We saw a 1928 edition of this on-board booklet for cruises to southeast Alaska a few days ago. This one has a much nicer cover, but many of the interior pages are similar.

i>Click image to download an 6.5-MB PDF of this 32-page booklet.

The 1928 booklet included a photo of the S.S. Prince Rupert, a steamship that had been built for CN’s predecessor, Grand Trunk Pacific, in 1910. Today’s booklet features the S.S. Prince Henry, which was built for the Canadian National and went into service in 1930. The Prince Henry was almost 60 feet longer and 15 feet wider than the Prince Rupert. Unfortunately, due to the Depression, CN turned out not to need the added capacity, and sold the ship in 1938.

The Royal Canadian Navy purchased the Henry in 1939 and the ship saw distinguished service during the war. Unusually, the Rupert was not requisitioned by the government in World War II and continued working for Canadian National until 1955.

In my description of the 1928 booklet, I noted one paragraph was unusually worded: “when your voyage is ended, may you take this booklet with you, that it may serve as a fitting memento of a happy summer’s cruise.” I wondered if this was a typo and it was meant to say “you may take this booklet with you.” However, the same unusual wording is found in this booklet, so I guess it is intentional.