Various Ships - 1959 "Go White EMPRESS to Europe"Canadian Pacific: The 1959 version of the popular "Go White EMPRESS to Europe" brochures. This one has sixteen pages and features color interior views of the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, EMPRESS OF ENGLAND, and EMPRESS OF FRANCE. Since the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN and the EMPRESS OF ENGLAND were close sisters, Canadian Pacific decided to feature photos of the newer vessel. First Class EMPRESS OF ENGLAND photos show the Club Room, Empress Room, Restaurant, and Sun

In the center are route maps and in the back are deck plans of Deluxe Mariners and C-3 freighters

and the Verandah Cafe

A bottle of 1926 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild at $6

Views of the Dining Saloon and a double stateroom are in color while b&w images show a single stateroom and the Lounge

The success of PRINCESS ITALIA led to the company's purchase by P&O and the addition of the line's television star ships

You or I of course would have booked one of the two forward-facing "Camarote de Luxo" suites on A Deck

Interesting to note that each is postmarked from Panama rather than their New York departure day

ORONTES sailed on after troopship duties until scrapping in 1962

Holland-America Line

the plan is in mint condition

STATE OF INDIANA (1874)

although only the central funnel was functional