All cabins connected to each other

[Hitch]

As i see on the plan of B Deck,(https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/deckplans/deckplan_b.shtml) all of the cabins are connected with doors to each other, but could you also only have one cabin, and where the two doors then lock't?

 

[David F. Smith]

Hi Carl, The room combinations were limitless. Depending on the size of your family or party. I would think the Steward would lock the doors as dictated by the pursers passenger list.

 

[Hitch]

Thanks David.
So you could never book two cabins the wheren't next to each other?

 

[Daniel Klistorner]

Carl,

You certainly could, you'd just have to exit one and walk to the other. There are plenty of examples of passengers booking cabins either for fellow companions or maids, that were not next to each other.

Daniel.

 

[Jeremy Lee]

Hi Daniel,

If you book two adjacent rooms, there was no door leading the next room, or were there?

Thanks

 

[Brian R Peterson]

Jeremy,

If you look at plans for B and C Deck you can see that most of the suite and period cabins are connected to each other.

Best Regards,

Brian

 

[Lester Mitcham]

Jeremy,

In addition most of the outside rooms on C-deck were arranged in 3's with inter-communications doorways and a bathroom.
On D and E-decks in 4's with inter-communication doorways.

 

[Richard Coplen]

I would've thought that with interconnecting doors - noise from adjoining cabins would have been somewhat greater. Also what about peeping toms through key-holes in adjoining cabins??? It all seems somewhat inconvenient.

 

[Lee Gilliland]

Peeping Toms in adjoining cabins were a known hazard - same with hotel rooms and rooms in private houses. And the convenience of being able to expand these rooms into suites overran the concerns about noise - you didn't spend that much time in your cabin during the day unless you were either changing clothes or convalescent, anyway.

 

[monica e. hall]

I say, Lee! They must have solved the problem by the time I came along (very, very much later I'd have you know, but the solution wasn't that technological) because in places I stayed in there was a bolt on each side of the party door to, say, a shared bathroom or an adjoining room, and you just shot the bolt on your side and you were safe. No keyholes, just bolts. Didn't stop people banging on the door, shouting "How much longer are you going to be?" though.

 

[Mark Robert Hopkins]

>>Didn't stop people banging on the door, shouting "How much longer are you going to be?" though.<<

Sounds like college for me. You'd think that each 1st-class passenger/booking would have had it's own bathroom. Yes, yes, I know: money and space! But that would definitely have been more convenient. After all, toilet time is no light matter.

 

[monica e. hall]

Well, money and space are a consideration, but I think also just expectation. People didn't expect their own bathroom back then. Actually, I've just thought of a couple of questions of my own concerning bathrooms, but since I'm the organiser, I'd better be a good girl and go off to LoB/personal hygiene to ask them .....

 

[Jonathan Granato]

I believe it's been posted on this board that a private bath and loo was $125.00 (1912 dollars).

 

[Lester Mitcham]

Hello Jonathan,

There were a number of different prices for rooms with private bathrooms. For 1 passenger a special stateroom with a private bathroom on C-deck was £125 [that is $625 US dollars].

Depending on the room you had the cost of the private bath and loo was either £35 [$175]; or £45 [$225].

 

[Lee Gilliland]

I wonder if they had different keys for each adjoining door - you could leave the key in the lock, can't see much then.