Yesterday’s lunch menu pictured the Princess of Vancouver but was used on the Princess Marguerite. Today we have breakfast and dinner menus from the latter ship. The breakfast menu is the only one with a date, but they were from … Continue reading
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Built in 1955, the Princess of Vancouver carried people, automobiles, trucks, and railcars to and from Vancouver Island. At various times in her history, she connected Comox with Powell River, Nanaimo with Vancouver, and Victoria with Seattle. Click image to … Continue reading
Launched in 1950 and entering service in 1951, the Princess of Nanaimo carried up to 1750 people and two decks of automobiles between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. A 1958 strike shut down Canadian Pacific’s ferry services for … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific’s dome-observation cars were known as Park cars because they were all named after Canadian national or provincial parks. Each car was also decorated with murals depicting the named park by a Canadian artist, some of whose paintings appeared … Continue reading
These two menus came together; one is a la carte and the other is table d’hôte. The table d’hôte menu is the only one that is dated, but that’s typical, as table d’hôte menus were likely to change frequently while … Continue reading
The painting on the cover of today’s first menu shows the Empress of England, which CP introduced into service in 1957. The ship is almost identical to the Empress of Britain, which entered service a year before and which is … Continue reading
This menu was used on the same voyage of the Empress of England, in fact on the same day, as yesterday’s menu. Unlike yesterday’s menu, it is unlikely that a menu like this was ever used in a Canadian Pacific … Continue reading
In the summer of 1957, Canadian Pacific had four Empresses, named for Britain, England, France, and Scotland, sailing between Montreal and Liverpool, allowing for as many as six departures a month. Each voyage took seven days, and at least three … Continue reading
This menu was used on the Empress of France on September 14, 1957. We’ve previously seen a menu like this that was used on the Empress of France on August 12, 1956. It made sense to advertise the Chateau Frontenac … Continue reading
This is the view of the Empress Hotel people see when they arrive in Victoria on a ferry from Port Angeles. This ferry is the last remnant of a company that once ran steamships all around the Puget Sound and … Continue reading