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Book advertising the Empress of Britain round the world cruise. Five copies.
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<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 "spacing" of the ports. Intervals at sea are therefore never so long as to prove boring or tiresome, and yet they are long enough to provide a proper measure of rest and contrasting activities. A* m*\c\i£xn 3 ITINERARY PLACES VISITED Included in Cruise Fare COUNTRIES Miles PORTS ARRIVE LEAVE TIME IN PORT Days Hours NEW YORK U.S.A. New York DEC 3 Thu 12 noon FUNCHAL TERREIRO DA LUCTA Madeira 2769 Madeira DEC 9 Wed 6 am DEC 9 Wed 6 pm 12 GIBRALTAR ROSIA BAY Gibraltar 615 Gibraltar DEC 11 Fri 7 am DEC 11 Fri 6 pm 11 ALGIERS Algeria 419 Algiers DEC 12 Sat 3 pm DEC 14 Mon 7 am 1 16 MONTE CARLO CORNICHE ROAD LA TURBIE NICE VILLEFRANCHE BEAULIEU Monaco & France 461 Monaco DEC 15 Tue 7 am DEC 17 Thu 1 am 1 18 NAPLES POMPEII Italy 364 Naples DEC 17 Thu 6 pm DEC 20 Sun 6 pm 3 ATHENS ACROPOLIS Greece 717 Athens DEC 22 Tue 7 am DEC 22 Tue 6 pm 11 HAIFA JERUSALEM BETHLEHEM MOUNT OF OLIVES Palestine 640 Haifa DEC 24 Thu 7 am DEC 24 Thu 1 pm 8 Pas leave \ \&t Hai 24, vis salen Cairo ning i JJan.l 12 sengers he ship if a Dec. it Jeru- t and , rejoi- it Suez PORT SAID CAIRO PYRAMIDS SPHINX RIVER NILE BEDRECHEIN SUEZ Egypt 170 88 Port Said Suez DEC 25 Fri 6 am DEC 26 Sat 6 am DEC 25 Fri 6 pm JAN 1 Fri 7 pm BOMBAY ELEPHANT A ISLAND DELHI AGRA TAJ MAHAL FATEHPUR SIKRI India. 2960 Bombay JAN 7 Thu 10 am JAN 15 Fri 8 pm 8 10 COLOMBO MOUNT LAVINIA PERADENIYA KANDY Ceylon 883 Colombo JAN 18 Mon 7 am JAN 22 Fri 6 pm 4 n PADANG PADANG-PANDJANG Sumatra 1354 Padang JAN 25 Mon 8 am JAN 25 Mon 7 pm 11 TANDJONG PRIOK BATAVIA WELTEVREDEN BUITENZORG Java 582 Batavia JAN 27 Wed 6 am JAN 30 Sat 6 pm 3 12 SINGAPORE JOHORE Straits Settlements Fed. Malay States 526 Singapore FEB 1 Mon 8 am FEB 2 Tue 6 am 22 PAKNAM BANKOK Siam 820 Bankok FEB 4 Thu 4 am FEB 4 Thu 9 pm 17 MANILA MONTALBAN GORGE Philippine Islands 1460 Manila FEB 8 Mon 6 am FEB 9 Tue 6 pm 1 12 KOWLOON HONG KONG NEW TERRITORIES REPULSE BAY China 631 Hong Kong FEB 11 Thu 8 am FEB 14 Sun 4 pm 3 8 WOOSUNG SHANGHAI China 852 Shanghai FEB 16 Tue 7 am FEB 16 Tue 11 pm 16 CHINWANGTAO PEIPING (Peking) GREAT WALL China 648 Chinwangtao FEB 18 Thu 6 am FEB 23 Tue 8 pm 5 14 BEPPU INLAND SEA Japan 822 Beppu FEB 26 Fri 6 am FEB 27 Sat 6 am 1 KOBE KYOTO NARA Japan 215 Kobe FEB 27 Sat 4 pm MAR 2 Wed 7 am 3 15 YOKOHAMA TOKYO KAMAKURA Japan 346 Yokohama MAR 3 Thu 7 am MAR 6 Sun 8 pm 3 13 HONOLULU WAIKIKI BEACH Hawaii 3394 Honolulu MAR 12 Sat 6 pm MAR 14 Mon 5 pm 1 23 HILO KILAUEA VOLCANO Hawaii 225 Hilo MAR 15 Tue 7 am MAR 15 Tue 5 pm 10 SAN FRANCISCO U.S.A. 1999 San Francisco MAR 20 Sun 6 am MAR 22 Tue 7 am 2 1 SAN PEDRO LOS ANGELES U.S.A. 368 Los Angeles MAR 23 Wed 6 am MAR 24 Thu 9 pm 1 15 BALBOA ANCON PANAMA CITY OLD PANAMA PANAMA CANAL COLON CRISTOBAL Panama Canal Zone 2913 38 Balboa Criftobal MAR 30 Wed 7 pm APR 1 Fri 2 pm APR 1 Fri 6 am APR 1 Fri 7 pm 1 11 5 HAVANA Cuba 1003 Havana APR 4 Mon 7 am APR 5 Tue 1 pm 1 6 NEW YORK U.S.A. 1213 New York APR 8 Fri 10 am 29495 DURATION: At Sea 64 Days; in Port 64 Days; Total 128 Days For Included and Optional Shore Excursions, see 5 3 and following pages. 81 Ports and Places in 23 Countries. All included in Cruise Fare. Christmas in the Holy Land—New Year's Eve in Cairo. 4 A> ^^f3Y^XY) Worl4 (^uje ^v3 •.-,•. 2J 1 1 I UM A- A '<* A- .■** ' " ?~ * *f * iiliIl*T*'->r*'^ - »** ^ '.*V*V ',">*"/*. *,. A s (key i c *H^ impress ofBritains Largest, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamship Ever to Circle the Globe ON A ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE nothing, not even the route travelled, surpasses in importance the ship which is the traveller's home for four and a quarter months. What a vital role the cruise ship plays! On a Round the World Cruise, you pass more than one hundred nights in your ocean bedroom. On the decks and in the public rooms are spent more than eighty mornings, afternoons and evenings. The ship crosses warm, tropical seas—sails into warm* tropical harbors— where the matter of airiness and ventilation is of paramount importance. For more than one-fourth of a year, you are dependent upon the ship for your comfort, your pleasure, your happiness. Extravagant spaciousness should be the keynote of a cruise ship, spacious decks, spacious public rooms, spacious apartments-room to live-to play-to meet life graciously. Realizing this, and with faith in the surpassing merit of its 1931-32 Round the World Cruise Ship, Canadian Pacific has outlined a list of questions which the experienced traveller invariably asks concerning a cruise ship. The answers enable you to judge how closely the Empress of Britain approximates the Perfect Cruise Ship. How modern is the Empress of Britain? Launched by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on June 11, 1930, and sailing the seas for the first time in June, 1931, the Empress of Britain naturally embodies the latest innovations in marine design and architecture. Her furnishings and decorations reflect the best present-day trends in styles and colorings. Her sports and other equipment are definitely of 1931-1932 standard. How big is the Empress of Britain? The Empress is one of the eight largest liners in the world, with a gross registered tonnage of 42,500 tons, a displacement tonnage of 63,750 tons. Her length is 758 feet; breadth 97.5 feet. From B Deck to keel, her depth is 60.8 feet. She has ten decks. Above B Deck, tower A Deck, the Lounge Deck, the Sports Deck, the Sun Deck. .■^varv-yffo * ' *;' ' * ■■' ■■■ '** ■" • * ..■ ^ , §ZeAiA - *' '* - * ■■ ^ ■ ■» A '*' * ■*"■ - ^ - '."'*• ^ A A t' • A. jkci/io mm 3 1 5 8 m i<*::-AA-':^:A~: :\AA',A: "■■■-' : ■ :. V .'..' The Sun Deck of the Empress of Britain, is entirely given over to recreations. On the Sports Deck aft, surrounded and protected with wire netting, is a full-size tennis court with ample back and side space. This is real tennis, so bring your favorite racket. Extra and very pleasing features of this Tennis Court are the spaces for spectators and the Cafe. Ample spaces are provided on the Sun Deck and other decks for ship golf, ship bowls, deck tennis, horse-racing, walking and other sports and activities. On Deck B is the Squash Racket Court, two decks in height and of full championship size. A Spectators' Gallery with separate entrance overlooks the playing floor. The Lounge Deck stretches on both sides of the ship for approximately six hundred and fifty feet. Walk around it four times, and the daily mile is complete. The forward end and both sides for some distance aft are enclosed with removable plate glass windows. Exclusive of the tennis court and Sports Deck, the area of open, unobstructed promenade deck space totals twenty-six thousand square feet, more than equal to a square measuring one hundred and sixty feet a side. What distinguishes the sleeping apartments of the Empress of Britain? Whereas other steamships comparable in size to the Empress of Britain are equipped to carry three, four or five thousand passengers when used in regular trans-Atlantic service, the Empress of Britain has, under the same conditions, accommodation for only eleven hundred and eighty-two passengers. This comparison strikingly emphasizes the relative amount of space accorded the individual passengers, not only in the manner of Public Rooms, but also of the sleeping apartments. The number of passengers carried on the World Cruise is strictly limited. Practically all apartments of the Empress of Britain are outside rooms, spacious, airy, well-lighted and equipped with every possible convenience. There are numerous apartments for one or two persons, each with its private bathroom. In addition, there are the two regal suites, each consisting of five beautifully furnished rooms. Most apartments have connecting doors, enabling them to be used en suite. i 10 I N 12 5 N 13 JvNp rejs ftyfoy ^oM (Ai^e ■:Au How fast is the Empress of Britain? The Empress is one of the four speediest passenger ships in the world. Her average speed is 24 knots, equivalent to 28 miles per hour. Her single reduction gear turbines develop 64,000 H.P. and drive four great bronze propellers. A noteworthy feature of the power equipment is the vibrationless smoothness with which it works. What Public Rooms has the Empress of Britain? No other passenger ship in the world surpasses the Empress of Britain in the size, number, beauty and convenience of the social rooms. Otie entire deck, the Lounge Deck, stretching more than three-fourths the length of the ship is given over to charming Public Rooms. These regal suites of Public Rooms make a notable list: EMPRESS ROOM KNICKERBOCKER BAR TURKISH BATH MAYFAIR CARD ROOM TENNIS COURT AND CAFE CATHAY LOUNGE SALLE JACQUES CARTIER THE MALL WRITING ROOM GYMNASIUM OLYMPIAN POOL SQUASH RACKET COURT HAIRDRESSERS' SHOPS BEAUTY PARLORS Are the Public Rooms Outstanding? They are designed on a scale of spaciousness, and with an artistry, never before attempted on an ocean liner. They form the most complete ensemble of Public Spaces afloat. Six of the rooms were designed by world-famous artists, who were asked by the Canadian Pacific to produce effects that in beauty, comfort and style would be outstanding expressions of their art. The Empress Room, a ballroom 65 feet long and correspondingly broad, is a veritable domain of grace and light by that foremost artist, Sir John Lavery, R.A., The color scheme is an enchanting harmony of coral pink, blue and silver. Great windows frame the gleaming expanse of floor, and the central dome is a map of the sky, with stars and planets ashine in the actual positions they occupied on the night of the day the Empress of Britain was launched. Talking pictures are enjoyed here. The Salle Jacques Cartier, the largest un-pillared open space ever built into an ocean liner, is the creation of Frank Brangwyn, R.A., with its central cold buffet, a strikingly decorative work of art. Two large mural paintings from his magic brush add their charm to this magnificent dining room. Concealed lights ensure an entrancing evening display. Cdtndtc^i'dvn 0 ekCi/io i t m '4 V i I I *5 is 0 16 r~ yrefs 4§Y$*r) Wor!4 (Av$e Mayfair, eighty-three feet long and with harmonizing width, is a classical room in authentic Renaissance style, by Sir Charles Allom. French walnut panels, marble pilasters and rich bronze ornamentations catch the eye in this masterpiece of beauty, and with the curtains of silk damask, the gold-rayed sun and Zodiac signs in the arched ceiling, and the bronze Atlas of the fireplace, give a rare atmosphere of splendid ease