Mines bigger than yours

[Jim Trebowski]

Did only the two millionare suites have private promenade decks? There are some sources that say there were some other suites with smaller ones.

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From what I can make out in the ships plans, the Millionaires suites were it for private promanades. These were located on B Deck. All the other staterooms on that deck extend out to the shell of the ship save for a few located in the forward part of the superstructure. There's an open space there, but I beleive it was publicly accessable.

What other spots did you have in mind?

Cordially,
Michael H. Standart

 

[Jim Trebowski]

Hi..thanks for the reply. I'm not really sure where, but some fellow cast members had read in one of the many books we have that there were some smaller ones..but as we know, there are a few books with blatantly wrong facts, sooo...domo arigato, Michael.

 

[Michael H. Standart]

Anytime Jim. You may find it useful to get yourself some Titanic deck plans. The ones in Eaton and Haas, Titanic, Triumph and Tragedy are pretty good.

Cordially,
Michael H. Standart

 

[BEN GREGO]

OK, another kind of 'dumb' question; was ice cream, or sherbet, or any type of 'iced' dessert served on the Titanic???????????/

 

[Alex McLean]

Ben,
You might want to check out the different meal menus given to the passengers. I'm not 100%, but I think there is something similar to that on this site, or at least a link to it somewhere.
Personally though, I doubt either icecream or sherbet were served (almost positive about the sherbet), but some of the deserts did have a sugar coating.
My best,

Alex

 

[Alex McLean]

By the way, I forgot to say welcome to the board.

 

[Samuel Halpern]

The April 14th 2nd class dinner menu included "American Ice Cream."

Cheers,

 

[Sahand Miraminy]

Hey All,
The Titanic Actually carried 1,750 quarts of Ice cream. I used to work in an Ice Cream shop and I have to say that 1,750 quarts is ALOT OF ICECREAM! lol.

 

[Lee Gilliland]

If you look carefully at the plans for G-Deck, in the refrigeration area, there was one whole freezer marked for Ice Cream only, right next to the Ice one and across from the ice-making machines. Strange to think of ice-making machines on the Titanic.

 

[Inger Sheil]

Hallo Ben - I responded to your query on the 7 April, but the post was wiped in the hack.

Both American and French ice cream were served aboard - Samuel pointed out the 'American ice cream' entry, and in First Class we find, for example, on the 14 April that French ice cream was on the menu (Archbold and McCauley provide some interesting general background on ice cream in 'Last Dinner on the Titanic', including Dolly Madison's famed role in the history of its development in America).

Punch Romaine also appears on the menu - a sorbet-like palate cleanser served between the fifth and seventh courses.

 

[Amanda Ratliff]

seven courses! yipes!! And in a corset too! Talk about a belly ache

 

[Inger Sheil]

How about eleven courses in the First-Class dining saloon, Amanda?

First course - Hors D'Oeuvre
Second Course - Soups
Third Course - Fish
Fourth Course - Entrees
Fifth Course - Removes
Sixth Course - Punch or Sorbet
Seventh Course - Roast
Eighth Course - Salad
Ninth Course - Cold Dish
Tenth Course - Sweets
Eleventh Course - Dessert

And then of course the coffee and cigars...

 

[Michael H. Standart]

I guess it helps that in that day and age, meals were the sort of "events" that were spread out over a couple of hours. Imagine trying to wolf all that down in todays fast food I'm-in-a-rush kind of world.

 

[Samuel Halpern]

Another explanation why some folks were unwilling to go into the lifeboats. Now what time did they close the dining room?