RMS AQUITANIA: The Ship Beautiful (1914)

[@themoonraker]

Awesome liner, and proud that my great grandfather served on this ship for much of his adult life.

[@JRJWizzer]

The Aquitania was truly a masterpiece and this vid shows the respect it deserves. The addition of canon in D brings out the elegance the ship had. I think the Aquitania is the best Cunard ship besides QE2

[@iluvcamaros1912]

I'm a White Star Buff, but AQUITANIA is a ship beloved by all ocean liner enthusiasts

[@JRJWizzer]

iluvcamaros I would agree

[@JRJWizzer]

iluvcamaros so I know you love liners but what about another famous ship that was lost... The Edmund Fitzgerald? That would be cool to see you make. Would you? With the song by Gordon lightfoot it would be a really cool video

[@rmsaquitania9524]

Truly a masterpiece...

[@edwardcarlisle5580]

Absolutely agree. Aquitania the Grand.

[@JRJWizzer]

Ships were just more beautiful back then

[@tylerchristensen7434]

SCUBA STEVE4568 Yes it's a shame really. How lovely it would have been to see one of these vessels in their hay day. Ships now a days look much different due to different purposes/ accommodation. There is simply not a need for Transatlantic liners anymore. It's all about the Cruising Industry these days, a ship of this style for that kind of job just wouldn't do. I've been on a few Cruises (Royal Caribbean) and a balcony is splendid. I do believe that it's more about passenger comfort inside the ship, and people do love their balconies, so ship designs have gotten quite awkward. Also due to how big the Industry is so they need more cabins.

[@aspycruisenews5058]

yes

[@stevenmunson9162]

Dukeblazer 4568 if i could choose my heaven it would be onboard the Meauritania sailing the waves forever, music playing, that would be my heaven.

[@FoxStarLine]

AGREED!!!!

[@rmsaquitania9524]

You don't say!

[@michaelbenitez539]

0:09 Normandie looks monstrous next to Aquitania!!!!!!!

[@pyoung3055]

Excellent! Very nice tribute to " The Ship Beautiful " Sincerely, Bill Young Gainesville Georgia

[@zeddeka]

The interiors were rightly acclaimed but Aquitania's external appearance was always controversial. She had a reputation for looking boxy, something which was made worse by the unusual decision not to have a raised forecastle. It made the superstructure look too big for the hull.

[@rmsaquitania9524]

Nice to see appreciation! A very well made video, great.

[@itsnotwhatyouthink]

Hmmm, have you seen a ship called SS Normandie?

[@idontknowwhatimdoinghere]

And a ship called the SS Île de France?

[@mcshipbuilder2319]

Hello Aqui

[@naturalroyalflush]

The interior-such splendour. We need it back. Somebody-do something

[@iluvcamaros1912]

+naturalroyalflush Maybe one day a cruise line will build a ship that looks more like Aquitania less like a Las Vegas casino.

[@cjlewis6345]

+iluvcamaros That's what I've been thinking as Aquitania and Titanic were 1st class ships but in nowadays they're more like 3rd class, But Cunard ships in nowadays DO NOT have the features that make it look like a Las Vegas Casino.

[@darthplagueis1884]

One day if successful in the future my company seeks to recreate the exterior and interior luxury of an ocean liner.

[@rmsaquitania9524]

@@iluvcamaros1912 Haha! They really do though!

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

@@darthplagueis1884 im in ;), i also wanted to bring back those days of the palace like interiors heck i even had an vision of the Aquitania, Normandie, France and QE and Olympic sailing the seas again :)

[@reinrojas7398]

Cunard:Mauretania and Lusitania has been very successful. White Star:*prepares for Olympic's Maiden Voyage* Cunard*sees what White Star is doing*Ok,we need a ship,bigger than Olympic,and the most luxorious ship in the world. (1 year has passed and Titanic has her Maiden Voyage) Cunard:The ship is just like Olympic but with closed windows.What an easy design. (May 31 1914) White Star:What the.... Cunard:ha.

[@indorailfanmuhammadfadhiil8713]

Ahh nice peaceful music

[@tillyboos]

Yes, Pachelbel's Canon was a lovely choice for the video. It's a beautiful piece of music.

[@indorailfanmuhammadfadhiil8713]

Beutifel its more than beutifuel Its Glamours and Glorious Aquitania is a amazing ship its shame she was scrapped And Guest what Cunnard is launching a new ship in 2022 i thought it should be called the Aquitania 2 others called mauretania 2 And AQUITANIA interior is beutifuel more THAN THE BERENGARIA

[@christophersmith2068]

cod black ops fan and zombies Why do music genres like this have to end?