and contentment. The Cathay Lounge, a new conception of the oldtime "smoke room", is the product of the genius of Edmund Dulac, noted illustrator of the Arabian Nights and the Rubaiyat. The motif is Asian, glamorously and magically Asian, with its dull glowing Chinese lacquer, golden parquet, varied woods, luminous porcelains and the shimmering silver of the roof. The Writing Room is of the William and Mary period, done in walnut and silver. The Card Room is in Spanish style, with wrought iron doors and a floor of tile. The Mall is the Bond Street of the ship, stretching from the forward end of Mayfair to the after end of the Empress Room. Sports and Recreation on the Empress of Britain? Elaborate provision for sport and recreation has been made on the Empress of Britain. The varying desires of cruise members— of the moderately active and the very active—are adequately met. On F Deck is the Olympian Pool, designed and decorated on a unique scale. The pool measures forty feet by twenty feet. Water, warmed and purified, flows in continuously through the open mouth of a monster terazzo glass turtle, and the approximation of perpetual daylight is achieved by hidden lights. Brilliant underwater floodlights add to the unusual in this fascinating Lido complete with Cafe for spectators and bathers. Adjoining are the Turkish and Electric Baths and the Gymnasium. For the Round the World Cruise, the Empress of Britain is also fitted with a swimming pool on deck, which is filled with ever-changing pure sea water. This pool is the scene of many of the Cruise's most enjoyable hours between ports. —' ^T'iyyyp Mfnyipr rtp'r «w;» ^m^w^^ww■ r iftj;».'sy Us.\ V n i8 f^KgA ofyrfay Worl4 (A«j& ill WITH his sketch books . . . his brushes . . . his paints... his genius ... the artist has gone ahead of you, has traced the full route of the 1931-1932 Canadian Pacific Round the World Cruise. His joy . . . and likewise his despair . . . the capturing of magic, elusive impressions . . . their transference into enduring line and stroke . . . that you may anticipate through his art, the scenic splendors, the vivid life, the strangenesses and the haunting beauty and the grotesqueries of the far-away lands to which the Empress of Britain is to carry you. The sixteen sketches shown he brought back. To quote him: "Ten thousand pictures remain locked in my eyes. A thousand have taken form in my sketch books. Of them I have chosen sixteen ... no more. In them is the crystallized spirit, the essence, of your Cruise. They tell its story. The ones I refrain from sending, the ten thousand I shall never set on canvas, your members will see for themselves . . . and live to bless me, that I did not take away from them the joy of discovery. For that, to me, seems the vital element of your Cruise ... the myriad surprises it is able to summon forth in each land ... the contrasts ... the contacts with new aspects of familiar things, trees, flowers, plants . . . with architectures so marvellous that you must turn away to breathe . . . glimpses of life as a hundred other races live it . . . glimpses fugitive, glimpses fleeting . . . but glimpses that build themselves, as time slips by, into memories that the mind will never let fade." MADEIRA. The first week of the Cruise brings a miracle . . . the grays and sooty blacks of New York exchanged for the pinks, whites and blues, the flaming crimsons and the golden glow of Madeira. Warmth and mellow sunshine and open skies, enveloping and framing a city that you first glimpse across the silvery breakers that roll against its stone quay. Funchal, this capital of Madeira, is a city of color, splashed on a green hillside. Everywhere there are gardens; everywhere you look there isn't one level street! Choose for yourself a carroe, with its oxen, chintz curtains. Then slithering, skiddering, ride through the scented sweetness to the Casino. It is a fairyland of light, set in a fairyland of gardens, with trees and shrubs gaily garlanded with twinkling multi-colored lights. :n"T -«r»-y ^;w <i »■»»»» n» jp^ppr 9*^9^,y>w\w,jr%*iimvt ^rysyifp* 19 o i % fftrii iiriyiiiiti A ,, . v , 20 ASf -a: aaI S» •n;; Dance until the soft darkness pales, and then come dropping gently down in the first moments of dawn to the quay, to the tender, to the ship, to bed. The next morning, ride up Funchal's cog-wheel railway to the top of Terreiro-da-Lucta, 3285 feet above the sea on which, toylike, the great Empress of Britain rides at anchor. Drink in the unforgettable view . . . it's to be one of your imperishable memories . . . see the steep little streets, gay little houses, the gardens riotous with roses, bougain- villea, azaleas; eat luncheon atop the mount, and then come sliding shipward in a carrinho-do-monte, down those steep little streets. In twenty minutes you are at the base of the hill, and you have had one of the oddest of life's thrills. Now, cap your Madeiran experience by visits to the Vigia Gardens, the Rua Dereita and the house to which Columbus brought his bride in the long ago, the shops with their Madeiran lace, the churches, including the 14th Century Cathedral, the ancient fort, the market filled with Madeira's handicrafts, vegetables, fruits. Sit for a time in a cafe on the Prac da Constituicao, lively little, vivid little park . . . GIBRALTAR'S grimness is that grimness you notice in men who have achieved . . . and suffered. It's historic . . . and looks it. The wars that have beat against its hoary heights have left their marks on the Rock, until the very air as you pass up and through it seems impregnated with unspoken challenges and alarums. Myriad languages beat in your ears in the streets of the little town below the towering cliffs. A medley of all the Mediterranean's races brush by you . . . ALGIERS. A new day and a vision of beauty encircling a harbor , . . Algiers, that rises street above street, white palaces above white palaces, from the port where the fierce hosts of Barbary once cradled their blackly terrifying sloops. Ashore, your way lies along the Boulevard de la Republique, as French as Paris, to Bab-jVzoum, famous for its shops. By this time you have an impression of Algiers, an impression that grows stronger as the hours speed along ... of Paris transplanted on Africa ... of smart cafes, shops, hotels, luxurious villas . , . and mystery as impenetrable as the eyes of the Bedouins, Arabs, blacks, browns, saffrons, who pass on the streets . . . 21 22 'n^vefs 0/j5r<fa*) Wbrl4 (AiKe ?§i wmwm w\ Now to the Arab quarter . . . streets choked between high, windowless Arab houses . . . turban'd, slippered, berobed figures . . . donkeys . . . hole-in-the-wall shops . . . the dull gleam of hammered brass .. . the glint of golden trinkets .... the sparkle of gems ... and wandering off by yourself... Lo! before you is the doorway . . . there is the lintel . . . there is the imprint of the lucky hand! MONTE CARLO. One of two fates waits, so they say, for those who come to Monte Carlo across the Mediterranean, as you do. If you come, beckoned to this serene white loveliness of a city by your thirst for the excitement of its gaming tables, you are doomed to remain to fall prey to the beauty of its gardens and villas and white waves on blue water far below. If you come, lured by thoughts of its exquisite charm, the whirring wheels and the cards that tilt and fall so quietly and yet so decisively will encompass you round with their visions of piled wealth . . . but, after all, it's only a "they say" and here is the famous Bay, with its white yachts and dinghies, its eight-metre craft, and its ocean liners, and here are the cars waiting to whisk-you away to Nice and luncheon at the smartest hotels overlooking the Promenade des Anglais . . . it's the Grande Corniche Road you travel, the world's most famous drive and the thrilling-est ... NAPLES. Gayety... that is Naples, light-hearted gayety....life, lived in the open for everyone to see and enjoy... a life of dancing, dining, sleeping, praying, loving, unconscious of audience or spectators. In the National Museum, there are sculptures and relics beyond your most beautiful visioning. In the Aquarium, fantastic varieties of sea life beyond your most glorious nightmares. And out in Pompeii, the ruins of the city where Rome of her decadence bathed and played and wasted the summer days away, until Vesuvius' growl grew into thunder and Vesuvius' smoke turned to fire, and ashes descended upon people and houses and temples and streets. In 79 A.D.it was that this occurred, and today, uncovered by the ceaseless patient toil of archaeologists, Pompeii stands revealed again. , , ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^tr, 1 ^yy | yyj* **;$*$* jp^^y ;,<yi^ W^T"^'W' #" «WWyj* I A- # -^&kmm** ATHENS. How short are the hours . . . how limited one's vision ... to see and to absorb the glory of the majestic ruins which rise everywhere! Here are three cities in one: the narrow throttled streets of the Turkish occupation; the modern city with its broad avenues and plazas; and the remains of the ancient centre of the world, the city of Pericles. As on a pilgrimage, we climb to the Acropolis, that five-hundred-feet-high knoll which contains more man-made beauty than any other one spot in the world. Slim columns of the Parthenon... broad marble stairs up which the triumphal processions of old bore their sacrifices . . . tiny Temple of Nike, the Victory goddess, the wingless one . . . the Propylaea, double-winged gateway to a labyrinth of statues and altars . . . the Erectheum . . . the Porch of the Caryatides . . . around ... on every side . . . below . . . Beauty tongue-less, yet never surpassed in its ability to satisfy the craving we all have for perfection of form in the things about us. Athens, it will be the day after Eternity before your ruined loveliness is forgotten! 