Turkish Baths- for men only?

[Aly Jones]

I've just been made aware - on Fb) that the Turkish baths were for only 1st class male passengers only. Is this true? I had always thought TB were for all 1st class passengers.

I'm in shock.

 

[Steven Christian]

I don't think thats true. They were for first class only but they had seperate times for men and women. From my understanding they were just sort of fancy saunas and it wouldn't have worked well with men and women sitting together with just a towel under their...ummm. You know what I mean. You can read about it in the link below.

VICTORIAN TURKISH BATHS: on ocean liners: RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic |

 

[Aly Jones]

Thank you very much Steven.

I thought it didn't seem right.

 

[Mike Friedman]

If I remember correctly, Mrs. Speddon tried one, and found if very disagreeable. And yla, I respectfully suggest you reevaluate your FB sources. And discard them where appropriate.

 

[Steven Christian]

Your Welcome yla. And Mike...yes your right about that. They talk about that in that article. She said she would never do it again. Never been in one so don't know why she felt that way. Probably must have been a Victorian lady thing...getting all sweaty like a commoner...*L*

 

[Mike Friedman]

I've just been made aware - on Fb) that the Turkish baths were for only 1st class male passengers only. Is this true? I had always thought TB were for all 1st class passengers.

I'm in shock.

yla, you wouldn't by any chance be Aly Jones, from the E.T. FB page, would you? Besides having the same letters, just in reverse, Aly commented on the exact topic within the past 24 hours.

 

[Mike Friedman]

I'm in shock.

 

[Steven Christian]

I'm shocked too. E.T. has a facebook page?

 

[Mike Friedman]

Encyclopedia Titanica

RMS Titanic history and research. Anything about the Titanic is open for discussion but the emphasis is on new research, especially about the passengers and crew. Please feel free to post...

www.facebook.com

Yes, and some noted researchers post on it, such as Randy Bryan BIgham, Jim Kalafus, and Mike Poirier, among others.

 

[Aly Jones]

If I remember correctly, Mrs. Speddon tried one, and found if very disagreeable. And yla, I respectfully suggest you reevaluate your FB sources. And discard them where appropriate.

Thats why I came here. Didn't seem right that only men used TB.

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

yla, you wouldn't by any chance be Aly Jones, from the E.T. FB page, would you?

 

[Aly Jones]

I'm shocked too. E.T. has a facebook page?

yla, you wouldn't by any chance be Aly Jones, from the E.T. FB page, would you? Besides having the same letters, just in reverse, Aly commented on the exact topic within the past 24 hours.

To answer your question No, sorry.

And I didn't know it was a Crime for anyone to answer any question within a time frame.

 

[Aly Jones]

I'm shocked too. E.T. has a facebook page?

So does THS titanic history society, since you are not up with it. I've found FB is more active though, then these forum sites.

 

[Mike Friedman]

To answer your question No, sorry.

And I didn't know it was a Crime for anyone to answer any question within a time frame.

I think you must have misunderstood my question. It just seemed coincidental, since you two have the same letters in your name and you both asked a similar question recently.

In fact, there was a third coincidence - Aly Jones is also from Australia! Small world, eh?

No one said anything about a crime. Again, it seems you misunderstood me. Mentioning the time frame was just part of the coincidence, not criticism.

 

[Steven Christian]

So does THS titanic history society, since you are not up with it. I've found FB is more active though, then these forum sites.

Dont go to FB sites or use it so I wouldn't know.

 

[Mark Baber]

So does THS titanic history society, since you are not up with it. I've found FB is more active though, then these forum sites.

More active does not mean more accurate, Aly. It depends on who's generating the activity.

 

[Arun Vajpey]

Slightly digressing from the object of the question but on the same subject: In modern cruise liners, there must be Saunas and Turkish Baths or similar steam rooms. Are there separate times for women and men?

 

[Steven Christian]

It sounds to me like many have seperate facilities for men and women and some have co-ed steam rooms so no need to worry about time sharing. But be careful if you search the subject. Some topics that came up about cruise ship saunas you probably wouldn't want to see.... Heres one of the safer blogs I found on the subject.

Men's Spa Facilities on Cruise ships: Which ones do you think are the best?

Being an avid user of spa facilities (fitness equipment, steamroom, sauna, etc) and having traveled on a just a few lines (RCI, Celebrity, NCL), I was wondering what other cruise lines or ships have the best facilities. Describe facility configurations (amount of equipment, access, co-ed vs. mens...

boards.cruisecritic.com

 

[Arun Vajpey]

But be careful if you search the subject. Some topics that came up about cruise ship saunas you probably wouldn't want to see.... Heres one of the safer blogs I found on the subject.
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I think that I am old enough to see the 'unsafe' ones too.

 

[Harland Duzen]

According to Gunter Babler's "Guide to the Crew of Titanic", The Turkish baths and / or swimming pool in relation to using them for free were "...free for men between 06:00 - 09:00 and for women between 10:00 - 12:00."

And then to pay to use them, according to TTSM: Vol.2: The Turkish Baths were available for ladies from 10am. to 1.00pm , and for gentlemen from 2.00pm to 6pm.

Unclear if these times overlapped or if both groups were using different sources, but it's clear both genders could use them, just at different times*.


*Although the Gymnasium could be used by both between 10pm - 6pm...