[@itsnotwhatyouthink]

@@christophersmith2068 cause dumb people like dumb music

[@Pikachu-hp8md]

5:12 this is the first time I have actually seen the front face out of Titanic Olympic, Mauritania, Brittanic,lusitania all I ever see of these ships is the side face

[@nicholastempler2472]

how is that all the new ships look horrible and have terrible luxury taste but the old ships like Mauritania and Lusitania and Aquatania and Olympic, Titanic and Britannic and all the other old ships of the 20 century were the symbol of luxury elegance and beauty. Nowadays you can go a take a lump of wood and call it a luxury Liner.

[@dominiquebugaj5173]

i know right

[@ieditedmyname289]

Nicholas Templer I think u have to rethink the matter for Queen Mary 2 or other Cunard Ships

[@dominiquebugaj5173]

but those ships are a rare bunch,you don't have ships like that very often anymore... also,i was born in 1998,and i applaud the effort they put into these older ships,not these ships that look like nothing but balcony's

[@iluvcamaros1912]

These old liner's are an extinct species, but Cunard does do it's best to keep the tradition alive as much as possible.

[@DakotaFord592]

The old liners were gorgeous. Todays ships are trashy.

[@alaskanactressp30]

I loved this, Thank you for thinking of Aquitania, She was my favorite ship. Have you ever seen A&E's Floating Palaces? that is a great one about these ocean liners. She is the last of the survivors. I wish they have honored her and parked her as a hotel or a museum for all to come in, pay a fee or some thing to come and see her in all her glory, I would of pay to come and see Aquitania inside and out. Look at Queen Mary in Long Beach California, they parked her and made her into a hotel. Great job on the video. God bless and Happy New Year 2015.

[@iluvcamaros1912]

alaskanactressp30 A bit late for a reply but I do wish a ship like Aquitania or Olympic still existed. It's sad that the reward for a lifetime of service was a trip to the ship breakers.

[@elizangelamenezes3293]

alaskanactressp30 Lusitânia, Mauretânia e Aquitânia Olympic - Class , Imperator - Class Queen Mary 1 e Queen Elizabeth 1 my Fovorite ships

[@joshuabrackley1895]

I hate modern-day ships I wish that we had ships like them n though's days! like the Lusitania (fav ship) or Olympic or adriatic or oceanic ect

[@condnyckollaysilvademeneze1152]

Elizangela Menezes também.

[@bendyandtheinkmachine6947]

alaskanactressp30 the Aquitania is scrapped : (

[@jerome8465]

You know how awesome it could have been having the Olympic, Titanic, Britannic, Mauritania, Lusitania, and Aquatania sailing the seas during those times? Instead of 3 of them sinking?

[@Pikachu-hp8md]

Yeah what a bad time these majestic ships were spoilt becuz of the war

[@christophersmith2068]

The AQUITANIA is such a beautiful ship. BTW I like this version of Canon you're playing.

[@Aelvir114]

RMS Aquitania is really one of, if not the only one that comes close to matching the beauty the Olympic carried.

[@doctoremil2678]

In terms of the exterior the Olympic is a bit better, but inside they were about even and the Aquitania was faster and bigger, so she could carry more passengers and was in general a better ship.

[@Aelvir114]

Doctor Emil when I say compared to her, I refer to the interior. And Aquitania was built to compete as Olympic’s rival, so it makes sense Aquitania would be a bit better in those aspects. But interiors wise Olympic was always the best.

[@Aelvir114]

Doctor Emil Plus if I remember right Aquitania’s passenger capacity dropped by at least 1000 by 1926. So Olympic had higher capacity at that point. Though her 3000+ passenger capacity was her large capacity of third class passengers but after 1926 it dropped to be around the same as first and second class. While Aquitania was slightly bigger and barely had higher tonnage than Olympic, Olympic surpassed that as her tonnage increased to 46,358 after 1913 and even further to 46,439 after 1920.

[@Aelvir114]

Doctor Emil but in terms of capacity newer ships in the late 30s to 30s ended up beating both of them. But regardless I was never one to consider the passenger capacity that is past what’s needed to be of much importance.

[@doctoremil2678]

@@Aelvir114 I was talking about their specs when new and the passenger capacity can be important on busy routes. Also it says something about the ships' efficiency and profitability. The Aquitania was 16 metres longer, could carry hundreds of passengers more and still be faster! I'm one of those people who respect the looks, but also consider other abilities of the ship.

