotel accommodation and meals (no sightseeing) but does not cover included excursions elsewhere. If servants are participating in included excursions at all ports, fare is $900, provided they do their sightseeing with their employer or other servants. When servants are berthed in other than servants' accommodation, tariff rate will apply. The Fare Includes First class passage with stateroom accommodation.and meals from New York through the Mediterranean to Southampton, as per itinerary; landing and embarkation charges; shore excursions as designated; accommodation where noted at leading hotels with meals; transfers between stations, quays and hotels; entrance fees and gratuities and services of guides and interpreters—one to each small group—while ashore with the excursions. Return Atlantic passage and rail ticket from Canadian port of landing to New York, as outlined on next page. Page Seventy-seven GENERAL INFORMATION The Fare Does Not Include Government Revenue Tax on tickets issued in the United States; personal items, such as beverages not ordinarily served on board steamers, trains and at hotels without charge; laundry; Daggagc insurance; passport and vises; private bathrooms at hotels; conveyances or guides specially ordered by passengers on individual excursions and not ordered by the Cruise Director; or gratuities to stewards on the ship. Leaving the Cruise at Naples or Monaco Members leaving the cruise at Naples or Monaco will be made an allowance to cover the shore excursion omitted at Monaco. Such members will be required to pay any Government Tax which may be in effect at these ports. Limited Membership Membership will be limited, which ensures comfort for all, aboard ship and ashore. There will be no crowding or confusion, and the facilities at the various ports, which in some instances are limited, will be not overtaxed. Customs Regulations Returning Residents of the United State must declare all articles acquired abroad, in their baggage or on their persons, whether by purchase, by gift, or otherwise, and whether dutiable or free of duty. Exemption, however, will be allowed by customs officers of articles aggregating not over $100 in value, if suitable for personal or household use or as souvenirs or curios, and whether intended for personal use of the passengers or as gifts or presents to others, provided the articles are not bought on commission for another person nor intended for sale. Articles so exempt from duty must, nevertheless, be declared on the form which will be provided bv the purser. Each members of the family is entitled to the exemption of $100 for articles purchased abroad of the character mentioned above. Articles of great value, such as expensive jewelry and sealskin garments, should not be taken on the cruise without first securing from the proper United States customs officer a certificate showing they were taken from the United States. Returning Residents of Canada are required to pay Canadian duty on all articles obtained abroad. All Members of the Cruise, regardless of nationality, are advised to be careful when leaving the cruise, to declare all dutiable articles when passing through European countries, including England. The fact that such members are merely in transit does not relieve them of this responsibility. Deposit To secure reservation, a deposit of $200 per member is required at time of acceptance of accommodation offered. A second payment, to bring the amount to 25 % of the passage money, is due on or before November 1, 1931, and final payment on or before December 31, 1931. Stop-Over in Europe The cruise ends at Southampton and members will be furnished with:- 1. Passage by any Canadian Pacific steamship from Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Belfast, Cobh, Cherbourg, Antwerp or Hamburg. This will permit members to combine a European Tour with the Mediterranean Cruise. See note below regarding return Atlantic passage. 2. First class railway ticket from Canadian port of landing to New York (members to pay for sleeping car berth, parlor car seat and meals on train) or the value of the railway ticket may be applied on ticket to final destination of member. If value of railway ticket furnished is less than the fare to New York, the difference will be refunded. Baggage and Baggage Insurance Although there is practically no limit to the amount of baggage which may be carried on the steamship it is inadvisable for members to burden themselves with too many trunks and bags. Large trunks and other baggage not regularly needed or which cannot be conveniently accommodated in the stateroom, will be placed in the large, well appointed baggage room which will be accessible throughout the cruise. Trunks for staterooms should not exceed 14 inches in height. On inland excursions baggage will be limited