24 1 25 ":-A'{: :> PALESTINE. How simple are the guide-books which tell us Haifa is the gateway to Palestine! In reality, it is the curtain rising on the oldest drama; one, that no matter how many times repeated, still has power to stir us to our innermost hearts. Appropriately, here are Christmas-time and the land so indelibly associated with Him whose birthday Christmas Day is. From Haifa, the way lies straight to Jerusalem, City of God, the ancient stronghold of David and Solomon. Through its streets we ride or walk; each one of which has a story we know by heart. Garbs of other lands may surprise, but those these people wear do not. Thus Abraham dressed, when he came into this land from Ur, and David when he danced and played his harp before the Covenant, and Solomon when he rendered the judgment that gave the babe to its rightful mother. Streets of other cities will seem strange, have seemed strange, but those of Jerusalem are familiar ones. And so it goes. Instinctively, we recognize Calvary before we reach it9 the Garden of Olives before its gates open to admit us. The only unfamiliar note is sounded by the great Mosque of Omar and the other Turkish and modern buildings. The remainder of the city, changed as it must have in all the intervening centuries, is to us the Jerusalem of Christ's era . . . Jerusalem is to Bethlehem as the last act of a play is to the first. Go out from the city on Christmas Eve, following in imagination the Star that guided the Three Wise Men from Herod to the rude shelter where the Christ Child lay cradled in the straw. There is the Field of Boaz, wherein that Ruth toiled whose people ceased to be her people when love called to her; there, Rachel's Tomb; there, the spot whereon David stood to fling the stone that slew Goliath. And here is the Church of the Nativity, built, tradition tells us, above the grot in which the Christ Child was born. Two and a half days in the Holy Land . . . two and a half days of acquaintance renewed with Bethlehem, Gethsemane, Calvary, Mount of Olives, Via Dolorosa, the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee... two and a half days of communion with the sacred past. ■ 26 I I <\ 4 * * 27 A \^^J5 f3YK$*y) Worl4 (Ai^e M 1+7& AA THEBES ♦KAQNAK TOMBS OF THE KINCS£<£- ^LUXOR "Palestine and Egypt C&n&q^r) jkci/iC ;?<? F?f ^ y3Y'Kfey ^°^4 (Aite EGYPT. As in life as a whole, so it is on a Cruise: variety is the condiment that adds to the attractiveness of the hours, the days ... Christmas Eve in Bethlehem and the most solemn of moods . . . New Year's Eve in Cairo and light-hearted, carefree gayety . . . Biblical days one week and pre-Biblical days the next ... from Asia Minor to Africa, and a New Year has begun .... In Egypt the centuries parade before us, the centuries of Cleopatra and before; the centuries of the Shepherd Kings, Rameses, Tut-Ankh-Amen, and a host of other rulers of long-dead generations; the centuries nearer our time, of Saladin and his fierce-riding Moslem hordes. In Cairo, there is the modern present, with its smart hotels, its cafes, shops, and there is the Museum stored to bursting with Egypt's history in stone and with the golden treasures from Tut-Ankh-Amen's Tomb. The bazaars, fascinating with embroideries of gold and silver, inlaid woods, glazed pottery of red and black brought down from Assiut, brasses, rare silks, rarer mats ... and the mosques from whose minarets the muezzins sound forth the call for all Moslems to abase themselves towards far-off Mecca and chant the praises of Allah "than whom there is no god." The amenities of modern hotel rooms and public spaces . . . and the joy of the Night in the Desert—an interlude spent on the sands —a ride on camel back, and visits to the Pyramids and the Sphinx, its riddle as unsolved today as in Moses' time and before. Without the Nile, there would be no Egypt; likewise, unacquainted with the Nile, you are unacquainted with Egypt. So, up the famous river a Nile steamer goes, with us aboard, up as far as Bedrechein, where on the low, ever-renewed banks the fellaheen cultivate the fertile soil with the same crude implements and in the same fashion that the Israelites in their sojourn in Egypt knew. Beyond lie Luxor, Thebes, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, the Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen . . . magic names to many of us . . . all waiting to be visited . . . and then, Cairo bid good-bye to on January 1, after a night of dancing, whole-hearted mirth, splendor, and bed with the Egyptian dawn breaking across the golden sands . . . C&nd^i^n |kcm< ic^ ¥, 31 Vn^re/s Ytyrf^y Wor!4 (aujc IDELHI HIMALAYA MT$. .UNITED PROVINCES »%,v^rest V FATEHPUR SIKRI RAJPUTANA BAY OF BENGAL A — INCLUDED ...OPTIONAL .KANDY PERADENIYA if^iNUW^RA ELIYA • MOUNT LAVINIA . , I ■•" ~) India and Qeylon C^niv^i^n j^ prg/jr °/3r(foy Worl4 (Aite ■ INDIA. The Red Sea . . . and visions of dividing waters . . . fleeing Israelites ... pursuing Pharaoh . . . the Indian Ocean . . . its flaming sunrises and sunsets . . . the rattle of anchor chains off the Apollo Bunder . . . and Bombay and India . . . raison d'etre enough for a cruise here first and no farther. For India is the vastest of spectacles, so vast that a life-time spent in its scrutiny brings one only to the edge of the stage upon which its countless dramas are enacted. But skilful planning, expert division of the hours, can achieve wonders ... so let us see. Streets that overflow with a hundred races, white, black, brown and all the intermediate tints, with Hindus, Moslems, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Parsees. The white man in the tropics, imperturbable, at ease. Europe engrafted on Asia, modernity endeavoring to make friends with the tenth century B.C. All these we notice during our sojourn in Bombay . . . and Malabar Hill and Queen's Road, the Native City, the cypresses around the "Towers of Silence," Elephanta Island with its grim temples to Siva and the million gods of the Hindu pantheon . . . and yet much as they tell us, they haven't begun to tell us the story of India . . . So, from Bombay the way lies inland to Delhi, the capital that the Mongols founded in the 16th century, and wherein they built their wondrous mosques and palaces; the Great Mosque with its trio of whitest domes, the Fort with its red walls, the Royal Baths, the Painted Palace of the Chief Sultana. Outside the modern Delhi is Kutb Minar, old when the Mongols arrived and still raising its unscarred slenderness into the cloudless Indian sky. And now Agra ... the great citadel filled with palaces from which Shah Jahan, a prisoner, looked out upon the Taj Mahal. . . which he had built as last resting place for Mumtiz-i-Mahal, wife of his youth and his old age and fairest jewel of Moslemry . . . Beyond lies Fatehpur Sikri, rendered people-less and barren at the whim of its creator. Benares, most sacred of Hindu cities, its ten hundred temples visited every year by a million devotees who come to wash in the sacred waters of the Ganges . . . it- % 33 A~'" 34 'r\pY&fi rijair) Wbfl4 (jM^ , Those whom India's impenetrable mystery most baffles will cross the wide width of India, visiting also Calcutta and the Jain Temple and the Black Hole of tragic memory. North, then, across Bengal to Siliguri in the foothills of the Himalayas. By an atomlike train upwards 7,000 feet to Darjeeling, its Tibetan monks and the spinning of prayer wheels ... to Darjeeling and sunrise on Kunchunjunga and the Snowy Range, and a ride before dawn out to Tiger Hill, to be enthralled by the majesty of the sunrise over Mount Everest, highest mountain in the world. Awed, they leave the north and return to Calcutta, go farther south to Madras, the "gopurams" that mark the temples at Madura, and cross the Strait of Palk to come to Ceylon . . . more than ever aware of India's unfathomable mystery, but also more than ever filled with an appreciation of its beauties and oddities . . . *EYLON. The land wherein Adam and Eve spent their legendary exile after being banished from Eden is known to us as Ceylon, and Ceylon as a place of punishment wasn't exactly hard to endure, if its present loveliness dates back to primeval times. For, today, this island that rests in the sea at the southern tip of India is a vision of tropic loveliness ... peopled in the main by the Cingalese, light brown of color, lovable of disposition. Colombo, the capital, sits gracefully back of an immense harbor, with red roads and skies of blue, with houses that dazzle with their whiteness. The Pettah, or Black Town, is one of the sights of the world, with upstanding Tamils, Hindus with their multitudinous caste marks, Malay police, Arabs, Afghans, rubbing shoulders as they walk, sitting, buying, selling. In Colombo's matchless gardens are the most gorgeous of flowers. In Colombo's matchless jewel shops, are rubies, sapphires, moonstones and . . . zircons, which to see is to buy, and which to buy is to treasure . . . Luncheon at Mount Lavinia, which the smart of this world always do, no matter if they are in Colombo but for a day. For Mount Lavinia is . . . Mount Lavinia, a pearl of a resort, laved by the blue waters of the Indian Ocean, a curving beach of white sand, backed by groves of wind-tossed cocoanut palms that bend \ |x to the salt spray. aA< . r$rr*r?w*yrw^ V C&nfc^ie<n fAci/VC- SS ^rijaip Wor!4 (Alije Ceylon means rubber, and more often means tea and spices, so the trip from Colombo to Kandy is fittingly punctuated with stops at a rubber factory, a tea plantation and the Peradeniya Gardens, where we find all the familiar kitchen spices. Luncheon at Kandy's hotel . . . off to the Temple built to house Buddha's sacred tooth .... THE DAY of miracles is not gone, neither are the old gods dead ... as proof, members of the Cruise can cite Neptuge's arrival on board, at a time when the Empress of Britain is astraddle the Equator, miles and miles from the nearest land, and not a boat in sight from which he could possibly have transferred. He, and his royal retinue, take possession of the ship, initiate a bevy of landsmen into the great confraternity of the sea . . . and go over the side again, beards of sea-weed and all ... . JAVA. Native dancers ... canals as neat-cut as Holland's own ... batiks . . . "durians" to eat . . . temples like no other on earth . . . the placidly stolid Dutch as masters . . . the happy-go-lucky Javanese as smiling servitors . . . wildest of vegetation . . . most orderly of towns . . . try after your visit to Batavia in Java to separate your impressions and boil them into one single impression! Try! Tandjong Priok is Batavia's port, and from the moment of arrival, your eyes are filled with strange sights, your ears with strange sounds, your mouth with queer foods, your nostrils with queer smells. All queer, but all enjoyable. Motoring around Batavia is a joy. So is the ride through Weltevreden, the garden-like suburb; so is Buitenzorg, beautiful botanical garden; so is the meal served in a hotel, from whose balcony is had a breath-taking view. SINGAPORE ... cross-roads of the East—packed with Chinese, tropical growth, shipping, rubber and tin—is also the site of the great new British naval base. The swarming docks and streets are a vivid panorama of the East, of life as it is lived beyond Suez. Outside the city are the rubber estates, models of their kind. A short trip away is the largest rubber factory in British Malaya; and beyond is Johore, capital of the Federated Malay States, with its Sultan's Palace and Mosque. *,.-.*,• .:* .A'-''.' **., ^ ^ ^ . *** " ',^ ^ V- "*'.