LUXURY AND COMFORT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 857, 28 December 1929, Page 10

LUXURY AND COMFORT

MODERN MOTOR LINER ON MAIDEN VOYAGE WILL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC The Rangitata, another of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s luxurious modern motor-liners, will reach Auckland tomorrow evening on her maiden voyage to New Zealand.

Everything for the comfort of longdistance travellers has been provided on this vessel, and more consideration has been given to the accommodation of second and third-class

passengers than is usual on such liners.

In the first saloon cabins there are single beds instead of berths, and the cabin accommodation is perfect. Dressing tables are in oak and walnut, and there are commodious wardrobes, settees, and armchairs. Some of the cabins have been so

arranged that, they can be turned into private suites with private bathrooms. All the cabins have hot and cold water laid on. The cabins of the second and third saloons are replicas of the first saloon except that there is not so much space and berths. one above the other, take the place of bedsteads. The third saloon cabins contain two, four and six berths with wash basins in each cabin.

Casement windows, reminiscent of a big hotel, look out on the decks from the first saloon Adams drawingroom. This is beautifully carpeted and furnished with comfortable chairs and couches. There is a grand piano and some lovely pictures after the old masters. ITALIAN LOUNGE The lounge, designed after the Italian style, is another spacious and comfortable room. The furnishings are in pink and gold. Vestibules lead from the lounge to the smoke-room, which is panelled in walnut and contains furnishings upholstered in red and gold. An oldfashioned brick fireplace adds to its attractive appearance.

The public rooms for the second saloon are spacious and attractively furnished. The lounge and the dining room are panelled in white and the smoke room in oak. Tables for parties of four and six are features of the dining saloon.

Oak panelling in the third saloon dining room is another new departure in modern ship decoration. Both the lounge and the smoke room in this part of the ship are more specious than usual and run nearly the full width of the Rangitata. Couches and armchairs make for comfort here, just as in other parts of the ship. The deck space throughout the whole vessel is excellent and the refrigerating machinery as elaborate as modern construction will allow. The largest Diesel engines in the world are fitted in the Rangitata, and the power is obtained with four propellers and four sets with smaller but more numerous cylinders. Each piston weighs 4-J tons and each piston rod 1 ton 2 cwt. A spare piston rod is carried, and this can be fitted any time at sea despite its weight. Captain J. L. Hunter, formerly of the Rotorua, has command of the Rangitata. During the ship’s stay in Auckland until January 7 she will probably be open to the public.