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Got a sudden chance to board the ship and have seen her many times from the outside. It was a guided tour and a good thing since there are many tank traps, and unanticipated hazards onboard.
The interior is stripped bare. All that is left is the steel, some AC ductwork, and vintage electrical panels and wiring. Linoleum floors are still there with lettering of where you are.
We entered on B deck and saw the outlines on deck of where the first class cabins are. The ship is overstructured with anti-racking bulkheads; perpendicular fingers from the hull sides every 50 feet.
We climbed up a narrow spiral staircase to the upper decks. None of the elevators work. Despite claims of low deckheads, the promenade deck with the public rooms is double height. Got a look at the bridge, up close to the aluminum funnels which are not degraded at all. Went to the bow and felt the extreme shear of the decks. Back at the stern one could see the crumbling neotex decking, the props, and a goose nest. There are a few birds nests onboard. A 20lb gander was guarding the starboard side. Later we walked down the glorious promenade, which I miss from modern ships.
There is plenty of dust everywhere. The interior steel is fresh with no rot.
Although stripped clean inside with a few vestiges of its glory, the ship still has the character, grace and charm born into it. Like Katherine Hepburn or Paul Newman, it gets old, but never stale.
I really hope it gets a dignified adaptive reuse.
[ 04-28-2013: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]
Any more pictures you can share?
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tourist class theater
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