* * ' f. i I 37 J4V& 3* /*> ■■■■: A rifoy Wbrl4 (rVije JAVA SEA TjlTOEROEG TJIBADAK ) TIIMNAS^I J8A0ENMT (volcano) PAPANDAJAN = INO, * OPTIONAL II OPTIONAL 13 O eAH Java D C&niV^t^n [iVCl/lC. 39 n I: BANKOK It will be surprising if the day you are in Bankok is not a fete day, for no other city can stage a celebration with less apparent excuse! But fete or no fete, Bankok is ever alive, vibrant . . . athrob with the movement of its swarms of people—Siamese, Chinese, Japanese, Malays, Annamites, Indians—its 300 temples a glow in the brilliant sunshine, their golden spires and colored tiles aspiring to outdo the vivid costumes of the races that patronize the multitude of shrines. Canals fairly seethe with movement, bridged from side to side with boats of every design and none. Strange, there are motor cars here as everywhere else one goes, and it is only with their aid that you can cover the old city and the new, the multitude of places more than worthwhile to visit . . . the Porcelain Temple, the Temple of the Sleeping Buddha, the Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Dusit Park, the Royal Library, the Temple of the Inlaid Doors, and—we mention last what should be mentioned first—the sacred white elephants which aren't white at all! 40 MANILA, as you first glimpse it, looks like any city in America, just as Batavia might be Amsterdam, but this city with its steel and concrete docks isn't the Manila most worth seeing. This lies "intramuros"—within the walls—and what walls they are! Through the great gates, you are now in a Spanish City of the 17th century, of narrow, flagged streets, massive churches, iron-grilled windows . . . the whole redolent of romances, of the comings and goings of the dons and senors, senoras and senoritas who peopled this city two and three hundred years ago. On the road to Fort Santiago, motor cars speed in swift procession, passing the patient, slow-footed carabao hitched to their lumbering cart . . . the carabao being water oxen subdued by centuries of training or mis-training. Another day ... Montalban Gorge . . . and the needlework that made the Philippines famous! HONG KONG—or rather Victoria, its governing city—is such a city as you have never seen before,—situated above a harbor like unto no other harbor on earth, and peopled with as queer and interesting a conglomerate of races as the world knows. Hong Kong is China, yet not China, for it is a series of islands vested by right of cession in Great Britain, whose mighty outpost of empire it is. There is an art to the proper appreciation of Hong Kong, and the best procedure involves, first of all, a trip to the Peak, achieved part way by the use of sedan chairs carried on the shoulders of stout-muscled coolies. Look down now. See the stately city outstretched on the steep slope, the "godowns" along the waterfront; the great liners, tramps, sampans, cruisers and low-slung gun boats, junks, and the far-flung shores of the greatest harbor in the East. Next go shopping and sight-seeing in the Native City, and to Queen's Road and its porcelains, silks, jades, laces. Play golf on one of the splendid courses. Drive for 60 miles through the New Territories, and another time, 25 miles around the island, all over magnificent roads. Take luncheon or tea at the famous Repulse Bay Hotel, dinner at the Hong Kong, and return for dancing and the view of Hong Kong at night, its lights strung like jewels against the black of its mountainside ... a cruise-memory you will long treasure. \ i ■-. ■ • ■«-■■■■:■■:/-r:v ■ , * .. . * .0 '"' ** V £ * ■ * v ".# ■*"■? W .. A"' Q .* -ff •*"#'' *V ^ A.,, •*' \ * :* " i- * 42 A\ CHINWANGTAO ja.p_a.n W>5 east e CHINA SEA C-—^^ r C £kr China and Japan &n&c\te<r) V/ jkci/i c 45 For a more intimate glimpse of China preliminary to Shanghai and Peiping, there is an optional excursion to Canton, teeming hive of four million people—of four thousand years of jumbled, matted history—so packed with humanity that thousands upon thousands have been edged off the land and live their lives from birth to death upon the boats that crowd the yellow waters of the river. SHANGHAI is China and England and France and America and any number of other countries, for jammed up against a Native City inhabited by millions of Chinese, are the Concessions harboring 25,000 people, composed of all the peoples that do business in and with China. The Empress of Britain anchors in the Whangpoo River, you journey to Shanghai by tender, and on the way you pass mile after mile of docks, godowns (which, by the way, are warehouses), and factories, until after fourteen miles of the shifting panorama of China you are brought to the Bund, centre of Shanghai's business activities. The rickshas you may have become acquainted with in Hong Kong renew your acquaintance here, and in them and in motor cars you do your sight-seeing, visiting the famous Lungwha Pagoda, the interesting temples, the Mandarin Garden. There are Chinese- owned department stores to visit, theatres distinctively Chinese, the bazaars filled with wondrous Mandarin chains, kingfisher jewelry, embroideries and gorgeous fans, luncheon to be had at the Astor House, Nanking Road to visit and marvel at . . . and the seething, gesticulating, chattering, chop-stick-wielding life that never ceases moving in Shanghai's native city. PEIPING (meaning Northern Peace), the city that was once known as Peking (Northern Capital), is a city that staggers the imagination with its magnificences, its squalors, its size, the variety and stupendousness of its wonders. But . . . most of its beauties and interesting sights are easy to behold, its people are friendly, its hotels good, its shops filled with marvels, its temples and palaces of superlative appeal. By motor car and ricksha, you come from the city beyond the walls to the Tartar City, to the Imperial City, and are within sight of the yellow, curved roofs of the Forbidden City. C&n£^c\i^n 46 jkci/i c 47 One day of the stay in Peiping is free of excursions. That is your time to gaze at and handle, and if you care to, buy articles that only Peiping seems able to furnish in such variety and beauty . . . furs that have come down from the North, j ades, crystals, bronzes, beads, porcelains, mandarin coats and skirts and a thousand other precious things . . . The round of sight-seeing leaves you dizzy, with eyes widened by the constant gazing at wonder after wonder, each more lovely or more interesting than the one before. The Summer Palaces, the Forbidden City, State Museum with its irreplaceable relics. Temple of Confucius, Hall of Classics, Drum and Bell Towers, Picture Gallery . . . these leave you startled and amazed that a civilization foreign to your own could produce such exquisit'ries of architecture and decoration, and perhaps you begin to ponder just a trifle and then on another day you go by special train to the Great Wall, one of mankind's most stupendous achievements . . . JAPAN is that marvel among the nations, a country that adopts the material and scientific attributes of a foreign civilization and yet manages to preserve its own individuality of soul. No country is more progressive than Japan. It is a highly practical nation, expert in the ways of Western Civilization, great in finance, shipping, any one of a thousand manufactures, yet in spite of this wholesale adoption of our ways, it is still Japan of the days before the West knocked at its gates. It still clings to its kimonos, its paper walled houses, its ancient religion, its ancient social customs, and as a result is perhaps the most fascinating and satisfactory of the countries visited on the 1931-1932 Round the World Cruise. To Japan we come by way of Beppu, in the shadow of Aso- San, the great volcano on Kyushu Island at the entrance to the Inland Sea. A day in Beppu is a day of unending delight, with fascinating peeps into temples, an interesting ride through Beppu's streets and out into a countryside dotted with ponds and pools and geysers of bubbling, colored water . . . a visit, if you like, to one of the mineral bath houses . . . luncheon in true Japanese style . . . and plenty of time left to visit Beppu's little shops and haggle with smiling proprietors as to the price most proper for his obi, fans, lanterns, boxes . . . * *yq^»^;»yf ,iff!'y j* i * F?P r5^ y^3ri^9 Wor!4 (AiiCe At dawn the Empress of Britain takes to the Inland Sea, one of the most unusually beautiful of water journeys. Islands follow islands, each one seemingly more lovely and fantastic than the one before; the shores curve, forests lend their deep green as contrast to the sparkling water . . . the Inland Sea is not soon forgotten. KOBE is Japan's industrial and shipping centre, its streets both East and West in appearance, and it does not seem Japanese enough, somehow. Kyoto, however, appeases any disappoint- ment,foronlyinJapancouldsuchperfectionofnatural beauty blended with that of man be found. Kyoto was the long-ago capital of Japan, and today it proudly shows you the Mikado's Palace where each new Emperor comes to be crowned. Loveliest of pagodas, loveliest of temples, loveliest of trees ... all these has Kyoto, in a setting among the hills that is beyond compare. Kyoto's beauty is poignantly gripping, fastens itself about your heart, until you feel that no destiny could be higher than to sit all day long in one after an other of its countless tea houses, to sip tea, and then each evening pick a new bridge from its scores of bridges, bend over the side and watch the little river flowing and flowing . .. But there is more to Japan than Kyoto, and with a sigh we depart for Nara, visit that place's temples, shops, see its dainty costumes, feed cakes to its limpid-eyed deer . . . and sigh again that we must go farther on ... but that is inevitable in Japan, that sigh at parting ... YOKOHAMA is our portal to Tokyo, and at Tokyo we see how cleverly the things of the Occident can be brought to merge with those of the Orient. Contrasts are on every side; ancient moat and old grey walls and twisted pines of the Mikado's Palace, the Imperial Hotel as smartly modern as can be, the theatres, the great department stores, the famous Ginza . . . but out-Japanning Japan is Kamakura, on the sea-shore a few miles from Yokohama, where the great Buddha stands, his temple washed away, behind him the forest . . . everlasting . , . the real heart of Nippon . . . Gem of Japanese scenic gems is Nikko, to which an optional excursion will take you. In the stillest and most impressive of mountain settings, the most fantastically decorated and beautiful of temples, the Tombs of the Two Shoguns and the Sacred Red Lacquer Bridge stand among giant cryptomeria trees . . . C&n&c\i^n