New-York tribune., 1922-11-05
Shipping News and Reports From All Parts OF the Wor
Winter Trips Draso Passenger
Liners From North atlantic
Many Famous Steamers to Leave for Voyages Around
the World, to the Mediterranean, South America
and the Vest Indies During the Winter Months
BY David S. Kennedy

comb in February for forty -fve.day
journey, including the Centennial Ex-
position at Rio dc Janeiro and few
days in the Caribbean. The American
Express Company is sending the Pacific
liner Ebro on sixty-eight day voyage
to South America in January. In addi-
tion to these there are the regular
services of the Munson Line, Lamport
g. Holt and others which are offering
special voyages to the exposition.
Mediterranean La Mecca
The Mediterranean, with Monte
Carlo, the Riviera, Italy and north
Africa as attractions, is drawing more
of the trans-oceanic liners than any
other section. The Mauretania, the
Cunard's blue ribbon ship, is to be sent
to that region in February by the Ameri-
can Express Company; the Cunarder
8Seythia, specially chartered by Frank
Tourist Company; Tuscania and Caro-
MIA will make the journey in December
and February. The Holland-American
liner Rotterdam will sail in February
for Raymond g. Whitcomb. The White
vessel Lapland arc being dispatched to
the Mediterranean In January. An
other voyage will be that Of the En-
press of Scotland, Canadian vessel,
by Clark In February. The White Star
Homeric, the largest twin-screw ship
in the world, has been specially chart
cred for this purpose by Thomas Cook
& Sons. Well known steamers of the
new type which will remain in the serv-
ice are the Conte Rosso. of the Lloyd
Sabaudo Line, and the Giulio Sesare, OF
the Italian General Navigation Com
pany.
A substantial number will run dur
ing the season from New York to the
West Indies and the Mediterranean.
Among the special cruises will be
those Of the Royal Mail liner Orca, the
Canadian Pacific Empress of Britain
and the White Star liner Megantc
The Royal Mail steamer Araguaya will
start special trips In December to Ber-
muda.
In addition to these irregular voy-
ages, made possible by the withdrawal
of the North Atlantic and Pacific
steamers during the winter, there are
the many journeys established by the
companies plying constantly in these
routes. which are too numerous to
mention. A survey Of the seasons ac-
tivities indicates new record for the
number OF travellers taking the oppor..
tunity to evade the snow and ice of
American winters. In most instances
the cruises are arranged for first-class
passengers only, with no attempts to
nil the second and third cabins.
The White Star liner Baltic has been
chartered by Clark for summer cruise
to the Mediterranean, beginning next
June, thus reviving a custom which was
initiated nearly generation ago.
To Refit Majestic
not participating in the annual cruises
are the French Line and the United
States Lines. The former announces
that its services will be maintained un-
broken during the winter, as will also
the services of the Scandinavian and
Italian lines. The French vessels will
not be taken out for overhauling.
AT the offices of the United States
Lines it was said that it's premier
liners, the George Washington and the
America, will be laid up temporarily
for refurnishing, but with little inter-
rruption to service. The George Wash
ington, after one more trip, will be
taken out for one month. When she is
returned to operation the same pro-
cedure will be followed with the Amer
lea. Other lines operated by the com
pany will remain unchanged, as they
are covered by new vessels Of the 5O2
and 522 type.
The Majestic, largest ship in the
world. will be sent by the White Star
Lime to Boston about the middle Of
the month for some repairs. After
this she will be sent to Southamption
where she will be laid up for a month
for extensive overhauling of her in
terror equipment. Early next wear she
will resume her transatlantic sched-
ule with the Olympic. The Majestic
will be. sent to the Boston yard as
the only one in the United States
which is large enough to accommodate
this giant Of the seas.