▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" L ady ▁Bo ats " ▁for ▁mail , ▁fre ight ▁and ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁between ▁Canada , ▁B erm uda ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁along ▁with ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁designed ▁for ▁service ▁to ▁eastern ▁islands ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁and ▁had ▁larger ▁passenger ▁capacity ▁but ▁less er ▁cargo ▁capacity ▁than ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁who ▁were ▁built ▁for ▁service ▁to ▁western ▁islands . ▁ ▁The ▁h ull s ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Lady ▁Bo ats ▁were ▁painted ▁white , ▁which ▁then ▁was ▁a ▁relatively ▁new ▁fashion ▁among ▁sh ipping ▁companies , ▁and ▁conf ined ▁largely ▁to ▁passenger ▁ships ▁serving ▁tropical ▁or ▁sub - t rop ical ▁destin ations . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁launch , ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Canadian ▁ticket ▁and ▁travel ▁agents ▁when ▁the ▁ship ▁hosted ▁a ▁special ▁l unch , ▁press ▁conference ▁and ▁tour ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁" L ady ▁Bo ats " ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁at ▁Pier ▁ 2 1 ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁where ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁acc laimed ▁as ▁" the ▁fin est ▁boats ▁af loat " ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁Canada ▁opened ▁the ▁Pier ▁ 2 1 ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁terminal ▁in ▁Hal if ax ▁designed ▁to ▁give ▁Canada ▁a ▁compet itive ▁presence ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁travel ▁routes . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁sa iled ▁fort night ly ▁between ▁Hal if ax ▁and ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁via ▁Boston ,