 "Viceroy of India" was also suited for leisure cruises, which she made every year until the outbreak of World War II in September 1939.On 9 August 1929, she collided with the tug at Venice, Italy; "Olanda" was beached after the collision.On 23 November 1929 "Viceroy of India" rescued 25 crew members from the Italian cargo steamer which sank in the eastern Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt.