Many Passenger Fares Trebled Since 1914
The cost of ocean travel has risen enormously since pre-war times. In some cases the passenger rates have been trebled. The question is being raised whether the more luxurious modes of travel indeed reached such a prohil standard as to render necessary a reversion to a more simple accommodation on board passenger ships. have seen no indications that the public are unable or unwilling to pay," said Mr. Poynor, traffic manager of Messzs. Thomas Cook and Son, '"'and indeed i -nany of the services supplied by the large first-class boats, looked upon at the outset as luxuries, are now considered by passengers to be necessities. he modern services, such as swimming bath, gymnasium, tea garden. and so forth are found to meet a demand, and that demand shows no signs of weakening. There always has been a certain number of boats, of the one cabin class, with steerage, which do not include these luxurious fittings. On this class of ship it is possible to travel cabin, which is the best on the vessel, for very little more than second-class fare on the luxury ship.
"Tf and when money becomes tighter than it has been, I think there will be more of these less Juxurious vessels put on. But at present there are plenty willing to pay, and so long as_ this continues, the higher class services will be kept going."
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