VANCOUVER SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22721, 6 November 1935, Page 3

VANCOUVER SERVICE

AORANGI RESUMES THIS WEEK When the Canadian-Australasian motor liner Aorangi resumes her running to-morrow between Sydney and Vancouver, via Auckland, Fiji, and Honolulu it will be a very spick and span vessel which will leave Sydney Harbour. The Aorangi, which arrived at Sydney on September 7, has been undergoing her annual overhaul. This " spring cleaning" is in itself a most important episode in the life of a ship, but in the case of the Aorangi this year's " spring cleaning" has been so thorough as to effect a complete transformation of the " C" deck first class accommodation! A feature of what is- virtually the reconstruction of this deck is a lessening of the ship's passenger capacity in order to allow for more spacious cabins. Formerly there were on this deck 92 cabins, providing accommodation for 182 passengers. With the alterations completed there are now 56 roomy cabins, accommodating 91 passengers. Twenty-three of these cabins are beautifully furnished for two passengers, and 19 for one passenger, and 12 special two-berth and two special one-berth rooms, each with private bathroom and toilet, comprise the remainder.

Reconstruction of this nature was not merely the simple knocking down of a few intervening partitions, as there were many structural features in the ship to be reckoned with, not the least being the installation of hot running water into all the cabins on this deck. For two months a small army of plumbers, electricians, painters, and carpenters have been working day and night at high pressure. In the matter of cabin decorations and furnishings, everything to invite and delight the most discriminating traveller has been thought of. Delicate pastel shades of green or biscuit blend with the delightful furnishings. Large bedsteads are the fashion now, and all the rooms contain a handsome Queensland maple bedstead of ample dimensions, fitted with a patent spring mattress; a dressing and writing table; radiator, hot and cold running water. Capacious wardrobes, reading lamps, of latest design and special non-dazzle strip lights over the mirrors of the dressing tables are also provided. The rugs for the various cajains are of modern design, in keeping with the rest of the furnishings, and were first introduced to the public at the last British Industrial Fair in London. The Aorangi will thus leave Sydney a credit to British workmanship and materials, and will further enhance her reputation as the most popular and comfortable ship to cross the Pacific.