The voyage

Welcome aboard one the most luxurious passenger liners you will ever have the privilege to travel. The Liberty. The Liberty is just one of a fleet of passenger liners that sail across the ocean, offering passengers just that extra bit of comfort for their journey. Well, if you're in first class that is. Third class isn't so lucky, but you'll be lucky enough to even have the chance to step on board the ship. Catherine Astor does not have a ticket. Her name not on the passenger list, and yet here we find her seeking refuge in the cargo hold, undiscovered - or so she thinks. Catherine, or Kate as she is known to family, is running. Anyone who is a stowaway generally is. They're running for their lives in the hopes of starting over miles from home. A new identity, new hope, a new lease of life. Usually these kinds of people are from low class heritage, and simply wanting to cross the ocean to seek work and a more prosperous chance of living. Or escaping conviction... Kate is not of low class, nor does she hail from the middle. She is of fortune, and fortune is the reason as to why she is looking to make her escape. Now as we hear the ships horn blow and the boat begin to move out of where it's docked in England, the journey to New York is just beginning, but for Kate? It is the start of something she never envisioned. Do you have your tickets? Are your names on the passenger list? Good. We wouldn't want anymore stowaways than we already have. May I suggest that you go up onto the promenade deck and take in the sights before we're surrounded by nothing but water? It's going to be a long trip, but I'm sure with certain events that are yet to unfold, you'll have all the gossip to discuss in the dining room. Especially if it concerns our Captain... Enjoy the wind in your hair, make sure that your parasols do not get blown overboard, or you yourself. It is 1908 after all. We wouldn't want any losses at sea before we've even started, with all those layers of dress you're sure to be weighed down under the waves. See you up on deck, our voyage has begun....