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What was the first passenger ship to feature a shipboard swimming pool?

Question #43659. Asked by Hamlet..
Last updated Jun 13 2021.

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I have found two different sites with 2 different answers. The first claims that the "Titanic" had the first shipboard swimming pool.

"The first over-the-top luxury ship set off on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912 with new features like a shipboard swimming pool, a la carte dining, a Parisian café, and a Turkish bath." The pool was 30 ft. long X 14 ft. wide and 7 ft. deep and filled with a combination of heated sea water from tanks and cold sea water.
link https://www.aol.com/2010/03/05/cruise-ship-firsts-through-history
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_class_facilities_of_the_RMS_Titanic

The second states that the "Adriatic" had a swimming pool in 1907.
"1907: The White star line installs a swimming pool on its ocean liner, The Adriatic."
link https://www.aol.com/2010/03/05/cruise-ship-firsts-through-history?

"Adriatic was the first ocean liner to have an indoor swimming pool and a Turkish bath.[1]"
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Adriatic_(1906)

Both of these ships were owned by the "White Star Line." The maiden voyage of the Adriatic took place on May 9, 1907, from Liverpool to New York. The captain was Edward Smith. He was also the captain of the ill-fated Titanic, going down with the ship in 1912.

The Adriatic sailed from New York to Liverpool on May 2, 1912. Aboard were some of the surviving passengers of the Titanic.

Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 13 2021.
Aug 15 2018, 12:40 PM
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