Inside First Class Smoking Room Titanic

In keeping with social conventions of the time the room was exclusive to men.

Inside first class smoking room titanic.

No pictures of the titanic s smoking room are known only those of the olympic. The first class smoking room located on a deck off the aft grand staircase landing was a late night lounge where 1st class male passengers could congregate socialize discuss matters of business politics smoke drink and play games of chance except on sundays. The first class public rooms included a dining saloon reception room restaurant lounge reading and writing room smoking room and the veranda cafes and palm courts. The smoking room was destroyed during the sinking being located just aft of where the break up occurred in an area that was ripped apart during the stern s plunge to the sea floor.

Certain artifacts which once decorated the room have been recovered from the debris field including two of the gilt bronze chandeliers and portions of the red and blue linoleum floor tiles. The smoking room like its first class counterpart was a male only domain. First class travel on titanic the first class public rooms included a dining saloon reception room restaurant lounge reading and writing room smoking room and the veranda cafes and palm courts.