Morro Castle - Dining Room

The First Class Dining Saloon was similar in layout and design to those aboard the Siboney and Orizaba, but while those rooms were austere almost to the point of being minimalist, those of the new ships were elaborate. The dominant color was still white, but with gilt liberally applied. The composite-capital pilasters spanning both decks at the central well were gilded their entire height. The reeded moulding which defined the area between decks spanning the columns was gilded as well. A trio of arched top mirrors in gilt frames brightened the central aft bulkhead of the room, where they were set between panels of white painted woodwork with gilded highlights, and over an elaborate sideboard. The corresponding bulkhead forward featured what appears, from photos, to have been a framed seascape. There was a scattering of tables for two, and a cluster of tables set for six, eight and ten in the center of the room, but most passengers aboard the new liners would be seated at tables for four.