to suit cases, hand bags and other portable baggage. Every care is taken in connection with baggage, but on board the liability of the Canadian Pacific is limited, and we assume no responsibility ashore. Members are recommended to protect themselves by insuring their baggage against loss, damage or pilferage. This may be done at very reasonable rates. Clothing for the Cruise Return Atlantic Passage Return Atlantic passage will be provided by any Canadian Pacific steamship including the new 5 day Atlantic Giantess—Empress of Britain—42,500 Gross Tons. Cruise members will be furnished, as far as possible, with accommodation similar to that purchased for the cruise, whether returning by Empress or Cabin Class ships. Return tickets arc valid until December 31, 1932. No refund will be made to members not availing themselves of the return Atlantic passage. Warm winter clothing will be required for the first and last days of the cruise, also frequently for evenings both on ship and ashore. Clothing appropriate for spring or fall wear will be required for the rest of the trip. Sultry days will not be encountered, except possibly in Egypt. An overcoat or wrap should be kept handy for use at sundown, especially in Egypt, where the temperature takes a sudden drop at nightfall. Gentlemen will find a dinner jacket will meet all ordinary requirements. Sport clothes and appropriate costumes for the fancy dress parties, which will be given aboard ship, will be found useful. ^S Shoes, rubbers, sweaters and raincoats should be taken from home, also an adequate supply of clothing, but the latter may be replenished at most of the ports. An automobile duster will be found useful occasionally. Page Seventy-eight Dining Saloon, Empress of Australia Two-Bed Room, Empress of Australia Page Seventy-nine GENERAL INFORMATION Storage of Baggage in England The Shop Cruise members may arrange with the Baggage Master of the ship for storage of their baggage at Southampton or Liverpool, at a nominal charge of $1 per month or fraction thereof for each piece. This charge will include delivery to the westbound ship on which member is returning, also transportation charges from Southampton to Liverpool in the case of those sailing from the latter port. The baggage of members sailing from Southampton, Hamburg or Cherbourg will be placed on board at Southampton. Trunks and all heavy baggage of members leaving the ship at Naples, Monaco or Cherbourg, will be taken to Southampton on the ship free of charge. Cruise members should procure their westbound labels from the Baggage Master before leaving the cruise ship, and communicate with the Agent of the Canadian Pacific at Southampton, or Liverpool if sailing from there, a reasonable time in advance of the sailing, quoting the numbers of the baggage checks issued as receipt and requesting him to have their baggage placed on board the westbound ship by which they are returning. Passports and Vises Passports are necessary. Married couples may travel on one passport. Most countries still require passports to be vised by their consulates or representatives. Full information regarding passports and vises will be furnished well in advance of sailing day and every assistance rendered by Canadian Pacific representatives in completing necessary details. Post Office—Mail—Cables To ensure the safe delivery of mail matter at the various call, a Post Office has been installed in the ship, in charge of a staff of experienced postal clerks. Members of the cruise will be furnished, when tickets are issued, with full instructions regarding the addressing of mail and cables to reach them en route. The Empress of Australia has a modern and well equipped shop at which may be purchased a variety of articles, such as books, candy, toilet requisites, photographic films, souvenirs, post cards and fancy goods. Photography As a cruise offers exceptional opportunities for amateur photography a staff of expert photographers is carried to develop and print films for members. Films will be on sale at The Shop at city prices. Facilities The Empress of Australia has every facility of the modern hocel: stenographer, barber, ladies' hairdresser, manicurist, masseur, masseuse, two surgeons, professional nurses, laundry, valet service, photographer, novelty shop, daily newspaper, etc. The ship is equipped with long range radio capable of maintaining communication with land at all times. Religious Services Divine service will be held on Sundays, when the ship is not in,port. An altar set is also provided for the celebration of Holy Mass. There is usually a Roman Catholic priest among the members. Management The Empress of Australia is owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific; the shore excursions are arranged and executed by the Canadian Pacific—one management