Luxury Afloat

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 11

Luxury Afloat

PALATIAL LINER LAUNCHED Britain Defies Sea Rivals PRINCE PAYS TRIBUTE AT CEREMONY THE last word in palatial ocean-going liners has been built to the order of the Canadian Pacific Railways for the England-Canada run. The Empress of Britain, which was launched by the Prince of Wales, is reported to challenge all rivals in luxury of appointments.

British Official Wireless Heed. 11.55 a.m. RUGBY, Wed The Prince of Wales today launched at Brown’s shipbuilding yard, Clydebank, the new Canadian Pacific luxury liner Empress of Britain. In proposing the toast of the Canadian Pacific Railway, at a luncheon following the launching, the Prince mentioned that the new liner would be the fastest to operate between two seaboards of the Empire. He ad'ded: “The construction and launching of the Empress of Britain is an event of such importance in British shipbuliding and Empire shipping that I should have felt it very wrong not to have taken part in to-

day's ceremony, not only as a Master cf the Merchant Navy, but because I have very closely at heart anything concerning the welfare of Canada. “This vessel may be considered in construction as the last word in shipbuilding and as regards her appointments she will have no rival. “1 note that in addition to her squash racket court, gymnasium and swimming bath, which are a luxury now taken for granted on ocean liners, her passengers will have at their disposal an open-air tennis court and Turkish and electric baths.” Every modern contrivance for the comfort and safety of her passengers had been brought into play.