shipsofyore:

A third class cabin on board the french Normandie (1935). The design of the third class accomodations usually was in sharp contrast to the opulent interiors of the first class. Not only were the decorations (if there were any) less lavish, but the comfort was also very much reduced. Third class passengers had much less space than their first class travel companions and their cabins were usually located in parts of the ship, which, due to their proximity to the engines or the propellers had more vibrations or were noisier. This cabin is located in the aft part of the hull as one can see by the bended external wall, following the shape of the streamlined hull. It must have been a noisy place, more so because of the Normandie’s propensity to vibrate when sailing at full speed (a problem only solved by the installation of a new set of propellers in 1938). However, this cabins were a improvement with regards to older liners in which the steerage passengers usually didn’t even had their own rooms. The Normandie transported nearly as many first class passengers as the first and second class combined, which is why a vastly bigger part of the ships was reserved for the first class in comparison to the other classes. From the end of mass immigration into the USA in 1921/1924 until the 50s, most passengers to cross the Atlantic were wealthy, since there was no mass travel culture installed yet, or the rest of society simply couldn’t afford a transatlantic holiday. The big ocean liners adapted themselves to this reality.

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Third Class is what made possible the ocean liner companies to make a profit.

shipsofyore:

A third class cabin on board the french Normandie (1935). The design of the third class accomodations usually was in sharp contrast to the opulent interiors of the first class. Not only were the decorations (if there were any) less lavish, but the comfort was also very much reduced. Third class passengers had much less space than their first class travel companions and their cabins were usually located in parts of the ship, which, due to their proximity to the engines or the propellers had more vibrations or were noisier. This cabin is located in the aft part of the hull as one can see by the bended external wall, following the shape of the streamlined hull. It must have been a noisy place, more so because of the Normandie’s propensity to vibrate when sailing at full speed (a problem only solved by the installation of a new set of propellers in 1938). However, this cabins were a improvement with regards to older liners in which the steerage passengers usually didn’t even had their own rooms. The Normandie transported nearly as many first class passengers as the first and second class combined, which is why a vastly bigger part of the ships was reserved for the first class in comparison to the other classes. From the end of mass immigration into the USA in 1921/1924 until the 50s, most passengers to cross the Atlantic were wealthy, since there was no mass travel culture installed yet, or the rest of society simply couldn’t afford a transatlantic holiday. The big ocean liners adapted themselves to this reality.

Source: pinterest

Third Class is what made possible the ocean liner companies to make a profit.