 Her parents disembarked at Cherbourg, while the others continued, en route for New York and possibly Vancouver, British Columbia to meet the Earl of Rothes who was already visiting the U.S. and Canada on business.Before the "Titanic" left Southampton, Noël granted an interview to a London correspondent for "The New York Herald" in which she explained she was going to the U.S. to join her husband.She admitted they were also personally interested in purchasing an orange grove on the west coast.