d<Cl/l C So €tpi p*^ ' Jrk 51 'rsprefi rifzyy Wof!4 (Alije HAWAII. As our ship docks, the strains of "Aloha Oe" waft to our ears, Honolulu's welcome to those who visit her shores. Then, off we go for a ninety-mile drive through the gorgeous city, to Pali's historic 1200-foot cliff, and around the island with marvellous view after marvellous view unfolding itself before us. Waikiki Beach invites us ... its golden sands famous the world over . . . and we swim and bask in the sunshine, and perhaps try, but most likely watch, the surfboards which come winging in on the foaming crest of the surf, to stop almost at the steps of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Luncheon, golf, swihiming, dinner, dancing, and to sleep to the music of the beating surf and the lullabies of the cool breeze . . . then there is Hilo and the 64-mile drive through the mountains to Kilauea, the great volcano ... SAN FRANCISCO. Three thousand miles away to the East, one hundred and eight days ago, we left the shores of America. Now we come to them again at the peerless Golden Gate, with San Francisco waiting . . . San Francisco with its Golden Gate Park, a thousand acres of sheer beauty, the Presidio with its stretch of Riviera-like scenery rivalling it in loveliness . . . and farther south is exuberant Los Angeles, fastest growing city of the West, precocious giant . . . yet so beautiful that we, no matter from what section or city we hail from, can forgive its egoism . . . BALBOA, Panama, Old Panama ... places that contrast the more vividly on account of their proximity . . . the first American, the second a Spanish city, the third the ruins of the ancient city as Morgan, the privateer, left them in the 17th Century . . . then the modernity of the Panama Canal, the feeling of pride at being aboard the largest passenger vessel to pass through its great locks, the upward lift to Miraflores Lake, Gaillard Cut and the drop downward in the Gatun Locks to Limon Bay and the dock at Cristobal. . . shopping in adjacent Colon's famous bargain shops ... HAVANA now, last port of call before New York . . . gayest of North American cities . . . and the most beautiful . . . with Morro Castle and the sweeping length of the Malecon Drive . . . horse-races, Casino, "jai alai," the brewery where beer is dispensed free, night clubs, theatres, roof gardens ... in Havana the hours move quickly! C&n^c\i^n "ivci/iC. I 52 J^preft f3Y$*9 ^orl4(Aiife INCLUDED SHORE EXCURSIONS The cruise fare includes the following comprehensive program of shore excursions M AftFIR A—Excursion by special train from Funchal to top of Terreiro da Lucta, 3285 feet; visit iVArnyxuxv/i. Casino in evening. GIBRALTAR—Carriage drive around town and to Rosia Bay; visit Galleries and Fortifications. ALGERIA—Motor drive through modern and Arab sections of Algiers. \f CVNT A fO A" FR A1VCF—Motor trip over Grand Corniche Road, via La Turbie, to Nice, returning iviwr*/\v>w ol rxv/Yi^c via Villefranche and Beaulieu; visit Monte Carlo Casino in evening. ITALY—Motor drive around Naples; excursion by special train to Pompeii. GREECE—Motor drive around Athens and to Acropolis. PALESTINE—CHRISTMAS IN HOLY LAND. Excursion by special train to Jerusalem for 2 X days with motor trip to Mount of Olives and Bethlehem, also sight seeing trips around Jerusalem, thence by special train to Cairo for 4 y£ days. EGYPT~""N]EW YEAR'S EVE IN CAIRO. Excursion by special train to Cairo with five nights at hotels; motor trips to the Pyramids and Sphinx; sightseeing trips around Cairo; Nile River trip to Bedrechein. INDIA—Motor drive around Bombay; excursions by steamer to Caves of Elephanta; excursion by special train to Delhi, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, including Taj Mahal. CEYLON~~**otor d"ve wound Colombo; motor trip to Mount Lavinia; motor trip to Peradeniya and Kandy. SUMATRA—Excursio11 by sPecial train to Padang-Pandjang. JAVA—Motor drive around Batavia and Weltevreden; motor trip to Buitenzorg. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1 _Motor drive around Singapore and Island; motor trip to FED. MALAY STATES j J<*ore. SI AM—Motor drive around Bankok. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-"Motor drive around Manila; motor trip to Montalban Gorge. HONG KONG—Dtoihr excursions to Hong Kong; motor trip around New Territories; motor drive to Victoria Peak; motor trip around Island via Repulse Bay. CHINA—Motor drive around Shanghai; ricksha drive through Native City. CHINA—Excursion by special train to Peiping (Peking) for Ayi days with hotels and sightseeing, excursion by special train to Great Wall of China at Chunglungchao. IAPAN—Motor drive around Beppu. Sail through Inland Sea of Japan by daylight. IAPAN—Ricksha drive around Kobe; excursion by special train to Kyoto and Nara, with hotel J accommodation at Kyoto. I APAN—Ri^sha drive around Yokohama; excursion by special train to Tokyo: motor trip to Kamakura J for Great Buddha. HAWAII—Motor drive through Honolulu and around Island; visit Waikiki Beach. HAWAII—Motor triP to KHaue* Volcano, Lava Tubes and Fern Forest. CALIFORNIA~Motor drive around San Francisco, to Golden Gate Park and Twin Peaks, also out to Palo Alto. CALIFORNIA—Motor drive around Los Angeles and Hollywood. PANAMA CANAL ZONE—Jfotor. <*"▼« aroundjBalboa, Ancon and Panama City, also to historic rums of Old Panama. Sail through Panama Canal by daylight/ CUBA—Motor drive around Havana. Cc\nc\^ievn ivci/i C i I 1 53 impress of 'Britain World Cruise Optional Shore Excursions While the program of included excursions is comprehensive, it is felt that members should be offered facilities, where time permits, to visit, at their own expense, certain places impossible to include in the regular excursions. Where included excursions overlap optionals, due allowance has been made in the fare for the latter. Members are urged to avail themselves of these excursions, as they 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 escort; 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. General Conditions of Optional Excursions The itineraries and dates may be affected by alterations in steamship or railroad services of the various countries, or by other causes. The right is reserved to withdraw any optional excursion in this program and to make such alterations in the itineraries as may be found desirable for the convenience of the parties and the proper carrying out of the tours; also to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of any party, at any time. In all such cases where money has been received, the full or. a proportionate amount will be refunded. The Canadian Pacific gives notice that all tickets and coupons are issued by them and all arrangements for transport or conveyance or for hotel accommodation are made by them as agents upon the express condition that they shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occasioned either by reason of defect in any vehicle or through the acts or defaults of any company or person engaged in conveying the passenger, or any hotel proprietor or servant, or of any other person engaged in carry ing out the arrangements of the tours, or otherwise in connection therewith. The Canadian Pacific accepts no responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delays or changes in train or steamer services, sickness, weather, strikes, war, quarantine or other causes, and all such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger. In the possible contingency of quarantine, any additional expenses, living or otherwise, must be defrayed by the passenger. All fares for Optional Excursions shown in this program are subject to change, and are payable in gold dollars or their equivalent. As the Canadian Pacific is governed in the matter of special trains by regulations as to minimum numbers laid down by foreign railway companies, the Canadian Pacific retains the right in each case to substitute for special trains mentioned in Optional Excursions named herein the regular train service of the Company concerned, should numbers insufficient to warrant special service be secured. The Optional Fares Include First class travel tickets, with sleeping accommodation where required, all meals while travelling with the Cruise Director; motor cars and other conveyances required in connection with the sightseeing program, together with the services of guides and interpreters; fees for sightseeing, admission to public buildings and temples, and gratuities to hotel servants, porters, chauffeurs, drivers, ricksha boys, etc., and the services of competent tour managers. The Optional Fares Do Not Include Personal items, such as beverages not ordinarily served on steamers, trains and at hotels without charge, laundry, private bathrooms at hotels, conveyances or guides specially ordered by members on individual excursions and not ordered by the Cruise Director; and baggage insurance, which is strongly recommended. Cancellation of Optional Bookings The Canadian Pacific makes arrangements in advance for Optional Excursions and is required to pay for all facilities ordered, therefore no cancella tions or alterations may be made in connection with such excursions after the books are closed, the date for which will be announced on the ship. Canadian ^Pacific 54 impress of "Britain World Cr^ise Optional No. 1—Limited to 100 persons. Sunday, December 13 Blidah Half-day trip by motor car from Algiers to the at Rocher des Singes. Return to Algiers about 5 noted Algerian town of Blidah, thence to the Gorges p.m. Members taking Optional No. 1 are given the of the Chiffa. Lunch will be served at the new hotel complete program of sightseeing in Algiers. Extra Cost per Person $10 Optional No. 2—Limited to 150 persons. Special train. Rome Thursday, December 17 Saturday, December 19 Leave Naples 7.35 p.m. by special train. Sightseeing in Rome by motor car in the morn- Arrive Rome 11.35 p.m. Dine and sleep at hotels. inS> visiting The Pantheon, The Roman Forum, tj~:a»„ t\^~~*u~- 1 o San Pietro in Vincoli (Michel Angelo s Moses) Sightseeing Kme by To£r ctr morning and The Basilica of St" *>hn Lateran- afternoon, visiting the Pincio, St. Peter's Basilica, Luncheon at hotel. Vatican Gallery, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, Ar.A „ *m^ *•. i~a^~~a<>~+ „^:~« the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls, Cata! Afternoon free for independent act.on. combs and Baths of Caracalla. Meals and sleeping Leave Rome 4.00 p.m* by special train. Arrive accommodation at hotel. Naples 8.00 p.m. Dine and sleep on board. Extra Cost per Person $50 Members taking Optional No. 2 are given the Pompeii, except the Naples Museum, which is complete program of sightseeing