Comments by "Andrew Brendan" (@andrewbrendan1579) on "The Failure of SS Michelangelo and SS Raffaello" video.

  1. Thank you, Big Old Boats! This is the first time I've seen an in-depth study about the Michelangelo and Rafaello. Very informative and enjoyable video. I was told that another factor working against the two liners was not only being divided into three classes but that the floor plans were complicated and have been desribed as "rabbit warrens". By the time the "twin fliers" debuted their class division was already anachronisitc as other liners had much less class distinction and passenger of all classes could move about the ships more freely. On other liners class divisions might be only opening or closing a sliding panel. The Michelangelo and Rafaello could have been hugely successful, long-lived cruise ships. Also I wanted to mention I've seen a drawing or painting from early on that showed the two sisters with black hulls and conventional funnels. It would be fascinating to see how the Mike and Ralph (as tugboat people called them) would have looked inside and out had they had more years of service. Some of those interiors soon came to look dated.
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  2. Big Old Boats, this might the topic for another video: I read once that the 1972 disaster movie "The Poseidon Adventure" hurt the cruise business which was nowhere near as extensive as it is today. Too it would be interesting to know how much of today's popularity of cruising is because of the television series "The Love Boat".
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