Officers enjoying some rest

This room was the captain’s lounge where officers and guests could gather. Yes, guests! There could be up to 60 passengers aboard the ERNEST LAPOINTE! But there was only enough space for ten guests for a sleepover in the passengers’ cabins. The ERNEST LAPOINTE even welcomed very special guests when it was named an official Canadian government vessel in 1955.

The three cabins opening out to the lounge were reserved for special guests. Back then, there were no holes in the cabin doors. It would not have been suitable! Openings were made when the ERNEST LAPOINTE became a ship museum, so visitors could see inside the cabins.

The icebreaker was named after the Honourable Ernest Lapointe, a very influential Quebec politician. He died the same year the ship was launched.