Titanic shared the same class system as Britain did at the time, First Class, Second Class and Third Class, also referred to as steerage. First Class was as you expect, a life filled with glamour and abundance, Second Class a little less so. Third Class, which usually is a huge drop in status and amenities from First and Second Class, was not so on Titanic which strived to serve all passengers as best as possible.
Other than meals and church services on Sundays, the passengers were not provided any organized activities on Titanic.
Breakfast was scheduled from 8:30am to 10:30am, lunch was 1:00pm to 2:30pm, and dinner was served from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
First Class passengers had access to the a la carte restaurant from 8:00am to 11:00pm daily on B Deck, which was for anyone wanting a snack or that didn't want to participate in the regular daily meals.
First Class passengers also had a world class library on A Deck that was open from 8:00am to 11:00pm.
Second Class had a separate smaller library, and Third Class had no library at all.
Instead of a library, Third Class passengers had a great general room on C Deck, where dances were held with a piano.
All classes had access to board and card games, and each class also had their own outside promenade with chairs and tables.
There was little to do in the days before radio and television (and slot machines), and most passengers spent their days reading or writing letters, playing card games and socializing with friends.
Several professional gamblers were aboard Titanic, and there were many high stakes card games going on in First Class.
Passengers were given a written warning by White Star Line that there was a possibility of the professional gamblers being onboard, and to be prudent.
Nellie Hocking, a Second Class passenger from Cornwall mentioned that she heard a rooster crowing one night to several of her friends. This is a sign of pending disaster according to Cornish Folklore. None of her friends believed there was a rooster on Titanic! However, after the ship sank, a passenger by the name of Mrs. J. S. White filed a claim for lost property. Included in the claim were several roosters and hens. Perhaps Nellie Hocking did hear a rooster on Titanic.
Lifeboat drills were scheduled for Sunday morning, however the drills never happened.
Due to Titanic's reputation to be unsinkable, there were never any lifeboat drills at any time during the voyage, and no emergency instructions posted anywhere on the ship.
At 10:00am each morning, Captain Smith and his officers inspected the ship from bow to stern to check on the safety of the passengers and overall operation of Titanic.
Much of the finishing work was not completed in time before Titanic's departure, and several Second Class passengers complained of no heat and their bathroom fixtures not working in their cabins.
Titanic was a mail ship, and as such had a large mailroom with five postal inspectors working 14 hour days sorting and bagging 3,430 bags of mail and hundreds of packages.
All classes were able to access religious services at 10:30 on Sunday morning, which were held in the First Class Dining Saloon.
There was often dancing and music, with the music provided by the many musically inclined passengers down in the Third Class common areas.
Each day on Titanic was routine for many of the passengers, usually spending daylight time on the open decks, or inside playing cards and visiting with friends, with meals throughout the day.
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