Travel by sea each year seems to become less and less dangerous, and oven the most fastidious of voyagers can find little to complain of In the conveniences and comfort cf the modern liner. In each vessel launched some new idea is Introduced to increase the comfort of travellers, and so rapid are the changes in this direction that shipowners are always making improvements to their vessels to keep abreast of the times. The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahine on her last trip Home received a big addition to her passenger accommodation space, and, as will be noticed from the photograph of the vessel, her appearance is very much altered from what it was before the change was made. Fourteen first saloon cabins have been added, these being situated on the boat deck. Of those thirteen are single-berth cabins of unusually large dimensions, and the space provided for one passenger would In some of tlio old-style vossols have accommodated three or four persons. Two suites consisting of two communicating cabins, replete with all modern conveniences, ;.re included in the new accommodation, and similar suites have been fitted on the promenade and shelter decks of the vessel.. In order that the deck space for games shall not be restricted on account of the additional cabins, the vessel's boats are carried on out-swung davits when at sea, there being ample jpaoe for deck tennis and other recreations. The N«w Zetland Shipping Company announces that It proposes tg naka similar alterations, tg th# weJi-known L ' passenger, steamer Remnore*

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 131, 30 November 1926, Page 9

Travel by sea each year seems to become less and less dangerous, and oven the most fastidious of voyagers can find little to complain of In the conveniences and comfort cf the modern liner. In each vessel launched some new idea is Introduced to increase the comfort of travellers, and so rapid are the changes in this direction that shipowners are always making improvements to their vessels to keep abreast of the times. The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahine on her last trip Home received a big addition to her passenger accommodation space, and, as will be noticed from the photograph of the vessel, her appearance is very much altered from what it was before the change was made. Fourteen first saloon cabins have been added, these being situated on the boat deck. Of those thirteen are single-berth cabins of unusually large dimensions, and the space provided for one passenger would In some of tlio old-style vossols have accommodated three or four persons. Two suites consisting of two communicating cabins, replete with all modern conveniences, ;.re included in the new accommodation, and similar suites have been fitted on the promenade and shelter decks of the vessel.. In order that the deck space for games shall not be restricted on account of the additional cabins, the vessel's boats are carried on out-swung davits when at sea, there being ample jpaoe for deck tennis and other recreations. The N«w Zetland Shipping Company announces that It proposes tg naka similar alterations, tg th# weJi-known L ' passenger, steamer Remnore*