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LGOMEZ
Just Boarded
Member # 262

posted 09-30-1999 08:51 AM

the Titanic as well as her sister ships all had in the middle of their hulls a long row of "double portholes" or one porthole on top of the other. Why was this done and for what purpose?

Posts: 4 | From: rockaway, n.j. usa | Registered: Sep 99

Mark Herman
Just Boarded
Member # 310

posted 09-30-1999 09:59 AM

To provide extra daylight in First Class Dining Room and Entrance Lounge.

Posts: 7 | From: cumming, ga. usa | Registered: Jul 99

Barryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 33

posted 09-30-1999 07:01 PM

Those double portholes were for the first-class dinning room.

Posts: 1851 | From: Bloomington, Minnesota (Home to the Mall of America) | Registered: Mar 99

Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 10-01-1999 01:43 PM

Most (All?) modern Cruise ships have their dinning rooms at the stern of the ship with big picture windows providing sea views.

The classic liners tended to have thier dinning rooms amid-ship, often with few windows/port holes. However, this may have been clever? The middle of the ship is more stable in rough seas. It also experiences less noise and vibration from the engines and screws. It also allowed the stern of the ship to be designed to look very attractive, rather than resembling an office block!

The Norway's Winward Dinning Room - notice the star-lit sky. (Gif borrowed from Photo tour of the SS Norway - http://members.aol.com/ukfnet/ssnorway

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Terry
First Class Passenger
Member # 448

posted 10-13-1999 06:50 AM

Malcolm I was interested to see your picture of the Norway's dining room. I have a double page picture spread of the FRANCE's First Class dining room, in a book published in the 1960s by Time/Life. The surprising thing is that the room has changed so little.

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Vaccaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 465

posted 10-13-1999 09:32 AM

Yes, this room has changed so little and it is still one of the more beautiful and impressive room afloat in my opinion.
I've ate there last year and it was magic for a liners lover like me.
Bye.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 10-13-1999 03:41 PM

Hi Terry, I toured the both the SS Norway and QE2 last year - although I've not cruised on either...yet!

Although there have obviously been changes to the Norway over the years, there are also a lot of original features. The Casino is very impressive for example, as is the Theatre. I much prefered the Norway's Art Deco style interiors, reminicent of the Queen Mary, to the QE2's 1960's syle interiors. Although the Norway is only six years older than the QE2, She feels much more of an authentic liner, in my opinion, than the QE2 does.

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nathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 720

posted 10-13-1999 07:22 PM

I agree with you Malcolm. I sailed on the Norway in January of this year, and the QE2 in May. Although I loved both ships, the Norway feels much more like a classic liner than the QE2. The public rooms of the QE2, while impressive, look like they could be on any modern cruise ship, while the Norway's have an authentic, old world feel. Also, the Norway has many more impressive architectural features than the QE2, such as the two-deck high Club Internationale, or the Windward Dining Room. Notice in the picture that the Dining Room has only a few columns, even though it spans the width of the ship.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 10-22-1999 01:35 PM

Hi Nathan,

Is the food and service generally higher on the QE2 than the Norway? (I realise the QE2 still has different grades of dinning).

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nathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 720

posted 10-22-1999 08:47 PM

Malcolm:

The food and service is much better on the QE2 than on the Norway (although service on the Norway was a bit more personable). The food on the Norway was the most disappointing aspect of the ship. It was very regimental, and impossible to get at odd hours. I sailed on Carnival in September, and quite frankly the food and service was much better than on the Norway. But,the QE2 is by far the best in terms of food and service.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 10-23-1999 04:37 PM

...in that case, it is a pity that Cunard does not run the Norway! They could change the name again to SS Great Britain!

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Vaccaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 465

posted 10-23-1999 05:00 PM

Malcolm,
So she would become maybe the first ship to be named after 3 different countries!
I think she is really what we can call: "a ship of state"...
Bye.

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