in Naples and closed on Sundays. Optionals No. 3 and 3a—Limited to 125 persons each day. Friday, December 18, and Saturday, December 19. Amalfi—Sorrento Drive Full-day trip by motor car from Naples over the Return to the ship for dinner. Members taking famous Amalfi-Sorrento Drive. Luncheon will be Optional No. 3 or 3a are given the complete pro- served at Amalfi and afternoon tea at Sorrento. gram of included excursions at Naples and Pompeii. Extra Cost per Person $16 Optional No. 4—Limited to 100 Persons. Friday, December 18. Gaserta Half-day trip by motor car from Naples to decorated with cascades and groups of marble Caserta, known as the Versailles of South Italy and statues. Return to ship for dinner. Members taking famous for its enormous palace, erected in 1692 Optional No. 4 are given the complete program by Charles III of Bourbon, containing over one of included excursions at Naples and Pompeii, thousand rooms. The extensive gardens are richly Extra Cost per Person $7 Optional No. 5—Limited to 60 persons. Saturday, December 19. Vesuvius Half-day trip from Naples by motor car, railway Optional No. 5 are given the complete program of and funicular railway to the crater of Vesuvius. included excursions at Naples and Pompeii. Return to the ship for luncheon. Members taking Extra Cost per Person $8 Canadian "Pacific 55 impress of "Britain World Qwise Optional No. 6—Limited to 125 persons Nazareth and Sea of Galilee (See map on page 28) Thursday, December 24 Morning—Leave Haifa by motor car, arriving Nazareth about 9.30 a.m. Visit the Church of the Annunciation, Work Shop of Joseph, Jewish Synagogue and the Virgin's Well. Proceed to Tiberias for Luncheon. Afternoon—Drive by motor car along the Sea of Galilee to Magdala, Bethsaida and Capernaum. Weather permitting, a trip will be made on the Sea of Galilee. Dine and sleep at Tiberias. Friday, December 25 Morning—Leave Tiberias by motor car for Nab- lus where luncheon will be served. Extra Cost per Afternoon—Proceed by motor car, visiting Jacob's Well and Mount of Olives, arriving Jerusalem about 5 p.m. Saturday, December 26 Sightseeing in Jerusalem. Sunday, December 27 Leave Jerusalem by special train with main cruise party for Cairo. Members taking Optional No. 6 are given the full program of included excursions in Palestine, but are required to complete it in one day. Person $30 Optional No. 7—Limited to 100 persons Jericho, Dead Sea, River Jordan (See map on page 28) Half-day trip by motor car from Jerusalem to Gethsemane, Bethany, Jordan Valley, Jericho, Dead Sea and the River Jordan. Members taking Extra Cost per Person $8 Optional No. 7 are given the complete program of included excursions in Palestine. Optional No. 8 and 8a—Limited to 75 persons each day. Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 29. A Night in the Desert 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 Extra Cost per Person $ 13 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. Members taking Optional 8 or 8a are given the complete program of included excursions at Cairo. Optional No. 9—Limited to 130 persons Special Train with Dining Car Luxor, Thebes and Karnak (See map on page 28 ) Tuesday, December 29 Leave Cairo 7 p.m. in sleeping cars. Dinner on train. Wednesday, December 30 Arrive Luxor 7 a.m. Breakfast on train. 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 temples and tombs, including Tut- Ankh-Amen's. Features of interest on the drive are the gigantic Colossi, Temple of King Amenhotep; the Temple of Koorneh; Valley of Biban-el-Molook, with its Tombs of the Kings of the 19th and 20th dynasties, now lit by electricity; the hill of Abd-el-Koorneh, and under the cliffs of the Libyan Mountain, to the Temple Dayr-el-Bahree, with its sculptures of floating obelisks from Assuan and gigantic statue of Rameses II; Dayr-el-Medeeneh; the tomb of Queen Nefertari; Medinet-Abou; luncheon will be served at the Rest House in Thebes and the party will then return to the east bank of the Nile. The afternoon will be devoted to visiting the Temple of Luxor and the magnificent Temple of Canadian "Pacific 56 Empress of "Britain World Cruise 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. Tea at hotel. Leave Luxor 7.30 p.m. in sleeping cars. Dinner on train. Extra Cost per Person $80 Thursday, December 31 Arrive Cairo 7.30 a.m. Breakfast at hotel. Members taking Optional No. 9 are given two days of sightseeing at Cairo on Monday and Tuesday or Thursday. Optional No. 10—Limited to 80 persons Special Train with Dining Car (See map on page 32) Benares—Taj Mahal Thursday, January 7 Sightseeing in Bombay by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Leave ship 5.00 p.m. by tender for Ballard Pier. Leave Ballard Pier 6.00 p.m. in sleeping cars. Dinner on train. Friday, January 8 En route. Meals on train. Two-hour stop at Sanchi Tope for sightseeing. Saturday, January 9 Arrive Delhi 7.45 a.m. Breakfast on train. Morning—Sightseeing by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing by motor car. Dinner at hotel. Leave Delhi at midnight. Sunday, January 10 Arrive Agra 4.45 a.m. Breakfast on train at 7 a.m. Morning—Sightseeing by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Tonga (native two-wheeled vehicle) to Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal. Dinner at hotel. Leave Agra 11.15 p.m. Monday, January 11 Arrive Fatehpur Sikri. Breakfast on train at 7.00 a.m. Visit the Deserted City. Leave at 11.30 a.m. for Benares. Luncheon and dinner on train. Tuesday, January 12 Arrive Benares 3 a.m. Morning tea on train at 6 a.m. Leave railway station 7 a.m. by motor car to join boats for early morning trip on Ganges River to view Burning and Bathing Ghats. Proceed to hotel for breakfast at 9 a.m. Balance of morning sightseeing by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing by motor car. Tea at hotel. Leave Benares 7.15 p.m. for Bombay. Dinner on train. Wednesday, January 13 En route. Meals on train. Thursday, January 14 Arrive Bombay 5.40 a.m. Breakfast on Empress of Britain. Morning free. Luncheon on Empress of Britain. Afternoon—Local steamer from ship to Caves of Elephanta. Friday, January 15 Day free for independent action. Members taking Optional No. 10 are given the complete program of included excursions in India. Extra Cost per Person $98 Optional No. 11—Limited to 80 persons Special Train with Dining Car (See map on page 32) Across India Including the Taj Mahal and Darjeeling Thursday, January 7 Sightseeing in Bombay by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Leave ship 6.00 p.m. by tender for Ballard Pier. Leave Ballard Pier 7.00 p.m. in sleeping cars. Dinner on train. Friday, January 8 En route. Meals on train. Two-hour stop at Sanchi Tope for sightseeing. Saturday, January 9 Arrive Delhi 9.45 a.m. Breakfast on train. Morning—Sightseeing by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing by motor car. Dinner at hotel. Sunday, January 10 Leave Delhi 1.40 a.m. Arrive Agra 7.00 a.m. Breakfast on train. Morning—Tonga (native two-wheeled vehicle) to Agra Fort and the famous Taj Mahal. Luncheon at hotel. Canadian "Pacific 57 Empress of "Britain World Cruise Afternoon—Sightseeing by motor car. Leave Agra 6.10 p.m. Dinner on train. Monday, January 11 Arrive Benares 5.55 a.m. Morning tea on train at 6 a.m. Leave railway station 8 a.m. by motor car to join boats for early morning trip on the Ganges River to view the Burning and Bathing Ghats. Proceed to hotel for breakfast at 10 a.m. Balance of morning sightseeing by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing by motor car. Tea at hotel. Leave Benares 5.30 p.m. Dinner on train. Tuesday, January 12 Arrive Calcutta 9.07 a.m. Motor car to Firpo's Restaurant for breakfast. Morning—Sightseeing by motor car. Luncheon at Firpo's Restaurant. Afternoon—Sightseeing by motor car. Leave Calcutta 7 p.m. Dinner on train. Wednesday, January 13 Arrive Siliguri for early morning tea. Change to mountain gauge railway. Leave Siliguri 6 a.m. Arrive Kurseong for breakfast. (Dining cars are not operated on mountain gauge railway between Siliguri and Darjeeling.) Leave Kurseong 9.30 a.m. Arrive Darjeeling 11.35 a.m. Transfer to Mount Everest Hotel for luncheon. Afternoon—Sightseeing by ricksha. Dine and sleep at hotel. Native entertainment. Thursday, January 14 Proceed to Tiger Hill at 3.30 a.m. for view of sunrise over Mount Everest. Return to hotel for breakfast and luncheon. Leave Darjeeling 3.10 p.m. Afternoon tea at Kurseong. Arrive Siliguri for dinner. Change to broad gauge railway. Leave Siliguri 9.40 p.m. Extra Cost per Friday, January 15 Arrive Calcutta 8 a.m. Motor car to Firpo's Restaurant for luncheon. Afternoon—Sightseeing by motor car. Leave Calcutta 6.06 p.m. Dinner on train. Saturday, January 16 En route. Meals on train. Sunday, January 17 Arrive Madras 9.05 a.m. Breakfast at hotel. Sightseeing by motor car. Luncheon at hotel. Leave Madras 230 p.m. Dinner on train. Monday, January 18 Arrive Madura 5.35 a.m. Breakfast on train. Sightseeing. Leave Madura 10.10 a.m. Luncheon on train. Arrive Dhanushkodi Pier 3.10 p.m. Transfer to ferry steamer. Arrive Talaimannar Pier 7.20 p.m. Leave Talaimannar Pier 8.20 p.m. Dinner on train. Tuesday, January 19 Arrive Colombo 8.13 a.m. Proceed to Empress of Britain for breakfast. Morning free for independent action. Afternoon—Motor trip to Mount Lavinia. Wednesday, January 20 Motor tr,ip to Peradeniya and Kandy. Thursday, January 21 Morning—Sightseeing by motor car in Colombo. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Free for independent action in Colombo. Friday, January 22 ' Day free for independent action. Members taking Optional No. 11 are given the complete program of included excursions in India and Ceylon, with the exception of the Caves of Elephanta at Bombay, for which due allowance has been made in the optional fare. Person $348 (See map Monday, January 18 Morning—Leave Colombo by motor car for Kandy, 72 miles over an excellent road, passing through cocoanut estates, rubber plantations, tea gardens and finally the famous Peradeniya Gardens. A visit will be made to one of the rubber factories, also a tea factory. The wonderful scenery around Kandy, which is nearly 2000 feet above sea level, is beyond description. