Explanation of Recommendations for Main Deck

The Crew Quarters and Working Spaces in the bow- As explained in the description of Upper Deck, the crew spaces here are well placed to be restored for a guided tour of crew accommodations. Starting with the open deck areas on Promenade Deck, the tour can then move down deck by deck through the crew quarters and working spaces via the original staircases until finally exiting at the proposed ship museum on B Deck.

Tourist Class Cabins- If a section of Tourist Class cabins is restored for viewing on Upper Deck, then their restoration here would be redundant. In addition, with proposed entrances to a ship museum on Main and B Decks, there’s potential for a three level museum space. With a separate entrance via the Tourist Class foyer, this former cabin space on Main Deck is well positioned to be changing exhibit space for the ship museum and used in conjunction with the Tourist Smoking Room.

The Tourist Class Smoking Room- If the former section of Tourist Class cabins forward of the smoking room is used as changing exhibit space, the smoking room might be used in conjunction with it as a reception room, information center, or gift shop. With its existing bar, it might even be used for receptions for contributors who bring exhibits to the ship.

The Tourist Smoking Room

 

First Class Entrance Foyer- While some may look at this entrance foyer as the place to put a hotel check-in entrance, logistics say otherwise. The Cabin Class entrance on A Deck is the only entrance to the ship with easy access to not only the proposed hotel decks, but also all of the original shipboard amenities at the back of the ship. With this in mind, the First Class entrance makes sense to provide access to proposed restaurants in the first and tourist class dining rooms.

M Deck Stairway Lobby

 

First Class Cabins and Suites- Most of Main Deck was made up of First and Cabin Class staterooms. As explained in the article on Upper Deck, they would be well positioned when restored to be part of an onboard hotel consisting of four cabin decks and original shipboard amenities. Upper and Main Decks also had a combined total of 14 suites.

Suite M69 and a First Class Room

 

The First Class Barber Shop and Beauty Parlor- All three classes of passenger accommodation had a barber shop and beauty parlor. For museum and exhibit purposes, the Tourist Class amenity seems the most likely candidate for full restoration since the first and cabin class counterparts would be in the middle of a working hotel. The First Class facilities wouldn’t make logistic sense to restore as they were located amidships right in the middle of the cabin corridors. If one were to be restored for functional use as a salon, the Cabin Class facility would make the most sense as it was located right off of the Cabin Class lobby.

Cabin Class Staterooms- As described in the article on Upper Deck, the Cabin Class stateroom areas on Main Deck should be added to an onboard hotel to take advantage of the private shipboard amenities at the back of the ship (lounges, pool, gymnasium, etc.). The Cabin Class staterooms themselves would likely be seen as too small for an upscale hotel, however, First Class sized staterooms can be created out of them by combining the space of two or three Cabin Class rooms (see deck plans). As a nod to their Cabin Class origin, the bathrooms in the original Cabin Class areas can be equipped with a shower only with tubs remaining exclusive to the First Class areas.

The Cabin Class Smoking Room- “This gaily decorated Smoking Room looks out on three sides into a glass enclosed deck. Curved walls show off the bright Harlequin curtains. A hand painted mural over the bar features Early American jugs and bottles. The soft chairs and sofas and modern tables invite you to relax and enjoy yourself.”

Cabin Class Smoking Room

This former smoking room is perfect as originally furnished to be used as a reception room for an onboard hotel where drinks and tray foods are served. When not booked for this use, it is perfectly placed to be a private lounge for hotel guests.