This was at the time the fastest way to reach the Far East from Europe. In the late 1920s Canadian Pacific decided to modernize their Pacific and Atlantic fleets, with the aim of reducing the journey time between Europe and the Far East by two days.
During that era, it was the fastest means of traveling to the Far East from Europe. In the late 1920s, Canadian Pacific planned to upgrade their Pacific and Atlantic fleets with the objective of reducing the travel time between Europe and the Far East by two days.