More from the SS France, 1912. I've been looking for this photo for years. Identified in a caption as first class, this doesn't look luxurious enough to me to be a first class cabin aboard a cutting edge French luxury liner pre-WWI. Still, looks pretty nice. The photo has been heavily retouched. France was beautiful, but suffered from rolling and instability in heavy seas that made passengers sick. She was retired in 1935. #histodons #oceanliners #staterooms

Today is the 111th anniversary of the departure of the Titanic from Southampton. So, here is a photo of a stateroom from that ship, room B-56. A magnificent Edwardian era interior, quite luxurious for the time (1912). Note the silk wall coverings, carpet (probably green, I think), and simple but ornate matching chairs. This was part of a first class suit. Probably very comfortable, for the five days of the voyage. #staterooms #Titanic #histodons #oceanliners

Let's do some #staterooms. This is a first class cabin aboard the MV Britannic, one of the last of the White Star ships. Not its original appearance, this is after the post-World War II remodel of the ship which originally appeared in 1930. This is about 1950. Horrendous colors! You can still see hints of the original early 1930s Art Deco style, which had clearly faded by this time.
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Here is a first class stateroom aboard the Italian liner SS Michelangelo, circa 1965. This was one of the last ships ever built with North Atlantic service primarily in mind. You can see this as an end point in passenger liner interior design. Honestly, doesn't look very comfortable, but I bet the Italian food on this ship was awesome! #histodons #staterooms #oceanliners

First class stateroom aboard the Swedish liner MS Kungsholm, 1926. This is a rare color photo from the pre-WWII North Atlantic passenger liner era. Twin beds pushed together is very Scandinavian. Fresh flowers are a nice touch. This liner just barely predated the Art Deco craze, but still has a very clean, modernistic look in its décor. This would have been a nice ship to travel on in the mid-20s. #histodons #oceanliners #staterooms #ships

Just a tiny morsel of #staterooms. Indulge me. This is a first class cabin aboard the Italian liner SS Conte di Savoia, circa 1932. Quite luxurious--full beds, curtains, carpets, mahogany-edged furniture. Note the placement of power outlets at mid-wall level, not by the floor (in case of flooding). The Italians were pretty good at transatlantic luxury in the early 1930s. Imagine the food you could get on this ship! #histodons

One more example of #staterooms before bed. Here is a first class cabin aboard the German liner SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise, about 1900. You can tell it's an earlier era because there are berths (not stand-alone beds) and much more of a traditional shipboard layout, as opposed to a hotel-like configuration. Still, pretty nice digs in which to cross the Atlantic at the turn of the 20th century. #histodons #oceanliners

It's been a long time since I've done any #staterooms! So here is a first class room aboard the SS Lurline, a very well known ship that plied the Pacific trade in the 1930s and 40s. A very nice, well-appointed cabin of that era. The Lurline later became famous for evacuating civilians from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. #histodons #oceanliners

An example of #staterooms before bed. I have always been baffled by this picture. This is a first class cabin aboard the SS Aquitania, a Cunard liner who made her debut in 1914 just before World War I. Beautiful and luxurious, and you can tell it's a ship because the wall outlets are at waist level (not floor level to avoid problems from flooding). But why is the bed directly next to the sofa? Not what we'd choose to do today! #histodons #oceanliners

This antique telephone was part of the original furnishings of a first class cabin aboard the SS United States, when it made its maiden voyage in July 1952. Now it's a relic of a bygone time. The ship still exists and needs to be preserved as a piece of living history. But the cost to do so is $800 million and counting. Will this great liner survive as a museum piece? #oceanliners #staterooms #histodons ⚓

It's been a while since I've done #staterooms! Here is a first class cabin aboard the SS Narkunda, late 1920s. This ship made the rounds between the UK and Australia in the years between the world wars. She was sunk in 1942. #histodons #worldwar2

First class room aboard the SS Ile de France, generally regarded as the first Art Deco ocean liner. The impact of the interior design of this ship upon the passenger liner trade cannot be overestimated. Ile de France made her debut voyage in 1927. #staterooms #oceanliners #histodons

Let's look at some #staterooms before bed. This is a rare color photo of a first class cabin aboard the SS König Albert, a smaller German liner which debuted in 1900. This still looks like a pretty comfortable bed. #oceanliners #histodons ⚓

While most (all?) liners had #staterooms, very few had #TurkishBaths, which certainly makes them no less interesting, perhaps. Here's four of them: the Adriatic (See alt text for details); the Berengaria; the Olympic; and the rather less exotic Queen Elizabeth.

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How about some #staterooms? Here is a cabin aboard the SS Leviathan, circa 1923. This ship, operated by Americans, was originally German before World War I (called Vaterland). She was a troop transport during the war, converted to civilian ocean liner in 1919. Interior photos of her are super rare so I was excited to find this one! #histodons

They don't get more beautiful than this. Fist class cabin--they were all different--aboard the SS Normandie, French Line, 1935. #histodons #oceanliners #staterooms

Hmm, maybe some #staterooms to send you off to sleep? This is a a cabin, I think first class, aboard the SS Hamburg, late 1920s/early 1930s. It's small, but that bed actually looks really comfortable. I have been aboard a ship and you can sleep like a baby. This is a very well appointed room for mid-1920s. I personally know of a German family who traveled back/forth to America on this ship. #histodons #EduTooters

@emmacunningham More #staterooms! Here's a first-class cabin aboard the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the first "four-stacker" ocean liner. It's 1897 but the style of the bed and furniture is more 1930s and way ahead of its time. Is that a private bathroom visible through the door? Amazing for 1897!

Mehr #staterooms! Hier ist eine erstklassige Kabine an Bord der SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, dem ersten „four-stacker“ Ozeandampfer. Es ist 1897, aber der Stil des Bettes und der Möbel sind eher 1930er Jahre und ihrer Zeit weit voraus. Ist das ein privates Badezimmer, das durch die Tür sichtbar ist? Erstaunlich für 1897! #oceanliners #histodons

How about some #staterooms before bed? This is a first class cabin aboard the White Star liner Britannic (the third one with that name), ship debuted in 1930, this photo post-WWII about 1950. This was a workhorse liner but she had a dedicated and loyal clientele. I think this would have been a comfortable voyage in first class despite the slightly janky décor. That hideous "art" above the beds needs to be rethought. #oceanliners #histodons