[@michaelnatsarim326]

WONDERFULLY DONE!!!!!!!

[@Darrigrande]

She earned her nickname, the "ship beautiful"!

[@rmsaquitania9524]

No other ship deserved it more!

[@josephhardwicke6344]

Does anyone know who coined that?

[@rmsaquitania9524]

@@josephhardwicke6344 Probably some crew members or someone.

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

@@josephhardwicke6344 everyone thats why her Nickname was Ship Beatiful her interiors was just Superior then the other ships

[@AROBASPARK]

If Olympic and Titanic were referred to as Floating Palaces, Aquitania took the concept up a notch further and perfected it.

[@juanesmirez]

I think that isn’t true Olympic had things that Aquitania hadn’t and Aquitania had things that the Olympic hadn’t also the ships where design for different people

[@pecintarobloxxd3046]

3:00 scary elevator😑

[@Kris-qy7hh]

You’ve done her proud.

[@rmsaquitania9524]

You have indeed!

[@benjaminnikeushercarino2482]

8:24 Queen Mary and Aquitania

[@Pikachu-hp8md]

The 20th century shops looked so majestic right?

[@gserouslyiimmalibulolhaha278]

I love this forgotten sisters. I believe in britanic

[@JRJWizzer]

Plus the fitz has significant meaning to me If you made a vid about it I couldn't thank you enough. I have some family up there and they remember the search efforts on the news

[@SeaTravelr123]

Nicely done !!!

[@dutchliewhittaker4365]

This video has a lot of great information, but for those who are too lazy to read, there's a narrated video that takes a deep dive into Aquitania's history by thegreatbigmove

[@jericjamesjoseph7560]

Please make a video like this about Mauretania and Lusitania

[@iluvcamaros1912]

About the same as the first video, but higher quality.

[@adamriffe3520]

***** What does HMT stand for?

[@iluvcamaros1912]

+fatty hamster HIS MAJESTY'S TROOPSHIP.

[@elizangelamenezes3293]

iluvcamaros mais teria que ter o S: Ship.

[@μάξιμος14142]

The Ship Beautiful

[@kosovoisalbania2410]

Britannic Aquitania

[@μάξιμος14142]

You again 😔

[@guidomatrulli1687]

ship scrapped 1950

[@jamesfracassejr9030]

After being in service for 36 yrs.

[@shuichiboy]

Not sure if anyone's actually going to see this but... Does anyone know the story behind the Aquitania's bridge? As far as I can tell, it went through at least three transformations.

[@PRsweetness]

Now Titanic is my most love of the grand old ladies but in your opionion was Aquitania more beautiful?

[@iluvcamaros1912]

Beau Elliott My favorite liner is Olympic so I'd favor Titanic personally. Especially when it comes to exterior appearance. Aquitania is boxy and awkward looking. Olympic/Titanic have such clean lines and perfect proportions. When it comes to interiors I'd call it even.

[@rmsaquitania9524]

@@iluvcamaros1912 Who's boxy and awkward looking?

[@idontknowwhatimdoinghere]

@@rmsaquitania9524 ... XD

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

Wonder if its possible to add modern interiors while still keeping the Palace interiors if there is an Aquitania 2

[@kritwandee]

👍👍👍

[@iluvcamaros1912]

+Od Thanks!

[@_chancey_c_]

Hey dude. Do you live in S.C? I am asking because your KZbin profile pic is the South Carolina flag

[@Pikachu-hp8md]

The Cunard liners would have been overpowered by the white star liners if the Titanic hadn't sunk or if Brittanic wasn't converted to a hospital ship :(

[@Dianaemanuel]

Lovely video. Thanks so much! I wish you'd use similar music on ALL your other videos. :-)

[@michaelbenitez539]

should Aquitania be considered a sister of lusitania and Mauritania?

[@iluvcamaros1912]

Eh, not so much. She was meant to compliment them as a running mate for sure and is a quintessential Cunarder, but she's more their unique take on the Olympic-class liners. Many consider her the ultimate "floating palace" Edwardian liner. She was built by the same shipyard as the RMS LUSITANIA, so I'd imagine she'd share a bit of her technical design with her, but she was in a class of her own. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_%26_Company

[@michaelbenitez539]

thats true and actually this is the first time I've heard lusitania and Mauritania being called ocean greyhounds what is your favorite liner?

