The Empress To Europe

This bold Canadian Pacific travel poster captures the optimism and glamour of transatlantic travel aboard the Empress liners. Viewed from the ship’s bow, passengers wave confidently toward the horizon as the towering funnel rises behind them, emblazoned with Canadian Pacific’s distinctive red-and-white markings.

The dramatic upward perspective emphasizes scale, speed, and modern engineering, while clean lines and saturated colours convey confidence in ocean travel at its golden age. Seabirds circle overhead, reinforcing the sense of departure and anticipation as Europe lies ahead.

Designed to promote Canadian Pacific’s luxury steamship service, the poster presents ocean travel as refined, effortless, and aspirational. It reflects a time when crossing the Atlantic was not merely transportation, but a statement of style and status—an experience as memorable as the destination itself.