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[JWBear]

The Ile is one of my favorites too... But with the pre-war interiors. The Big U's interiors were... how shall we say it... "tacky". While I'm glad she's still around, she was never one of my favorites.

As for Cunarders... I prefer the first Queen Elizabeth over the Queen Mary. The first Mauretania is another of my vavorites, and the Berengaria as well. The Coronia II was a beautiful ship. Too bad they painted her green.

[Princess Dala]

Very "aluminum"! :P I dunno, I kinda liked them. Better than naked from bulkhead to bulkhead, I guess. Not as pretty as sister America's insides, though, I grant you that. I thought the map-themed and cartoonish wall art were pretty nifty. I haven't seen many pre-Australis interior photos of that ship, but you could still see how elegant the old late-deco bones were.

I gravitate toward the prewar deco type interiors too, for the most part. I do prefer most of the 1947 refits they did on the Queen Mary, though. The buff and red korkoid wins. I wish the ballroom still existed, though. Those etched glass screenwalls remind me a lot of the "white" scene room in the old journey into imagination for some reason; that segmented wall on your right as you entered.

Queen Mary is probably my favorite Cunarder; The Macdonald Gill cabin class dining room map and the Gilbert Bayes Unicorns are two of my very favorite pieces of art. I also dig the fact that the first class dining salon looks like a big archaic-style doric temple inside.

I like the Mauritania, too (mostly the dazzle paint, seriously - that tickles my cute bone)...and Aquitania as well.

Queen Elizabeth was indeed gorgeous, but she makes me sad. I like the fact that the new Elizabeth won't have a number affixed, but holy green cows, will that generate some conversational confusion.

[Snowflake]

but since ya'll are talking about pretty ocean liners.....

I just spent some time revisiting Brideshead Revisited (Granada tv version). The ocean liner during the later episodes was stunning, the main salon had indonesian/thai figures on the doors. Very orientale decor. Very spiffy. Anybody know what ship it was they filmed on?

okay, back to the welcome thread, welcome again!

[Princess Dala]

thanks again, snowflake! and you too, CP!

sorry if the shipliness is out of control! mention transatlantic anything and i start spewing boat. not even expert facts, just...general nautical nonsensicality.

i haven't seen that adaptation, so i have no cloo. now i'm curious!

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

but since ya'll are talking about pretty ocean liners.....

I just spent some time revisiting Brideshead Revisited (Granada tv version). The ocean liner during the later episodes was stunning, the main salon had indonesian/thai figures on the doors. Very orientale decor. Very spiffy. Anybody know what ship it was they filmed on?

okay, back to the welcome thread, welcome again!

The only ship I know of that they filmed on was the QE2 (very out of period, BTW).

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Princess Dala

Very "aluminum"! :P I dunno, I kinda liked them. Better than naked from bulkhead to bulkhead, I guess. Not as pretty as sister America's insides, though, I grant you that. I thought the map-themed and cartoonish wall art were pretty nifty. I haven't seen many pre-Australis interior photos of that ship, but you could still see how elegant the old late-deco bones were.

I gravitate toward the prewar deco type interiors too, for the most part. I do prefer most of the 1947 refits they did on the Queen Mary, though. The buff and red korkoid wins. I wish the ballroom still existed, though. Those etched glass screenwalls remind me a lot of the "white" scene room in the old journey into imagination for some reason; that segmented wall on your right as you entered.

Queen Mary is probably my favorite Cunarder; The Macdonald Gill cabin class dining room map and the Gilbert Bayes Unicorns are two of my very favorite pieces of art. I also dig the fact that the first class dining salon looks like a big archaic-style doric temple inside.

I like the Mauritania, too (mostly the dazzle paint, seriously - that tickles my cute bone)...and Aquitania as well.

Queen Elizabeth was indeed gorgeous, but she makes me sad. I like the fact that the new Elizabeth won't have a number affixed, but holy green cows, will that generate some conversational confusion.

Oooo the America!! How could I forget that one. Yes, her interiours were very nice. the First Class Smoking room, with all the black glass, was very swanky. Sad, tragic end...

The Mary always looked rather busy and cluttered to me. The Elizabeth had much cleaner lines. IMO The dining rooms, Main Lounges and Main Hall on the Elizabeth were better, but the Grill, Observation Bar and Pools were better on the Mary.

[Princess Dala]

I agree with you on the "openness"/size factor on Elizabeth vs. Mary. It seems that quite a few people who sailed on both liked Elizabeth better, maybe for that very reason?

Dude! Speaking of America, I checked around a few months ago to find recent American Star wreck photos, and learned that the fore portion completely collapsed and is now under water. It had been a long time since I'd bothered to look (depressing!), but I was stunned nonetheless. I guess it's a good thing. I decided to stay away from the Blue Lady melee so I wouldn't get sucked into that slow-grind, either, although I understand there were mercifully fewer photos documenting the crap going down at Alang because people were all upons about Greenpeace ruining business with sekrit fotoze.

I LOVE THE VERANDAH GRILLE! I would make it my officelairbatcaveclubhouse if i could. There is something creepy and claustrophobic about the first class pool, though. Not that it would have been any less claustrophobic (very likely moreso), but the tourist class pool had the cute fishy glass next to it, and cute fishy glass is attractive to me.