Additional information has come to hand regarding North Cape cruises; see the article later about Raymond & Whitcomb, a Boston based Travel company..
Between 1921 and 1939, there were annual cruises from New York by Raymond and Whitcomb to the North Cape, but most apparently terminating in England with passage across the Atlantic back to New York on a Cunarder. The following ships and dates supplement the information on pages 165 to 168.
| Shipping Companies | Flag | Ships Employed | Years Active |
| P&O | Br | Kaisar-i-Hind(Emperor of India) | 1921 |
| Orient Lines | Br | Osterley[1] | 1922 |
| Royal Mail Lines | Br | Aruguaya | 1923 |
| Cunard | Br | Franconia, Carinthia,Carmania | 1924-1939 |
Details of Selected Ships active in Polar Cruising During the Interwar Years
| Ship | Year Built | Year
Upg. Or Cvtd |
GRT | Passengers
1stx2ndx3rd |
Crew | Dimensions
metres Length x Breadth |
| Kaisar-i-Hind | 1914 | 11,430 | 315x253x | 332 | 158.4×18.65 | |
| Osterley[2] | 1909 | 12,129 | 282x130x688 | nd | 168.5×19.3 | |
| Aruguaya | 1906 | 1926 | 10,537 | 285x100x800 | nd | 162.1×18.7 |
| Carinthia | 1925 | 20,277 | 240x460x950 | 450 | 190×22.4 | |
| Carmania[3] | 1905 | 1923 | 19,524 | 300x350x900 | 700 | 205.7×22.0 |
Shipping Companies and Ships on Polar Cruises During the Post War Period
(known ships and dates, not an exhaustive list and not after 1989)
| Shipping Companies | Flag | Ships Employed | Years Active |
| Cunard | Br | Mauretania | 1965 |
Details of Selected Ships active in Polar Cruising During the Post War Period
| Ship | Year Built | Year
Upg. Or Cvtd |
GRT | Passengers
1stx2ndx3rd |
Crew | Dimensions
metres Length x Breadth |
| Mauretania[4] | 1939 | 1946 | 35,655 | 475x390x300 | ~800 | 235.4×27.3 |
[1] The P&O Fact Sheet for the ship indicates there were three North Cape cruises this year.
[2] Kludas has different 1st, 2nd & 3rd class numbers: 270 x120x700. This was as delivered and the refit after WWI changed the mix.
[3] As built had accommodation for 1,100 steerage passengers as well. After the 1923 refit 425 cabin class, 365 tourist class, 650 3rd class. Laid up 1931, scrapped 1932.
[4] Green hull from 1962 on, and used mainly for cruising