On board a Canadian Pacific Steamships passenger cruise ship alongside a quay at Miami, Florida. The ship is one of Duchess of Atholl (1928), Duchess of Bedford (1928) or Duchess of Richmond (1928). The photographer is looking forward from the starboard side of the promenade deck aft showing passengers throwing streamers to friends and relatives ashore as the ship prepares to depart. The boarding gangway is still in position. Motor cars are parked on the quayside in the background. A vertical format negative.