[@michaelbenitez539]

if she was a sister to Lusitania and Mauritania I would call the three the Lusitania class ocean liners

[@cartooncat9115]

Michael Benitez well she is MY SISTER

[@3rdtk976]

Titanic is ship of DREAMS

[@mcshipbuilder2319]

More like ship of toxicness to other ships and ship of death

[@dominiquebugaj5173]

now days ships look like a pile of floating balconies,my question is this:How is that luxurious in any way??? today i could call my turd a luxury liner(hate to say it,but it's true) luxury liner like RMS Olympic and RMS Lusitania were better then today's ships in my opinion. +iluvcomaros keep up the good work -Dominique Bugaj

[@itsnotwhatyouthink]

Yea ships today are luxurious, but their exterior really freakin suck

[@timetoplay3806]

canon?

[@matssteen9367]

A salut tho ny crehw im so Prius over you. M.p.r.Stone.😎

[@maximusguardiantandung374]

1913-1950

[@maximusguardiantandung374]

*1914

[@μάξιμος14142]

Yes

[@jd2086]

Not that beautiful outside... actually really horrendous but inside she was woooooowww really beautiful even today could be used and feel luxurious

[@محمديونس-7]

7:56 What is HMT means ??

[@danielestevez4738]

His majesty transport

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

His/Her Majesties Troop Ship

[@peterdhanl.s.1861]

RMS Titanic: The Ship of Dreams RMS Olympic: An Old Reliable RMS Aquitania: The Ship Beautiful Please leaves in your replies for some nicknames of the ships. : )

[@miscellaneoussarnian5282]

Peter Dhan L.S. RMS Mauretania: The Grand Old Lady RMS Lusitania: The Luxurious Lucy HMHS Britannic: The Last Olympian

[@connorpusey5912]

Titanic was never called the ship of dreams

[@peterdhanl.s.1861]

Wait, what!?

[@connorpusey5912]

Peter Dhan L.S. No, it really weren’t. It wasn’t called anything really. It was too new of a ship to gain a reputation, which is what earned the other ships their nicknames.

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

SS Normandie: Ship of Lights SS Unites States: The American Majesty

[@stevenlarabee3439]

If I were a bilonaire I would build replicas of aquitania Mauritania and Olympic and save the ss United States, they and queen mary and qe2 are my favorite ocean liners

[@stevenmunson9162]

I miss the days when traveling at sea was so peaceful and luxorious, now shops have casinos ,buffets,ect, what happened to the beautiful dinning rooms, the luxorious cabins, if i could i would go back in time just to sale onboard the Cunard liner RMS MURETANIA or THE RMS OLYMPIC From white star line.

[@Hello-ec7jo]

I agree

[@augusth2212]

They ship who served in both world war, the last four stack ship to scraped in 1950

[@johnpot]

Old boat Will be dead forever and remember ship that we use form old year we not gonna forgetten

[@robertxing8565]

8:29 it's the RMS Mauretania

[@JRJWizzer]

i would have to respectfully disagree, the ship has too many decks in the superstructure to be Mauretania

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

That is the RMS Aquitania thats her during WW2 when she had Grey Paint and Orange Funnels

[@firstname2835]

I hope someday.. Some cruise company will build a new ocean liner like Olympic, titanic, aquitania, and etc.... Their designs are much beautiful than the other ships today that looks like a floating Las vegas

[@jamessidebottom5868]

I agree what rubbish they turn out today in relation to what they made and created back then!

[@roelvisgrullon8696]

Lets be honest for one damn time, everyone started falling in love with ships and stuffs after titanic's movie

[@paulheenan9098]

Aquitania was famed for her fabulous interiors, but I'm no fan of her outward appearance. Like her sisters, she looks far too clunky and boxy in my opinion, especially her bridge, which looks too small and eventually out of place. 2:22 is the perfect comparison between her and her inspiration. Aquitania was even built to Admiralty specification, despite it not being required nor requested.

[@lolomgmetobavi]

I love Aquitania's outer appearance as well as her interior. Always loved Olympic class liners but Aquitania is even more beautiful in my opinion. There is something elegant and magic about her.

[@elizangelamenezes3293]

qua o nome dessa música??

