The passengers aboard the Titanic were divided between the decks by their economical status. They each were offered rooms that served for similar purposes but they were of different style and elegance.
First class passengers
The RMS Titanic had many different styles that the first class passengers could chose from when purchasing a ticket. On the Titanic the most predominant rooms were the parlor suites. Each of these rooms had two bedrooms, a sitting room, two wardrobes, their private bathroom, and a personal promenade deck. These first classrooms were outfitted with the finest furniture, such as silver lamps, hand carved furniture, and porcelain sinks (Wels, 1997).
The following are just a few of the amenities that the first class passengers were able to utilize.
· A gym for first class passengers with the latest equipment, such as mechanical bicycles, punching bags, and weights.
· Squash court
· Swimming pool
· Turkish bath (decorated like the East)
· Barber shop
· Library
· Reading and writing room
· Telephone system
(Wels, 1997)
There were some passengers who came aboard the Titanic with more than a twelve trunks. "Wealthy Philadelphian Charlotte Dreke Cardeze and her son, Thomas, were accompanied by fourteen trunks, four suitcases, three crates, and a medicine chest. The contents of the luggage included seventy dresses and ten fur coats" (McMillan & Lehrer, pg 47)
The following are just a few of the amenities that the first class passengers were able to utilize.
· A gym for first class passengers with the latest equipment, such as mechanical bicycles, punching bags, and weights.
· Squash court
· Swimming pool
· Turkish bath (decorated like the East)
· Barber shop
· Library
· Reading and writing room
· Telephone system
(Wels, 1997)
There were some passengers who came aboard the Titanic with more than a twelve trunks. "Wealthy Philadelphian Charlotte Dreke Cardeze and her son, Thomas, were accompanied by fourteen trunks, four suitcases, three crates, and a medicine chest. The contents of the luggage included seventy dresses and ten fur coats" (McMillan & Lehrer, pg 47)
From left to right: The first class passengers' decks were equiped with 3 electric elevators(Wels, pg 67). A photo of the first class lounge where the passengers could met and mingle with each other (Wels, pg 68). The gym was something that the first class passengers could spend some of their time. It was equiped with the latest workout equipment; including free weights and bikes (Titanic Pictures).
Second class passengers
"No effort had been spared to give even second-cabin passengers... the best dinner that money could buy." - Attributed to a surviving passengers (McMillan & Lehrer, pg 48).
Second class accommodations could have been considered first class compared to other ocean liners of the time. The second class passengers had their own areas to visit and socialize with each other. There was not a major difference between the second and first class passengers compared to the first and third class. They had among their decks:
· Dining rooms
· Sitting rooms
· Library
(Wels, 1997)
Second class accommodations could have been considered first class compared to other ocean liners of the time. The second class passengers had their own areas to visit and socialize with each other. There was not a major difference between the second and first class passengers compared to the first and third class. They had among their decks:
· Dining rooms
· Sitting rooms
· Library
(Wels, 1997)
Third class passeners
"The Titanic's third-class quarters rang with many languages- English, French, Polish, Italian, Duch, even Arabic" (McMillan & Lehrer, 1998, pg 27).
The third class lodging was not as grand as the first class but was so luxurious that they were better than some first class lodging on ships before the Titanic. The sections of the ships designated for third class travelers to sleep and dine were located on the bottom decks and the back of the Titanic. They had their own rooms which could hold a family of about six. The single passengers were separated into rooms where males and females lodged separately. Titanic competed with other liners by offering cabins and public rooms that were of better quality than what others offered in the nineteenth century.
There was one thing that was missing in the third class rooms and that was a bathtub. There was “only one tub for all third-class men, and another for the women. This was not stinginess on the part of White Star, but a social reality. The poor of the time were convinced that frequent bathing brought on lung disease, and so the demand for bathtubs was limited” ("Rms titanic, inc," 2011).
The third class lodging was not as grand as the first class but was so luxurious that they were better than some first class lodging on ships before the Titanic. The sections of the ships designated for third class travelers to sleep and dine were located on the bottom decks and the back of the Titanic. They had their own rooms which could hold a family of about six. The single passengers were separated into rooms where males and females lodged separately. Titanic competed with other liners by offering cabins and public rooms that were of better quality than what others offered in the nineteenth century.
There was one thing that was missing in the third class rooms and that was a bathtub. There was “only one tub for all third-class men, and another for the women. This was not stinginess on the part of White Star, but a social reality. The poor of the time were convinced that frequent bathing brought on lung disease, and so the demand for bathtubs was limited” ("Rms titanic, inc," 2011).
Survivor's Accounts
This is Eva Hart. She was a little girl when she rode apon the Titanic with her father and mother. She talks about how she was to be on another ship but was reassigned to the Titanic. Her mother was anxious about the ship and Eva talks about her mothers feelings and premonitions as she recalls those last hours on board the RMS Titanic.