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Sightseeing in Kandy, including the Temple of the Tooth. Dine and sleep at hotel. Tuesday, January 19 Morning—Leave Kandy by motor car for Nuwara Eliya, passing en route the town of Gampola and the Rambodda Falls. Luncheon at hotel. Optional No. 12 Kandy—Nuwara Eliya on page 32) Afternoon—Sightseeing in Nuwara Eliya, which is about 6000 feet above sea level. The beauty of the place is entrancing, it often being referred to as "The Gem in a Mountain Setting." Dine and sleep at hotel. Wednesday, January 20 Morning—Leave Nuwara Eliya by motor car for Hatton. The distance is only 29 miles but it is one continuous panorama of scenery—mountain passes, winding roads, tea plantations, rivers, gorges and falls. Luncheon at hotel. Afternoon—Leave Hatton by motor car for Colombo via Ginigathena Gap, beyond which an Canadian "Pacific 58 Empress of "Britain World Cruise excellent view may be had of Laxapana Falls. Members taking Optional No. 12 are given the Arrive Colombo late in the afternoon and proceed complete program of included excursions at to Empress of Britain for dinner. Colombo. Extra Cost per Person $62 Optional No. 13—Limited to 75 persons Bandoeng (See map on page 39) Wednesday, January 27 Friday, January 29 Morning—Leave ship's side 8 a.m. by motor car Morning—Leave hotel 7 a.m. by motor car for for Bandoeng, via Poerwakarta. Luncheon at Buitenzorg, via Soekaboemi. Sightseeing in Bui- hotel in Bandoeng. tenzorg, including the famous Botanical Gardens. Afternoon—Excursion to Dago Falls. Dine and Luncheon at hotel, sleep at hotel at Bandoeng. Afternoon—Leave Buitenzorg by motor car for Thursday, January 28 £afav.ia- Dine and sleeP aboard the Empress of » ii \ « . ^ Britain. Morning—Leave hotel 8 a.m. by motor car for Saturday, January 30 Lembang. Excursion to Tangkoeban Prahoe. ?u\\ day sightseeing by motor car in Batavia and Luncheon at hotel in Bandoeng. Weltevreden. Luncheon at hotel. Ship sails 6 p.m. Afternoon—Leave hotel by motor car for tour Members taking Optional No. 13 are given the around the Malabar via Pengalengon. Dine and complete programme of included excursions at sleep at hotel in Bandoeng. Batavia. Extra Cost per Person $48 Optional No. 14—Limited to 75 persons Garoet (See map on page 39) Friday, January 29 Wednesday, January 27 Morning—Leave Garoet by motor car for Ban- Morning—Sightseeing drive by motor car doeng, via Pengalengan. Luncheon at hotel in through Batavia and Weltevreden. Proceed to Bandoeng. Buitenzorg. Sightseeing in Buitenzorg, including Afternoon—Excursion to Dago Falls. Dine and the famous Botanical Gardens. Proceed to Soeka- sleep at hotel in Bandoeng, boemi. Luncheon at hotel in Soekaboemi. Saturday, January 30 Afternoon—Free for independent action. Dine Morning—Excursion to Lembang. Luncheon at and sleep at hotel. hotel in Bandoeng. Thursday, January 28 Afternoon—Leave Bandoeng by motor car for Morning—Leave Soekaboemi by motor car for Batavia, via Poerwakarta. Dinner on board. Ship Garoet, via Bandoeng. Luncheon at hotel in sails 6 p.m. Garoet. Members taking Optional No. 14 are given the Afternoon—Excursion to Lakes of Leles and complete programme of included excursions at Bagendit. Dine and sleep at hotel in Garoet. Batavia. Extra Cost per Person $62 Optional No. 15 and 15a—Limited to 100 persons each day Special Train with Dining Cat Canton (See map on page 44) February 12 and 13 Leave Canton 3.30 p.m. Arrive Hong Kong Leave Hong Kong 7 a.m. Arrive Canton 11 a.m. 7.30 p.m. Luncheon on train. Canton with its teeming millions and marvelous Motor cars will be provided for sightseeing in shops, is considered one of the show places of the the modern city and to the Flowery Pagoda. Sedan world. Members taking Optional No. 15 or 15a chairs, carried by coolies, will be used in the old are given the complete program of included ex- city where the streets are very narrow. cursions at Hong Kong. Extra Cost per Person $ 15 Canadian "Pacific 59 Empress of'Britain World Cruise Optional No. 16 and 16a—Limited to 100 persons each day Special Train with Dining Car Nikko (See map on page 44) March 4 and 5 Afternoon—Leave Nikko 2.40 p.m. Arrive Yoko- Leave Yokohama 9.10 a.m. Luncheon on train. hama 7.20 p.m. Dinner on board. Arrive Nikko 3 p.m. Afternoon free. Dine and sleep at hotel. Members taking Optional No. 16 or 16a are March 5 and 6 given the complete program of included excursions Morning—Sightseeing in Nikko. Luncheon at hotel. at Yokohama, Tokyo and Kamakura. Extra Cost per Person $25 Optional No. 17 Del Monte Sunday, March 20 visiting the Big Tree Grove. Thence drive to Del Motor cars leave the pier for the Thirty-Mile Monte. Dine and sleep at hotel. Drive, which includes all points of interest in the xyr^«^«„ \x~~^u ->i city, such as Pacific Heights, The Presidio, Lincoln , , Monday, March 21 Park, Cliff House and Seal Rocks, Golden Gate Immediately after breakfast drive from DelMonte Park with a visit to the Museum, Japanese Tea through Monterey, Pacific Grove, Del Monte forest, Gardens, the Aquarium and the Academy of Groves of Monterey Cypress, Pebble Beach Col- Sciences, thence via Ocean Boulevard to St. Francis <>ny and golf course, Del Monte Lodge, Carmel- Woods residential section, over the famous Twin by-the-Sea and Mission El Carmelo, founded in Peaks Drive to Mission Dolores and the Twenty 1771, the home and final resting place of Father Million Dollar Civic Centre and continue to San Junipero Serra, and continue via Carmel to Palo Mateo for luncheon. After luncheon drive via Palo Alto» thence to Salinas for luncheon. Alto, the home of Stanford University, and Los Return to San Francisco late in the afternoon. Gatos, across the Mountains to Santa Cruz, there Dine and sleep on Empress of Britain. Extra Cost per Person $45 Optional No. 18 Parlor Motor Coach San Francisco to Los Angeles Sunday, March 20 Tuesday, March 22 c;„k*o^;«« K«r ™*+~~ ^~ ;« ca„ rc«.„ :„ Leave Del Monte after breakfast and proceed via I ^?t^^l^?%. SLi fSL »nH ££ Salinas, King City, San Miguel and Paso Robles to liT^AvL^J^^t^ P Atascadero, where luncheon is served. on board Empress of Britain. After limcheon proceed to Santa Barbara via , Pismo Beach, Santa Maria and Gaviota Pass. Dine Monday, March 21 and sieep at hotel. Leave San Francisco by Parlor Motor Coach for Wednesday, March 2 3 Santa Cruz arriving in time for luncheon. The Morning—sightseeing tour in Santa Barbara, route is via Palo Alto, the home of Stanford Uni- Luncheon at hotel. versity, and Los Gatos, across the mountains to Afternoon—proceed to Los Angeles over the Santa Cruz, there visiting the Big Tree Grove. Roosevelt Highway along the Pacific via Santa In the afternoon drive to Del Monte. Dine and Monica Canyon, Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills and sleep at hotel. Hollywood. Dine and sleep on Empress of Britain. Extra Cost per Person $47.50 Optional No. 18a San Francisco to Los Angeles Itinerary is identical with that of Optional No. 18. Limousines will be used in lieu of Parlor Motor Coaches, and the fare is based on four persons to each car. Extra Cost per Person $105 Based on 4 persons per limousine. Members taking Optional No. 18 or 18A are given the complete program of included excursions at San Francisco and Los Angeles. Canadian "Pacific 6o Smpress ofBritain World Cruise General Conditions Canadian Pacific acts only as agent for the passenger in matters relating to travel away from the Empress of Britain, whether by steamship, railway, automobile or any other means, and as such is 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 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 to omit any section or port named in the program, such change may be made, and no member shall be entitled to compensation on such account. 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 member. 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 $2000, according to location of stateroom, for 128 days. Ship's plan and details of fares for each room will be sent on request—see agency list on page 64. Servants accompanying employers, $1570, when berthed and served with meals in special accommodation set apart for their use. This fare covers railway transportation Haifa to Jerusalem, Cairo and Suez, also Chinwangtao to Peiping and return, with hotel accommodation and meals (no sightseeing) at Jerusalem, Cairo and Peiping, but does not cover included excursions elsewhere. If servants are participating in included excursions at all ports, fare is $2000, provided they do sightseeing with employer or other servants. When servants are berthed in other than servants' accommodation tariff fare will apply. The Fare Includes First class passage with stateroom accommodation and meals; 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; services of guides and interpreters, one to each small group, while ashore with the excursions. More than 63 days are spent in port. 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 and at hotels without charge, laundry, baggage insurance, passport and vises, private bathrooms at hotels, conveyances or guides specially ordered by members on individual excursions and not ordered by the Cruise Director, gratuities to stewards on the ship. Deposit To secure reservation, a deposit of $200 per person 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 September 1, 1931, and final payment on or before October 15, 1931. Deck Chairs, Rugs, Cushions Deck Chairs may be rented for entire cruise, New York to New York at $5. each. Cushions for deck chairs are $2 each. Rugs are $5 each. Limited Membership Membership will be limited, which ensures comfort for all, both aboard and ashore. There will be no crowding or confusion, and the facilities at the various ports, which in some instances are limited, will not be overtaxed. The Empress of Britain has a capacity of 1182 passengers, but only about one- third of that number will be accepted for the cruise. Canadian 'Pacific 6i Empress of Hiritain World Qruise Passports and Vises Passports are necessary. Married couples »may and \ises will be furnished to members in due time travel on one passport. Most countries still require and every assistance rendered by Canadian Pacific passports to be vised by their consulates or rep- representatives in completing necessary details, resentatives. Full information regarding passports Mail—Cables To facilitate delivery of mail matter at the various will be furnished, when tickets are issued, with in- ports of call, there is a Post Office on board ship, structions regarding addressing of mail and cables in charge of experienced postal clerks. Members to reach them en route. Messages to Relatives and Friends Canadian Pacific offices will receive cable advice port, and will notify relatives and friends of mem- of the arrival of the Empress of Britain at each hers by mail, if names and addresses are supplied. Facilities The Empress of Britain has every facility of the photographer, novelty shop, daily newspapers, etc. modern hotel: stenographer, barber, ladies' hair- There is also a battery of five passenger elevators dresser, manicurist, chiropodist, masseur, masseuse, which