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ss NORMANDIE 1935-1942

ss - te NORMANDIE by Earl of Cruise ss / te NORMANDIE im Trockendoc k, während der Endausrüstung - co urtesy colourized by Dar yl LeBlanc Heute, am 29. Mai, vor genau 80 Jahren, 1935, begann, das kurze aktive Leben, des großartigsten Passagierschiffes der Welt. Um 18:26 legte der Stolz der Grande Nation, NORMANDIE, in Le Havre ab, und segelte über Southampton nach New York. Dort wurde dem Schiff ein triumphaler Empfang bereitet, als NORMANDIE in der neuen Rekordzeit von 4Tagen, 3h und 2min den Atlantik zwischen Bishop Rock und Ambrose bezwungen hatte. © Scott McBee Sie (er) hatte alles , die (der ) NORMANDIE .   NORMANDIE war nicht nur der größte , der längste, der schwerste und der schnellste , sondern auch der berühmteste Ozeandampfer des Jazz Zeitalters . NORMANDIE war von den besten Köpfen des französichen Art Déco ausgestaltet, und von genialen Designern und Ingenieuren entwickelt worden. NORMANDIE erfasste die Fantasie von Millionen Menschen...

HISTORY - Passagekosten Das Zwischendeck finanziert die I. Klasse?

Wie konnte das Zwischendeck mit seinen geringen Passagekosten die I. Klasse finanzieren? by Earl of Cruise Die Mär, dass die Schiffe bis zum 1.Weltkrieg nur durch Auswanderer finanziert werden konnten. Die genannten Beträge sind Inflationsbereinigt! An Bord von WHITE STAR LINEs neuer TITANIC kostete 1912 das "one-way" Ticket, welches der Held Jack für die Überfahrt in dem Film ` TITANIC´ im Spiel gewonnen hatte, £ 9.   Das sind heute US$ 1,063. Solch einen Betrag mussten sich diejenigen, welche auswandern wollten, lange vom Mund absparen. Ein einfaches I Klasse Ticket, wobei man in einer Kabine ohne eigenes Bad lag und mit einem fremden Mitreisenden, den man erst am Abreisetag kennenlernte, kostete "lockere" £ 30. Dieser Betrag stellt heute den Gegenwert von US$ 4,175, oder aktuell (06.06.2015) € 4.900. Wobei es die Bäder "en suite" erst seit den 60er/70er Jahren auf Schiffen und in den Hotels an Land als Standard gab. Für die luxuriöseste...

Design - Schiffsdesigner und ihre Arbeit PartnerShip Design

Interview mit Kai Bunge und Siegfired Schindler, Partner bei PartnerShip Design - Schiffsdesigner und ihre Arbeit. by Earl of Cruise © HAPAG LLOYD KREUZFHARTEN Anlässlich der Renovierung der EUROPA von HAPAG LLOYD KREUZFHARTEN, 2007, war es mir möglich bei den Partnern von PARTNERSHIP DESIGN (PSD) ein Interview zu bekommen. Für die EUROPA hatten Herr Schindler und Herr Bunge, mit ihrem Team die neuen SPA Suiten gezeichnet. Während Herr Schindler sich im wesentlichen um das Design, also die Gestaltung kümmert, ist Herr Bunge für die konstruktive Seite zuständig. Sie arbeiten Hand in Hand bei ihren Projekten, was man auch an ihrem Büro leicht erkennen kann - ihre Schreibtische stehen in einem Büro. Die Diztanz ist ausreichend für konzentrierte arbeiten des Einzelnen, aber so nah wiederum, dass man sich leicht miteinander unterhalten kann. Ich wurde damals durch die Räumlichkeiten geführt und konnte sehen, wie ein solches Design Unternehmen, spezialisiert auf Kreuzfahrts...

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s s / te NORMANDIE starting from cold Owners: COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE BUILDERS: PENH Ö ET, St. Nazaire, France   by Stephen Carey © , editing by Earl of Cruise   This document is almost exclusively about the engineering aspects of NORMANDIE , mainly on how to start her up from cold. If you are looking for photos of the passenger spaces, there is a plethora of them on the web, in Facebook groups - Admirers of the ss Normandie , ss Normandie photographic file , The French Ocean Liners / Les Paquebots Fran ç ais , ss Normandie , GREAT LINERS OF THE PAST & PRESENT , and others, Pinterest and in articles about NORMANDIE here in the blog, please see at the end of the article. Using "ss" for NORMANDIE is quite incorrect, as NORMANDIE was a Turbo Electric vessel and not a steamship, therefore NORMANDIE should be adressed as "te".   by Earl of Cruise te / ss NORMANDIE berthed in Le Havre, Gare Maritime May 29th, 1935 - colouring courtesy ...

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