Round the world cruise : Empress of Britain, 1931-1932 (ninth annual)
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subject: C.P.R. steamships
subject: Canadian Pacific Railway Company
subject: Travel
subject: Tourism
subject: Steamboats
subject: Ocean liners
subject: Voyages around the world
is part of: Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
creator: Canadian Pacific Steamships
issued: 2018-09-27
created: 1931
description: Book advertising the Empress of Britain round the world cruise. Five copies.
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note: <JfaiM (jure 11 jaaii acirit Wferfq-T ^ec4©iti^ve( O^sfo^N *••-■f inWfo o s 8P oo r\ 8 O r\ 3> ~0 a a 53 c 53 0 53 X a. 53 I 0) a> ft. I N <0 O o I -8 I G U u 0 55 b0 #G *u 53 O y^rejs *fffy$*t) Wor!4 (Alice \A Qreat World fyuise on the World's TSlewest de luxe Qiantess The 1931-1932 Canadian Pacific Round the World Cruise leaves New York December 3, 1931, covers 29,495 miles of sea, is of 128 days duration, visits 81 ports and places in 23 countries, and arrives back in New York on April 8, 1932. An early departure date has many advantages. America is left behind when Winter has scarcely set in. Return is made in Springtime. The Riviera is visited at the height of its season. Christmas- tide is spent in the Holy Land. New Year's Eve in Cairo. India is reached in her coolest and most pleasant season—mid January. Ceylon, Sumatra, Java, Straits Settlements, Siam and the Philippines are visited when their climatic conditions are the most comfortable of the entire year. Winter has departed from China by the time the cruise ship arrives, and in Japan members are greeted by the sight and scent of the spring blossoms. The itinerary is comprehensive. Sight-seeing, pleasure and educational considerations have all been taken into account, and the Cruise stands as a complete world experience, embracing all the most worth-while countries, places and ports. The program of included and optional Shore Excursions is exceptionally broad, and the time alloted to the various countries visited is adequate yet not wasteful. Nine days are spent in the Holy Land and Egypt. Nine days in India, with an included excursion to Delhi, Agra and the Taj Mahal and an optional excursion across India, in additioh to other included and optional excursions. Ten whole days are spent ashore in China, and nine days ashore in Japan. Time between ports is surprisingly short, considering the sea distances covered. This feature of the cruise is due to the speed of the Empress of Britain and to the skilful "s…
has type: Advertisements
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0372200
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Canada : Canadian Pacific Railway Company
current location: Box 220
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-TX-220-9-11
type: Text