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Topic: Empress of Britain/Empress of England

NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 09-05-2011 09:01 PM

In the book, "The Last White Empresses," it appears that the Empress of England as the Ocean Monarch did not have the Sun Lounge just forward of the funnel. Is this true? Did she have it as Empress of England? It seems that Empress of Britain retained the Sun Lounge through her life as Queen Anna Maria. I do not know if it remained with life as Carnivale. Any help would be appreciated.

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 09-06-2011 06:19 AM

Both Empresses had the First Class Sun Lounge and Sun Deck area; they were identical at the time.

On the ENGLAND, Shaw Savill built 25 cabins in that entire area when she became OCEAN MONARCH.

On the BRITAIN, Greek Line kept the Sun Lounge and deck area intact as QUEEN ANNA MARIA. When the ship became CARNIVALE, Carnival kept the Sun Deck area, but converted the Sun Lounge into an Owner's Suite; the children's playroom became a smaller suite. I saw those accommodations many times during the years I worked on the ship.

Rich

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 09-06-2011 10:01 AM

Thanks, Rich. I can always count on you for any questions I have. You surely must be the best informed and read on this site. Thanks again, and happy cruising.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 09-06-2011 12:56 PM

Here is a photo of that lounge I took in 2004.

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Topaz New York 2004

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Aussie1
First Class Passenger
Member # 25

posted 09-06-2011 09:12 PM

When I visited Topaz just prior to her demise the Port side was a small meeting room and the Starboard side a gym. Interesting to hear the area was an owners suite in her Carnivale days. The inside of the large windows had heavy wooden surrounds, very nice. I can remember visiting the Ocean Monarch in 1974 and standing on the new deckhouse they had built over the Sunroom sports deck area to add more cabins. Basically they raised the sports deck one deck and the new deck was clad in teak just like the old one.

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 09-07-2011 09:33 AM

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Originally posted by Aussie1:
Interesting to hear the area was an owners suite in her Carnivale days. The inside of the large windows had heavy wooden surrounds, very nice.

As many times as I was inside those two suites, I never took any photos, but in the early days, the decor was very '70s: purple shag carpet and shiny foil wallpaper! We cringe now, but think back to the 1970s and recall how many of our homes and hotels were decorated in those days.

Rich

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