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Lot of transportation dining was luxurious at the first half of 20th century. Ocean liners were of course famous for their dinners, afaik zeppelins had at least
by zokier 2y ago
Lot of transportation dining was luxurious at the first half of 20th century. Ocean liners were of course famous for their dinners, afaik zeppelins had at least decent food available, and airplane travel had some glamour too.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoQueen Mary 2, the only still-existing ocean liner, is still famous for its dinners and generally sense of luxury.
- o11c 2y agoFor the lazy: * An ocean liner provides transportation between a source and a destination. Historically they were often used to transport mail, thus RMS and variations (Royal Mail [Motor] Ship/Vessel; "Motor" was used when most ships were steamships. I can't find a canonical answer for "vessel" but examples tend to be small ships with short routes to islands, rather than going between continents). * A cruise ship runs around in a circle visiting tourist spots, and generally don't have to be built as strongly. Recent ocean liners operate as cruise ships for part of the year.
- joezydeco 2y agoIf you watch aviation channels on YouTube, the middle eastern airlines keep trying to outdo themselves with private enclosed suites/apartments on long haul aircraft.
- WalterBright 2y agoI crossed the Atlantic on the SS United States when I was 4. I wish I remembered more of that trip!
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoYup we reached peak civilization in the first half of the 20th century. It's all downhill from there.
- stephen_g 2y agoOf course, every seat on an airplane back in the 'glamour days' cost probably more (adjusted for inflation/wages) than a business class ticket costs today. The experience on many airlines (internationally at least) is just as glamorous or even more so if you pay a similar amount! What actually happened is that a much cheaper, bare-bones product made flying available to much more of the population.