SATURNIA: 1927 - Large tissue First Class deck plan from 1937 Orient Overseas Line and Tourist Class Smoking Room

and Tourist Class Smoking Room reveal that Cunard toned down the deco-centricity of the earlier ships and substituted it will traditional decor

all with private baths

when the new ARCADIA and IBERIA were joining the fleet

The GUADALUPE had mid-century modern interiors and boasted the then-unusual feature of private verandahs for many First Class cabins

and then to two cabin mock-up color photos

SATURNIA: 1927 - Large tissue First Class deck plan from 1937 Orient Overseas Line and Tourist Class Smoking RoomItalian Line A large (27" by 39") tissue deck plan dated July 1937 for First Class on the elegant SATURNIA. Eight decks are shown in detail including furniture placement. The SATURNIA had undergone a large retrofit in 1935 1936 that included new engines that raised her service speed to 21 knots, a new funnel with a sloping top, and major upgrades in the lesser classes. Excellent condition.