Canadian Pacific

The great Canadian Pacific Railway also operated hotels and steamships, mostly across the Pacific, since the 1880's.  in 1915, they merged with the Allan Line, which significantly added to CP's Atlantic presence.  The last ships were phased out in the 1960's.   At least two of them are still sailing... the Empress of Canada, which became the Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Lines, is now the Appollon for Royal Olympic of Greece.  The Empress of Britain, who was Carnival's Carnivale, is now the Topaz for Thomson.

Empress of Japan / 
Empress of Scotland

Dr. Dennis Griffiths' Page talks about the history of CP and this ship.

The Empress of Scotland 1950-1958.  This and literally hundreds of other high-quality prints are available for purchase from www.kinshipsprints.com.  © kinshipsprints.com - used with permission

Empress of Ireland

This ship sank in the St. Lawrence River, with the loss of 1,012 lives.  Here is a memorial page.