serve all decks, surgeon, professional nurses, laundry, valet service. Wireless and Telephone Equipment The ship is equipped with long range wireless The Empress of Britain is also fitted with long capable of maintaining communication with land range telephone equipment, for communication at all times. while at sea with shore stations. The Shop - Photography On board ship there is also a well-equipped shop and print films for members. Cruise members at which may be purchased articles, such as books, should not take a large supply of photographic films candy, toilet articles, films, souvenirs, post cards, with them, as hermetically sealed films are required fancy goods and dolls. in the tropics and may be purchased at The Shop As a cruise offers exceptional opportunities for at regular prices, photography, a staff of experts is carried to develop Laundry The Empress of Britain is equipped with a modern laundry, and members' work will be given preferred attention at reasonable charges. Management The Empress of Britain is owned and operated world-cruising, accompany the cruise to attend to by the Canadian Pacific; shore excursions are ar- the comfort and entertainment of members aboard ranged and carried out by Canadian Pacific; and and ashore. Canadian Pacific representatives, experienced in Entertainment Aboard ship there are many interests—deck high-class orchestras will be carried for classical tennis, quoits, shumeboard, sports tournaments, music and dancing. bridge, concerts, birthday parties, fancy dress and The Directress of Entertainment and the Staff masquerade balls, dancing, gymnasium, swimming Captain will assist in arranging the various func- pool, lectures, fraternal meetings, camera club, tions. Lectures will be delivered prior to arrival travel club, and moving pictures. The library con- at many ports, by a globe trotter thoroughly familiar tains a varied assortment of books on travel, with the history and customs of each country, adventure and foreign countries in addition to a Members will be particularly interested in his tips representative collection of current literature. Two on shopping. Travellers Cheques Members will find Canadian Pacific Express be obtained from any Canadian Pacific office at Travellers Cheques convenient. Issued in denomi- regular rates. They are negotiable the world nations of $10, $20, $50, $100 and $200, they may over. Canadian "Pacific 62 Empress of ^Britain World Qwise Baggage and Baggage Insurance Large trunks and other baggage which cannot be conveniently accommodated in the stateroom, will be placed in large baggage-rooms accessible throughout the cruise. Trunks for staterooms should not exceed fourteen 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 it assumes no responsibility ashore. Members are recommended to protect themselves by insuring baggage against loss, damage or theft. Proceeding to Europe in Advance of Cruise Members desiring to proceed to Europe in advance and join the Empress of Britain at Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco, Naples or Athens, will be provided with passage from Montreal or Quebec by any Canadian Pacific steamship to Europe, such members to provide their own transportation and maintenance from European port of landing to port where they join the cruise. During the off-season on the Atlantic, accom modation similar to cruise will be provided, as far as possible, but during the busy season it may not be possible to assign such accommodation, although every effort will be made to do so. Members joining the Empress of Britain at Mediterranean ports will be required to pay any Government embarkation charge in effect at such ports. Stop-overs in Philippines, China and Japan Members booking for entire cruise who desire additional time in the Philippines,China and Japan, may leave the Empress of Britain at Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe or Yokohama and proceed by a later sailing of the Canadian Pacific White Empresses, which maintain regular service between the Philippines, China, Japan and Vancouver. First class passage will be provided with accommodation similar to cruise a's far as possible, on any Canadian Pacific sailing to Vancouver up to December 31, 1932, and first class railway ticket from Vancouver to any point in United States or Canada via direct route, members to pay for sleeping-car berth and meals on trains. Leaving the Cruise at San Francisco Members booking for entire cruise who desire to leave the cruise at San Francisco are requested to give notice on or before October 15, 1931, and an allowance of $12 5 per adult member will be made for those purchasing accommodation rated for full cruise at $2500 or over. No allowance under $2 500. Religious Services Divine Service will be held on Sundays when the ship is at sea. An altar set is also provided for the celebration of Holy Mass. There is usually a Roman Catholic priest among the members. Foreign Currency and Postage The currency of each country, also postage stamps, will be on sale with the purser before members go ashore. The following shows the Monetary Unit Madeira Escudo Gibraltar Shilling Algiers Franc Monaco Franc France Franc Italy Gold Lira Greece .Drachma Palestine Palestine Pound (100 Mils) Egypt Egyptian Piastre India..., .....Rupee Ceylon .Rupee approximate value of the various foreign coins, which is of course subject to fluctuation from day to day. Equivalent Equivalent U.S. and Sterling Canada About About 5 cents 2V2d. 2 5 cents Is. Od. 4 cents 2d. 4 cents 2d. 4 cents 2d. 5 cents 2^d. \y2 cents %d. 4.86% £1. 5 cents 2^d. 36 cents Is. 6d. 36 cents Is. 6d. Monetary Unit Sumatra...... Dutch Guilder Java .Dutch Guilder Singapore. . . .Straits Dollar Bankok Baht Manila Peso Hong Kong . .H. K. Dollar China Chinese Dollar Japan Yen Hawaii .U.S. Dollar California U.S. Dollai Panama U.S. Dollar Havana U.S. Dollar Equivalent Equivalent U.S. and Sterling Canada About 40 cents 40 cents 57 cents 45 cents 50 cents 27 cents 27 cents 50 cents 100 cents 100 cents 100 cents 100 cents About Is. 8d. Is. 8d. 2s. 4d. Is. lOd. 2s. Id. Is. 2d, Is. 2d. 2s. Id. 4s, 2d. 4s. 2d. 4s. 2d. 4s. 2d Canadian "Pacific 63 CANADIAN PACIFIC AGENCIES UNITED STATES AND CANADA ATLANTA Ga. K. A. Cook BOSTON Mass L. R. Hart BUFFALO N.Y. W. P. Wass CHICAGO 111. E. A. Kenney CINCINNATI Ohio M. E. Malone CLEVELAND Ohio G. H. Griffin DALLAS Texas A. Y. Chancellor DETROIT Mich. G. G. McKay EDMONTON Alta. R. W. Greene INDIANAPOLIS Ind. P. G. Jefferson KANSAS CITY Mo. R. G. Norris LOS ANGELES Cal. Wm. Mcllroy MEMPHIS Tenn. M. K. McDade MINNEAPOLIS Minn. H. M. Tait MONTREAL Que. D. R. Kennedy MONTREAL Que. G. S. Reid NELSON B C J. S. Carter E. T. Stebbing NEW YORK N.Y. NORTH BAY Ont. C. H. White OMAHA Neb. H. J. Clark OTTAWA Ont. J. A. McGill PHILADELPHIA Pa. J. C. Patteson PITTSBURGH Pa. W. A. Shackelford PORTLAND Ore. W. H. Deacon QUEBEC Que. Cal. C. A. Langevin SAN FRANCISCO F. L. Nason SASKATOON Sask. G. R. Swalwell SEATTLE Wash. E. L. Sheehan SAINT JOHN N.B. G. S. Beer ST. LOUIS Mo. G. P. Carbrey SPOKANE Wash. E. L. Cardie TACOMA Wash. D. C. O'Keefe TORONTO Ont. J. B. Mackay VANCOUVER B.C. J. J. Forster VICTORIA B.C. L. D. Chetham WASHINGTON D.C. C E. Phelps WINNIPEG Man. W. C. Casey OVERSEAS ALGIERS Algeria Atwater Shipping Co. ATHENS Greece Crowe & Stevens BALBOA Canal Zone Wm. Andrews & Co. BANKOK Siam Anglo-Siam Corp. Ltd. BATAVIA Java Java-China-Japan Line BOMBAY India Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co CAIRO Egypt India Anglo-Am. N. & T. Co. CALCUTTA Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co COLOMBO Ceylon Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co CRISTOBAL Canal Zone Wm. Andrews & Co. GIBRALTAR Gibraltar The London Coal Co. HAIFA Palestine Nasif Joly & Co. Luis Clasing HAVANA Cuba HILO Hawaii Theo. H. Davies & Co. HONG KONG China G. E. Costello HONOLULU Hawaii Theo. H. Davies & Co. JERUSALEM Palestine Jamal Bros. KOBE Japan B. G. Ryan LONDON England W. H. Powell LONDON England C. E. Jenkins Blandy Bros & Co. MADEIRA Madeira MANILA P.I. J. R. Shaw MONTE CARLO Monaco A. Jules Doda NAPLES Italy Wilmink, Bordello PADANG Sumatra Haacke Company PARIS France A. V. Clark PEIPING (PEKING) China Wm. Forbes & Co. PORT SAID Egypt Pt. Said & Suez Coal Co. ROME Italy A. R. Owen SHANGHAI China A. M. Parker SINGAPORE S.S. Boustead & Co. SUEZ Egypt Pt Said & Suez Coal Co. SYDNEY Australia J. Sclater TIENTSIN China A. J. S. Parkhill TOKYO Japan W. R. Buckberrough YOKOHAMA Japan E. Hospes 1017 Healey Building 405 Boylston Street 160 Pearl Street 71 East Jackson Boulevard 201 Dixie Terminal Building 1010 Chester Avenue 906 Kirby Building 1231 Washington Boulevard 106A Canadian Pacific Building Merchants Bank Bldg. 723 Walnut Street 621 South Grand Avenue Porter Building 611 Second Avenue South 201 St. James Street, West St. Catherine W. and Metcalfe Baker and Ward Streets Can. Pac. Bldg., Madison & 44th 87 Main Street West 803 Woodmen of World Bldg. 83 Sparks Street 1500 Locust Street 338 Sixth Avenue 148A Broadway Palais Station 675 Market Street 115 C.P.R. Bldg. 1320 Fourth Avenue 40 King Street 412 Locust Street Old National Bank: Building 1113 Pacific Avenue Can. Pac, King & Yonge Can. Pac. Ry. Station 1102 Government Street 14th & New York Ave., N.W. Main St. and Portage Ave. 5 Boulevard Carnot Piraeus Steamship Agents Steamship Agents Steamship Agents Steamship Agents 8 El-Manafch Street Steamship Agents Steamship Agents Steamship Agents 72 Irish Town Steamship Agents Plaza Hotel Steamship Agents Opposite Blake Pier Steamship Agents Jaffa Road 7 Harima-machi 62 Charing Cross 62 Charing Cross Steamship Agents 14 Calle David Courtier Maritime 62 Via Depretis Steamship Agents 24 Blvd. des Capucines Steamship Agents Steamship Agents 130-131 Via Del Tritone Union Bldg., 4 Bund Steamship Agents Steamship Agents Union House c/o Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. C-8 No. 8 Marunouchi 21 Yamashita-Cho G. T. FRAYNE Wm. BALLANTYNE General Agent, Cruise Department Asst. Steamship General Passenger Agent Montreal Montreal J. J. FORSTER Steamship General Passenger Agent Vancouver H. M. MacCALLUM Steamship General Passenger Agent Montreal W. C. CASEY Steamship General Passenger Agent Winnipeg H. B. BEAUMONT Steamship General Passenger Agent Montreal P. D. SUTHERLAND W. G. ANN ABLE General Passenger Agent, Cruises Asst. Steamship Passenger Traffic Manager Montreal Montreal Wm. BAIRD Steamship Passenger Traffic Manager Montreal Printed in Canada, 1931. 64 ■® k iji\ 1 y *5jU' s
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Round the world cruise : Empress of Britain, 1931-1932 (ninth annual)
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