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Originally posted by sslewis:
Did you notice the "Hull-hole" balconies?

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Balconies? LOL I believe that is a promenade deck, but I could be wrong.

Toutes les cabines des premières classes seront extérieures et certaines auront même un balcon particulier donnant sur la mer.

Somewhere in my slides, yet to be scanned, is a photo I took of La Marseillaise in MM service, tied up to the pier in Yokohama. She brought me a car I had purchased in Hong Kong.

My wife and I had one of these types of cabins on the Carnival "Imagination" and we enjoyed it tremendously. I particularly liked the relative lower elevation and the privacy afforded by the solid bulkheads. The balconies on the Radisson Diamond are similar in configuration and privacy and we enjoyed that cabin as well.

Recently we travelled on the Carnival Pride and found that the thinner dividers and glass rail, while offering a nice view felt so open that it almost seemed dangreous to let our boys sit outside even with us there with them. It was a very nice cabin, but didn't have the same comfortable cacooning feel.

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Originally posted by Champlain:
Balconies on MM Liners

I confirm that LA MARSEILLAISE was equipped with a small number of 1st class cabins with individual baLconies, situated on both sides of the ship.
These balconies (similar actually to the 'hull holes' built on MARY 2) were introduced on MM liners as early as 1931 on FELIX-ROUSSEL and ARAMIS and the following year on GEORGES-PHILIPPAR, all three vessels built for the Marseille-Indochina-Yokohama service and notable for their 'mushrooms' squat funnels. LA MARSEILLAISE was built as a replacement for the GEORGES-PHILIPPAR and had a much more powerful appearance.
Best,
Champlain

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The photo seen Balcony cabin on FELIX-ROUSSEL .

P.S. Cambodge thanks in advance

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Originally posted by Keitaro:
Interesting.....So some of the early 1900s liners were equipped with balconies. Then the balcones dissappeared and came back during the later portion of the 1900s....

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The top category cabins were Magellan Suite, Neptune Suite and Royal Suite* and comprised Bedroom and Sitting room.

*Renamed when Crown Prince Akihito; the present Emperor was on board the Wilson's former Neptune Suite in the spring of 1953 on the way to Britain to represent the Emperor at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

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The lanais were actually one large cabin with a divider about waist high that separated the sleeping area from the window area. In the window area were chairs, table, etc, for sitting and reading, looking out, etc. The windows were fixed and could not open so it was not a balcony. In fact, as a ship of the time (1947/48) the lanais and suites were the only cabins that had windows, all other outside rooms had portholes.

The three beautiful Matson liners delivered in the early thirties were each equipped with 8 (?) suites, each with private balconies. I think these cabins were also named 'Lanai suites'. Even the older MALOLO (to become MATSONIA) during her refit in 1937 was equipped with 16 suites with balconies.

These features are different from hull holes in that they are not situated in the hull itself but in the superstructures of the ship. Nevertheless, I think they also were uncommon features on the liners built during the inter-war years.

Are there other examples from this period of time ?

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Originally posted by sslewis:
I believe so Cambodge, but not sure.
Can anybody confirm please?
I know that Constitution and Independence had sky roof suites, and an enclosed verandah.
ssMardi Gras/Empres of Canada First class staterooms were covered in anothertoic and had a distinct Verandah which Carnivale could have open.
Costa should have reopened them on BiancaC.

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when she was sailed as Mardi Gras, There were six verandah Suires in the midships on Upper deck and consisted of two lower beds, sitting room, convertile sofa bed.

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Originally posted by Champlain:

The three beautiful Matson liners delivered in the early thirties were each equipped with 8 (?) suites, each with private balconies. I think these cabins were also named 'Lanai suites'. Even the older MALOLO (to become MATSONIA) during her refit in 1937 was equipped with 16 suites with balconies.

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Queen Frederica had 6 suites with sitting room on Riviera deck which was used as Boat deck in Malolo days.
Malolo was renaimed Matsonia in 1937.
A year later, she was modernized and raised by a full deck.
I wondered where the Lanai suites were located.

Matsonia

Below article came from this page

The Monterey, which had been laid-up since 1947 proved to be the best candidate for this role and promised the ability of entering service in the least amount of time. Already a sister to the ship Lurline, the accommodations of the Monterey could be reconstructed along the same lines as those on the Lurline. Matson Line repurchased the Monterey from the US Government on February 3, 1956 for $2,556,000 and work began immediately.

Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Virginia won the contract to perform the work. Prepared at the Bethlehem Yard in Alameda, the Monterey was dressed in primer and had her new name 'Matsonia' painted on her bow. The ship departed San Francisco Bay for the first time in nine years under tow to the Virginia shipyards. With an overall cost of $17,500,000 the reconversion of the ship was overseen by maritime architects Gibbs & Cox. (Designers of the Atlantic liner ss United States)

During this refit, the 'B' Deck promenade was removed and cabins were installed in its place. Large 'Lanai' suites identical to those found on the Lurline were installed amidships on the new Matsonia and a Polynesian décor was applied throughout the ship. Her bow was modified to a more graceful 'clipper' design as well.

Monterey

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