Great upload! One of my favorite liners of the pre-WW1 era. Her 1st Class was superb. The lounge/stairwell at 0:21 is one of the most attractive spaces I have ever seen on board a ship. All of her first class public rooms were glorious. The scale was not overdone, the effect being impressive and very inviting at the same time. It seems to me that the architecture of her superstructure was also quite advanced, displaying the same approach to the promenade deck as was later used on the Titanic. A row of sliding windows forward, aft an open covered space. The sliding windows look very much like the type used on the Britannic. The high bridge and elevated ceilings in the forward saloons made for an innovative deck design, anticipating a similar arrangement 6 years later on the S.S. Vaterland. In spite of having a rather high superstructure, she managed to look quite elegant from the outside. A masterpiece of maritime design.
I've seen a few pictures of the Rotterdam's interiors but hadn't realized how ornate much of her interior was. Even the piano at 2:30 is elaborate. I'm thinking that the photo at 1:44, which seems to be of a library or lounge area, was taken when the ship was new as there are no books on the shelves.---The Rotterdam seems to have been a rather wide ship and I suspect that increased stability.---I'm glad this beautiful ship had so many years of service despite World War I and later the Depression.
Beautiful lines like all ships of her era. You can see the effort that went into creating wonderful 1st class public rooms but the cabins were very simple. 3rd class of course was about as basic as was possible.
The pantry at the 2:02 mark looks very similar to the first class pantry on board the Olympic-class liners...the one located just aft of the First class dining saloon on the port side, to be more specific.
Queen Ann Victorian a beautiful style of the time’s , probably will never return. Grace in beauty!
Great upload! One of my favorite liners of the pre-WW1 era. Her 1st Class was superb. The lounge/stairwell at 0:21 is one of the most attractive spaces I have ever seen on board a ship. All of her first class public rooms were glorious. The scale was not overdone, the effect being impressive and very inviting at the same time. It seems to me that the architecture of her superstructure was also quite advanced, displaying the same approach to the promenade deck as was later used on the Titanic. A row of sliding windows forward, aft an open covered space. The sliding windows look very much like the type used on the Britannic. The high bridge and elevated ceilings in the forward saloons made for an innovative deck design, anticipating a similar arrangement 6 years later on the S.S. Vaterland. In spite of having a rather high superstructure, she managed to look quite elegant from the outside. A masterpiece of maritime design.
I've seen a few pictures of the Rotterdam's interiors but hadn't realized how ornate much of her interior was. Even the piano at 2:30 is elaborate. I'm thinking that the photo at 1:44, which seems to be of a library or lounge area, was taken when the ship was new as there are no books on the shelves.---The Rotterdam seems to have been a rather wide ship and I suspect that increased stability.---I'm glad this beautiful ship had so many years of service despite World War I and later the Depression.
Your channel is a gem, frequently with interior images that at least I have never seen before.
Very nice! The Haydn was a lovely touch too! Australia.
A beautiful, unique song to go along with a glamorous liner of the same qualities, Rotterdam! Lovely video!
Beautiful lines like all ships of her era. You can see the effort that went into creating wonderful 1st class public rooms but the cabins were very simple. 3rd class of course was about as basic as was possible.
I'm in love.
What a beautiful ship!
The pantry at the 2:02 mark looks very similar to the first class pantry on board the Olympic-class liners...the one located just aft of the First class dining saloon on the port side, to be more specific.
Not surprising. Rotterdam was built by Harland & Wolf.
Well done again
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One of the rare times that the music is better than the ship
first!