In early 1938, Canadian Pacific thought that it could do a standard world cruise in 1939. But in July, increasing hostilities between Japan and the Soviet Union, as well as continuing troubles in China, led CP to revise the itinerary. … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific’s 1938 world cruise was also its last true round-the-world cruise. It was 128 days long, three days longer than in 1937. Hilo and Havana were still off the itinerary, as in 1937, but the stay in Los Angeles … Continue reading
For 1937, Canadian Pacific cut the length of the cruise from 130 to 125 days. It deleted stops in Hilo, Hawaii, and Havana, Cuba, and reduced the length of the stay in Los Angeles from one-and-a-half days to just one … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific’s 1936 world cruise was little changed from the previous couple of years. Leaving January 9 aboard the Empress of Britain, the cruise visited 31 ports in 130 days. Click image to view and download a 64.0-MB PDF of … Continue reading
The booklet advertising the 1935 world cruise featured faux luggage stickers, likely drawn by CP staff artists. The largest sticker on the back cover is for Angkor Wat, the Cambodian ruin that was an optional exclusion in both the 1934 … Continue reading
Leaving New York on December 3 and returning on April 11, the 1932-33 world cruise was 129 days long, two days longer than in 1931-32. The first 20 pages of the booklet below re-introduces us to the new Empress of … Continue reading
During the 1931 season, the Empress of Britain made nine round trips between Southampton and Quebec. For its last westbound trip of the season, however, it headed straight to New York, where it was prepared for its first world cruise. … Continue reading
The introduction of the second Empress of Britain was so momentous in Canadian Pacific ocean liner history that I’m using 1931, rather than 1930, to divide the ’20s from the ’30s in these posts documenting the empress fleet. The Britain, … Continue reading
South America-Africa was the last cruise added to Canadian Pacific’s offerings, first taking place in 1928. Although the cruise visited some famous sites, including the pyramids and Mount Vesuvius, these were also visited by the world and Mediterranean cruises. Otherwise, … Continue reading
This brochure describes around-the-world tours people could take using Canadian Pacific trains across Canada, Canadian Pacific ships from Vancouver to Hong Kong or Australia, and Canadian Pacific ships from Liverpool to Montreal. The brochure lists other carriers that could complete … Continue reading