[@lolomgmetobavi]

It's in the description. :-)

[@mikedrown2721]

Edwardian 4 Stackers are the best

[@THECRISSCRUZZ]

1:03 el si que era hermoso

[@alvarojoseorellana]

THE CRISS CRUZZ el Aquitania es mejor

[@juanesmirez]

@@alvarojoseorellana no, el Olympic es más elegante

[@alvarojoseorellana]

@@juanesmirez en lo absoluto, el Aquitania es superior al Olympic en todos los aspectos. No por nada se gano el sobrenombre “The Ship Beautiful”

[@juanesmirez]

@@alvarojoseorellana en realidad no, además el Olympic fue llamado “The Ship Magnificent” además el Aquitania pesaba 45.000 toneladas y el Olympic pesaba 46.000 toneladas. El Olympic fue equipado con un cine en primera y segunda clase, el Aquitania tenía un cine?, NO. El Aquitania tenía una cancha de squash, NO!. El Olympic fue el barco más grande del mundo y hundió un submarino en tiempos de guerra el Aquitania nunca tuvo esos logros. Al final de su vida el Olympic tenía un excelente estado estructural, de hecho el inspector de la cámara de comercio dijo al terminar las inspecciones de los revestimientos “El estado del casco es bueno”. Sin embargo al final de su vida el Aquitania estaba un un estado de deterioro tan avanzado que uno de los pianos se calló del techo de un comedor, su certificado de navegación no fue renovado debido a que el barco no cumplía con los estándares de la época por este motivo Cunard decidió retíralo en 1950. Así que no me digas que el Aquitania era mejor porque en realidad no lo era!.

[@alvarojoseorellana]

@@juanesmirez llamarlo viejo confiable no significa que sea más hermoso, ese sobrenombre de lo llevo debido a su desempeño en la guerra. La guerra no tiene nada que ver con el lujo. El Aquitania tenía un tonelaje de 45.600 toneladas de registro bruto mientras que el Olympic tenia 45.300. Esto hace al Aquitania más grande. Si bien es cierto el Aquitania no tenia un cine, en vez tenia un teatro, cosa que es mucho más elegante y de mayor clase. Adicional a esto, el teatro del Olympic estaba ubicado en el salón de primera clase (Lounge en inglés) esto hacía que un espacio muy importante de primera clase tendría que ser modificado lo cual es una falla de diseño tomando en cuenta que ese salón se construyó para socializar no para ver películas. También, la escalera principal, el lugar más lujoso y más trabajado en el Olympic tuvo que ser pintada verde ya que no pudo igualar los estándares de la época, cosa que el Aquitania no tuvo que hacer ya que desde 1914 ya sabían que el diseño del Aquitania iba a perdurar durante más tiempo que el Olympic. También, el Olympic fue puesto fuera de servicio tan pronto debido a la falta de servicios básicos como baños privados, esto en el Aquitania no pasó, si bien es cierto no tenia baños privados para todos los camarotes, tenia más que el Olympic, esto es un gran punto a favor del Aquitania y de nuevo, otro aspecto en el cual sobrepasa al Olympic. En cuanto al estado de los buques al momento de su desguace cabe recalcar que el Olympic fue desguazarlo en 1935, 15 años antes que el Aquitania. También hay que añadir que el Aquitania sirvió en 2 guerras mundiales, de ahí su estado al momento de su deshuace y en su último año de servicio. No hay punto de comparación en cuanto a los años finales de ambos buques ya que el Aquitania sirvió por un periodo más largo de tiempo y lógicamente su estado va a estar peor que el del Olympic, vuelvo y repito, 15 años de diferencia y una guerra mundial más que el Olympic. El Aquitania fue un buque que sobrepasó al Olympic en absolutamente todos los aspectos.

[@juano305]

well largest outside hamuburg-Amerika's ss imperator

[@juano305]

atleast the largest britsih ship at her time

[@kengoo6665]

Not long after the Titanic has sank

[@jamesfracassejr9030]

Launched one week after first aniversy of titanic disaster.

[@firstname2835]

So they copied Olympic?

[@josephhardwicke6344]

no. Completely different design.

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

More like Olympic copied them

[@juanesmirez]

@@charlesjakesamadan4924 no Aquitania came after Olympic

[@dilaval8287]

Que verga

[@juanesmirez]

Por qué ?

[@tigerii10.5cm7]

I don't think Aquitania was really that beautiful she was too bulky to me

[@josephhardwicke6344]

Not the bulkiest. Have you seen the rms majestic?

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

Its not about the Outside its about the inside that Matters to passengers

[@enriquemalparidabermejo8332]

For me the Olympic had best design and Aquitania was like a ugly

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

Its not her apperance but her Design

[@MD-82_B717_TFSFan]

I Like Aquitania's Appearance

[@redpiss6916]

She doesn't look so good

[@savathluk1291]

Say that to majestic

[@charlesjakesamadan4924]

@@savathluk1291 say that to Imperator/Berengaria