First Class Accommodations on SS United States

It is crazy that this ship is one of the few if not the only one that makes an Iowa class look slow.

It's amazing how natural Ryan looks in front of the camera now. He's come a long way from looking a bit like a deer in headlights in the early days.

My family moved to the U.S. from England in 1967. I was 12. We left Southhampton on the SS United States on January 28 and arrive in New York on February 2. It was a winter crossing and for a few days I did not do well. It was interesting seeing the enclosed promenade deck as I threw up there one day during the crossing. I remember the Tourist theater and remember seeing "After the Fox" with Peter Sellers. My uncle who moved to the U.S. about 20 years before us had some connections and we went to the First Class lounge to be processed through immigration. There was a tug boat strike when we reached New York. We had to dock without tugs. I think it took about 2 hours to dock with ropes being thrown and we gradually moved into the slip.

Having Ryan do this tour, with his ship expertise, makes these empty areas come alive. Great job!

You mentioned "The Poseidon Adventure " movie which I believe came out in 1972. I remember seeing this movie in the Theater with our family and my Aunt yelled out as Poseidon was capsizing " you will never get me on any damn boat ". The whole theater erupted in laughter. Thanks Ryan and staff for this series on United States. Hope to see more of it including the bridge area.

"Guys with the white thing on their arm"...hahaha...you can tell Ryan is a ritzy man of stature and class. 🤣

That promenade still looks beautiful. I love how you can still see outlines for the way things were within the ship, as well as your talking about the fittings being in museums. It'll never happen, but... imagine if we could put it all back... I also love the little detail of you walking through the imaginary doors in your imaginary stateroom!

In 1951, the cost of a First Class cabin was $295 and up. Cabin class was $200, and Tourist class was $160. That First Class price in 2023 dollars is $1837. That is not a bad price for a First Class suite. If it is per Cabin, instead of per person, it is a bargain. $3700 is still not a bad price.

Hi Rayn Szimanski and crew. As a South African with a generous curiosity in naval and maritime subjects, I unfortunately find myself stranded in what is basically the geographical center of my country. As far away from any ocean as a South African can get in this country. In addition South Africa does not have a good history of maintaining land locked museums, even if some of them are only one curator in size, let alone museum ships like Battleship New Jersey. So I just want to thank you an your team for brining very fascinating stories and information about the battleship "because you have one" as well as a number of other ships. The only thing I'm missing from your videos is the smell of the ocean, but I'm guessing future YouTube programmers will find a solution to that. Keep up the great work and Thanks again.

Please save the SS United States ship

Museuem curators are more aware of their surroundings than others. I only inspect 360 degrees around me, but Ryan inspects 365 degrees! This is why I'll never have my own Iowa class battleship.

Really good of you Ryan to help the SS United States people with promoting their ship. It's a very interesting contrast to Battleship New Jersey. Thank you.

Interestingly, the gentleman who was my boss at my previous job. Came over from Europe on the last sailing of this ship. He said that coming from a farm in Latvia to steerage class on an ocean liner was a mind blowing experience.

You only stepping through "Doors" while showing off the cabin was making me laugh. Great work as always.

Hi Ryan, Now here is a challenge for you... Restoring the SS United States! Thank you for the video, I grew up in awe of the SS United States and her sister ships, SS America and SS Independence.

I love your videos on the SS United States! What an amazing ship. I sure hope someone can save it and turn it into a museum.

4:45 Could’ve added some Guido to it Szimanski….”Fahgettabout it”! LOL

As far as I've seen, I'm really impressed at the good condition the ship is in. If you only saw the outside, you could be forgiven for thinking that the inside was just as bad.

Thanks for doing this, Ryan. The future of this ship always seems very much up in the air and the more attention we can bring to its existence, the better. It's a breathtaking sight and I still remember the first time I saw it years ago.

In my own direct experience (yes!), the most luxurious thing was the 1st class dining room. As a USAF lieutenant colonel, my dad rated first class passage back home after three years in Germany (and en route to Vietnam) in April 1967, Bremerhaven to New York via Southampton and Le Havre. Every dinner was black tie except first night out and last night before arrival in New York. My dad's mess dress uniform got more use on the single voyage than it had in the whole time we were overseas. You had an assigned table and the same waiter at each meal (I still remember the name of ours, a Scot named Archie Morrow), and the service was the best I've ever known. Teen center (I was 13), free movies, swimming pool (indoors, with cold sea water sloshing back and forth), the classic experience of warm bouillon on the lounge chairs on deck in the afternoon. An incredible ship.