ample deck space, swimming pool, and large, airy
public rooms, the ship challenges cornparison with
one of the new cabin class liners, but from the large
number of chairs visible in the salons it may be surmised 
that it is probably far more crowded than the
usual ocean liner. According to the writer's guide,
the passengers eat in two sittings, the first call
for breakfast being at 6:30 a.m. During the day,
the passengers may play on the sport deck or divert
themselves by games arranged by the Reiseleiter.
Evenings they may listen to concerts or lectures,
witness films, or play cards and drink beer in the
salons. Numerous loudspeakers are provided to
carry announcements to every part of the ship. In
view of the fact that the WILHELM GUSTLOFF is intended 
to be a model ship, the crew is ideally cared for,
their smoking room being fully as comfortable as that
customarily to be found in tourist class on the better liners.
 
 It is reported that the crew of a British
freighter rescued by the WILHELM GUSTLOFF during a
storm were amazed at the luxury of this ship built
for the working man's vacationing. Second thoughts
following on first impressions inspire perhaps less
astonishment for the ship itself, which after all
could be reproduced by any public body determined
to spend a correspondingly large sum on its construction 
(conservatively estimated at about RM 12,000,000),
than for the organization that can sponsor such pro-