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A vivid presentation of places
Spacious and well appointed public rooms aboard 34,183-ton luxury liner, largest passenger vessel built anywhere since the end of the war, are situated principally on the Deck. The general conception of the theme is restrained modern in treatment, combining light veneered surfaces with pleasing colour to wide surfaces, relieved with glass, metal and leather covered panels and having focal points in decorative murals and statuary.
All the public rooms are air-conditioned with the most modern type of plant and supply and exhaust grilles have been worked into the paneling in an unobtrusive way. Lighting plays a major part in each scheme. Low-tension fluorescent tubing in semi-direct or concealed troughing is used throughout for general illumination, while tungsten lamp fittings give direct spot lighting to special features and to the table lay-out of the restaurant.
The public rooms present many notable variations in the planning for a vessel size and can best be described by progression aft from the bridge front. The wide elliptical sweep under the bridge encloses the Observation Lounge, which forms the outer perimeter of the forward Cocktail Bar and has its main entry from the imposing entrance at the head of the grand staircase.
The Main Lounge, immediately aft of this entrance, gives access to the gallery Writing Room and to the Smoking Room, which occupies a central position on the Deck. Beyond the Library, the amidships entrance becomes the general foyer to the Theatre, whose proportions are equal to any afloat. The Theatre is flanked by Garden Lounges extending to the ship's sides. The amidships entrance also gives access to the Verandah Cafe on the Sports Deck, with its view looking aft over the terraced open air lido and outdoor swimming pool. The Gymnasium and Curative baths are on 'D' Deck, and the Restaurant is on Restaurant Deck. Three staircases with appropriate entrance halls to all decks are serviced by passenger elevators.....
