Aboard the Titanic

On Board

The ship’s First Class quarters provided room for 905 passengers in 416 cabins, staterooms and private suites of the highest standards. 

Second Class passengers also enjoyed high standards of accommodation, with meals that were on a par with first class levels on other ships. 

Perhaps less well recognised is the high level of comfort also available to Titanic’s Third Class passengers.

First class main staircase

1st ClassThe First Class suites were decorated in various period styles and came equipped with many modern electrical appliances, such as telephones, heaters, steward call bells, table fans and electrical blowers to provide fresh air.The first class cabins and suites were located over five decks, generally amidships, where the ship’s motion would be least felt.It is clear that only the very privileged could afford to travel First Class on Titanic.   The cost of a first class parlour suite was £870, one way.  £32,000 in today’s currency. 

2nd Class The staterooms of the second class were very similar to the standard cabins of the first class. Family rooms usually combined single and bunkThere were no private toilets for each individual cabin, although sinks and shaving/make-up mirrors were provided.  Bed linen was changed every day by the ship’s stewardesses.The average ticket price for an adult second class passenger was £13, the equivalent of £954 todaySecond Class was mostly made up of teachers and middle class English and American families.

3rd Class There were 84 two-berth cabins for third class passengers on board Titanic.  However, most cabins in third class had bunk beds for between 4 and 6 people, a small amount of wardrobe space and a sink that delivered fresh water. Titanic had only two bath tubs for all the third class passengers - one tub for men, and another for the women.Third class passengers were a diverse group of nationalities and ethnic groups.

Activities on Board• First class passengers could enjoy the ship's

swimming pool, gymnasium, squash racquet court and Turkish baths. 

• For less energetic passengers, the ship’s orchestra played background music and performed in various public rooms during the day. 

1st Clas

s• Deck games such as shuffleboard and

quoits (ring toss) and board games, including chess and backgammon, were available to second class passengers

2nd C

lass• There was not much in the way of

formal activities for third class passengers. 

• However, Titanic’s Poop Deck was a popular place to meet, relax and play deck games. 

3rd Clas

s

First class gymnasium

The gymnasium was open for ladies between 9.00 am and noon, and for gentlemen between 2.00 pm and 6.00 pm.  Children were allowed in between 1.00 pm and 3.00 pm.

First Class Swimming Pool

Titanic was considered the most luxurious ocean liner ever built at the time and her heated swimming pool was only the second of its kind anywhere on the ocean.

Second Class Boat Deck

 Here passengers could take a leisurely stroll, relax on benches, socialise with other travellers and meet people of different nationalities.

Third class general room

It served as a lounge, a nursery and a recreational area.This was a gathering place for all of third classes 721 passengers.

Meals aboard the TitanicMeals were the high point of the day on board

Titanic.

First-class passengers were served meals of the highest standard - glorious feasts, brilliantly prepared and flawlessly served in an atmosphere of elegance and luxury. 

Second class passengers enjoyed similar high quality of food, but with less choice and fewer courses than first class. 

Passengers travelling in third class were offered food that was simple but plentiful, with freshly baked bread and fruit available at every meal.

1st Class Dining Saloon 3rd Class Dining Saloon

Examples of CharactersFirst Class

Molly Brown became famous in her own right

for being the only woman to have rowed a

lifeboat to safety.

Lucile Duff Gordon set up a dress making business after divorcing her husband. Her business made her on of the leaders in the European fashion industry.

Second Class

Ruth Becker from London, 12 years old, travelling on the Titanic with her Mother and two younger sisters

Thomas Brown, 10 years old, going on a family holiday to New York.

Third Class

Anna Gilbert, 8 years old, has a baby sister and is moving to Canada with her family

Matthew Rooney, 16 years old, moving to America from Belfast to try and get work.