ship and shore— one standard of service—the best. Canadian Pacific representatives, experienced in cruising, will accompany the cruises to attend to the comfort and entertaining of members aboard and ashore. Entertainment Messages to Relatives and Friends at Home The offices of the Canadian Pacific will receive cable advice of the arrival of the Empress of Australia at each port and will notify relatives and friends of members by mail if list of names and addresses is left with them. Deck Chairs and Rugs Deck Chairs and Rugs may be rented for the cruise at $4 each. Cushions for Deck Chairs are $2 each. Laundry The Empress of Australia is equipped with a modern laundry and members' work will be given special attention. Travellers' Cheques Members will find Canadian Pacific Express Travellers' Cheques convenient on the cruise. They are issued in denominations of $10, $20, $50, $100 and $200, and may be obtained from any Canadian Pacific Office at the regular rates. The hours aboard ship will pass all too quickly, as there will be so many interesting things to do—deck tennis, quoits, shuffleboard, sports tournaments, bridge, concerts, birthday parties, fancy dress and masquerade balls, dancing, gymnasium, lectures, fraternal meetings, camera club and moving pictures. The library will contain a special collection of books on travel, adventure and foreign countries. In addition a representative collection of all current literature will be placed on board, thus ensuring the latest publications being available. The Paris editions of American and English newspapers will be placed on board at various ports. Two high-class orchestras will be carried, one for classical music and the other for dancing. The Directress of Entertainment and the Staff Captain will assist in arranging the various functions. Lectures will be delivered before arrival at many ports, by an interesting globe-trotter, who is thoroughly familiar with the history and customs of each country visited. Photographs Photographs used in this publication are copyright as follows: Associated Screen News: pages 19, 22, 24, 27, 34, 35, 37, 40, 42, 50, 55, 57, 59, 62, 63. Publishers Photo Service: pages 20, 29, 30, 32, 39, 45,49, 60. Matthew Beecher: pages 25, 44, 52, 54. Wide World Photos: page 46. Printed in Canada, 1931 Page Eighty CANADIAN PACIFIC AGENCIES UNITED STATES AND CANADA Atlanta Ga K. A.Cook 1017 Heaky Building Boston Mass. L. R. Hart U. 405 Bovlston Street Buffalo N.Y... W. P. Wasi ...i>......:.... 160 Pearl Street Chicago Ill E. A. Kenncy... 71 East Jackson Boulevard Cincinnati Ohio ME. Malone.... .201 Dixie Terminal Building Cleveland Ohio G. H. Griffin 1010 Chester Avenue Dallas Texas A. Y. Chancellor 906 Kirbv Building Detroit....-. Mich G. G. McKay 1231 Washington Boulevard Edmonton. Alta. R. W. Greene .106A Canadian Pacific Building Indianapolis Ind „jK y. .P. G.Jefferson •-■Kfv- -'•<• Merchants Bank Bldg. Kansas City Mo .V. R. G. Norris 723 Walnut Street Los Angeles Cal Wm. Mcllrov ... 621 Soodi Grand Avenue Memphis : .''£; Tenn M*. K. McDadc .'.../fen. Porter Building Minneapolis Minn l^V H. M. Tait 611 Second Avenue South Montreal Que D. R. Kennedy 201 St. James Street, West Montreal Que G. S. Reid St. Catherine W. and Metcalfe Nelson B.C .||L..- J. S. Carter -J. Baker and Ward Streets New York N.Y .M E. T. StebWng Can Pac. Bldg, Madison & 44th North Bay Ont C. H. White 87 Main Street West Omaha Neb H.J. Clark 803 Woodmen of World Bldg. Ottawa Ont J. A. McGill 83 Sparks Street Philadelphia Pa J. C. Parteson 1500 Locust Street Pittsburgh Pa W. A.Shackelford 338Sixth Avenue Portland. Ore W. H Deacon 148A Broadway Quebec Que C. A. Langevin Palais Station San Francisco Cal F. L. Nason 675 Market Street Saskatoon Sask G. R. Swalwdl 115 C.P.R. Bldg. Seattle Wash E. L. Sheehan 1320 Fourth Avenue Saint John N.B , C B. Andrews 40 King Street St Louis Mo .G. P. Carbrcy 412 Locust Street Spokane Wash E. L. Cardie Old National Bank Building Tacoma Wash D. C. O'Keefe. 1113 Pacific Avenue Toronto Ont J. B. Mackay Can. Pac. Bldg., King & Yongc Vancouver B.C. J.J. Forster Can. Pac. Ry. Station Victoria B.C L. D. Chetham 1102 Government Street Washington D.C. C. E. Phelps 14th & New York Ave., N.W. - Winnipeg Man W. C. Casey Main St. and Portage Ave. OVERSEAS Adelaide .Australia , MacDonald, Hamilton & Co Grcnfcll Street Ajaccio Corsica Costa Roch Boulevard du Roi Jerome Auckland New Zealand. A. W. Essex 32-34 Quay Street Algiers Algeria Atwatcr Shipping Co 5 Boulevard Carnot Antwerp Belgium E. A. Schmicz 25 Quai Jordaens Athens Greece Crowe & Stevens Piraeus, Greece Belfast , Ireland W. H. Boswell 14 Donegall Place Beirut Syria Henry Heald &Co Steamship Agents Berlin Germany A. W. Treadaway... Unter den Linden 17-18 Birmingham England. W. T. 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