New-York tribune., 1922-11-05

Ire magnificent feet Of passenger
liners whieh has made the closing sea-
san The most notable in trans Atlantic
history is now breaking up for the win
ter. Many of the fastest and largest
vessels are being withdrawn from their
regular services temporarily, leaving q
lane that Is beset with Sogs and storms
to make special cruises to the Meditcr-
ranesn. the West indies and Caribbean,
South America. the Orient and India.
A number of the famous Atlantic
liners, such ss the Aquitania, Olympic.
Majestic and Paris will remain on their
present berths, catering to the travel
srs who are mainly bent on business,
but their equally well known running
mates are being made ready for tour
lists who are turning away from Eu-
rope to seek the tropical days and the
picturesque scenes that are found in
the routes nearer the equator. Even
those which are not to be disturbed
on their accustomed runs will in many
snstances be laid up FOR short time
for annual overhauling and retouching
to At them for the keen competition
which Will be renewed in early spring,
Winter cruises, sometimes arranged
by the steamship companies them
selves, but often by special tourist
agencies, are becoming more of fea-
ture in ocean travel than before the
war. There are several reasons for
this development. One Is the greater
number of luxurious liners at present,
intensifying the competition on the
North Atlantic when the tourist season
comes TO an end. Another is the fact
that this surplus of vessels enables
the agencies to get ships on more salts
factory terms. third is the large
number Of the war rich who are anx-
ious to touch the high spots of the
world on personally conducted tours.
And last is the fact that the steam
ship companies themselves, finding
their revenue depleted seriously by
tions, are more than willing to obtain
profitable employment for their gigan-
tic steamers in the slack winter months.
Whatever the reason in each case,
November sees the beginning of the
winter tours. Several of the large
liners are now making their last regu-
lar voyages for the season and will
next put forth to sea on special trips.
World Cruises Revived
Round cruises are being
revived for the first time since the
war, and several steamers are sched-
uled to start on that journey shortly.
The first Of these is the Cunard liner
Laconia, which is being dispatched
this month on it's globe -encircling
tour. The Laconis, chartered by the
American Express Company, will be
the first passenger liner to make the
complete trip since the close Of hos
tilities and will also be the first to
make the voyage through the Panama
Canal. This vessel, built in 1921, will
touch at the principal points in the
Pacific, the Orient, India, the Medi-
terranean, and will return within 1870
days to New York.
Other round-the-world cruises will
take Atlantic liners this season. Two
are arranged by Raymond & Whitcomb
on new vessels, the Resolute, of the
United American Lines, and the Volen-
dam, of the Holland American Line.
which will sail in January. The Reso-
lutte is one of the two 10000 vessels
built for tropical service which the
United American Lines purchased last
winter from the Royal Dutch Lloyd and
has been operating In the Hamburg
New York service. The Volendam is the
new 16,000-ton liner, just completed,
which the Holland American Line will
strengthen It's bid for supremacy in the
North Atlantic route next summer.
Frank G.. Clark will send the Empress
of France around the world in Jam
nary, and Thomas Cook & Sons will
dispatch the Cunarder Samaria in Jan
uary also.
South America is taking large num-
her of the passenger liners. The Re
lance, sister ship of the Resolute, is
being dispatched by Raymond & Whit