EMPRESS OF CANADA: 1961 - Pre-maiden voyage tissue deck plan Moran Towing Ischina Restaurant

Ischina Restaurant

and that strange spiral staircase with the weirdly old-fashioned balusters

Four decks are shown in detail revealing spacious cabins with a few having private facilities

and CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS

Ten decks are shown in detail

EMPRESS OF CANADA: 1961 - Pre-maiden voyage tissue deck plan Moran Towing Ischina RestaurantCanadian Pacific: A fold out (34" by 34") tissue deck plan issued in July 1960 for the upcoming EMPRESS OF CANADA. Marked "No. 1 Preliminary", the ship was still nine months out from its maiden voyage. Eight decks are shown in detail. In a nod towards post war British austerity, most cabins are small and in some places jammed eight abreast. Very few have private baths, certainly an issue that hurt Canadian Pacific when marketing cruises towards shared