R.M.S. Adriatic
R.M.S. Adriatic was launched on 20th September 1906 as the last of the White Star Line's 'Big Four' liners. Although larger than her sisters Celtic, Cedric, and Baltic, Adriatic was the only ship of the class not to enjoy the accolade of being the world's largest ship. That title was taken from her by Kaiserin August Victoria of the Hamburg America Line. Adriatic was nevertheless a match for the fierce transatlantic competition owing to her high standards of comfort. With numerous improvements upon her sisters, including the world's first turkish baths complex at sea, her well appointed accommodation put her a cut above her Edwardian competitors.

Adriatic spent most of her career on the Liverpool - New York route. In 1928, she was converted to service as a 'Cabin Liner'; her former designation of First, Second, and Third Class was replaced by Cabin Class, Tourist-Third Cabin, and Third Class. In addition to her regular Liverpool - New York sailings, Adriatic was placed on numerous popular cruises in the Mediterranean. Her cruising days would be the sunset of her respectable career. The merger of Cunard and White Star in 1934 sealed her fate as an ageing vessel of the Edwardian era. She was finally sold for scrap in Osaka, Japan, leaving Liverpool for the last time on 9 December 1934.

Step Aboard

Cabin Class

Adriatic's First Class accommodations were converted to Cabin Class in 1928. Once the finest facilities offered by the White Star Line on the Liverpool-New York route, Cabin Class passengers could now enjoy these for a significantly more economical rate compared with First Class on the larger transatlantic liners.

Tourist-Third Cabin | Third Class

The introduction of Cabin Class also saw Second Class reclassified as Tourist-Third Cabin. Tourist-Third passengers could be assured of a excellent standard of travel in her formerly Second Class apartments. Third Class passengers also saw a number of improvements during her post-war service.