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SS STATENDAM Doors From Purser's Lobby. Original Fittings From 1957.

Items from MV HARMONY (ex SS STATENDAM, SS RHAPSODY, MV REGENT STAR, MV SEA HARMONY)

The doors, as seen on the ship when she was operating as REGENT STAR in 1995. Photo and copyright Peter Knego 1995.

Pair Of Doors, Each Measuring 42.5 Inches Wide By 80.75 Inches Tall
Lovely Hourglass Patterned Frosted Glass Panes
Rosewood Veneer
Brass Trim On One Side
Price: $3,500.00 for the pair
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SS STATENDAM in an early official photograph. Peter Knego collection.

In 1957, when the SS STATENDAM debuted, she became an instant hit on North Atlantic crossings from Rotterdam to New York and in seasonal cruising. STATENDAM was mainly a tourist class vessel, but one of the keys to her success was the quality of her accommodation, which aspired to first class standards. For a predominantly tourist class ship, she was miles ahead of the competition and a vastly improved version of the pioneering, mainly tourist twins RYNDAM and MAASDAM that came before her.

When STATENDAM was rebuilt for permanent cruise service in 1972, most of her public areas were vastly restyled. Only a few areas like the purser's lobby, the cinema, and the indoor pool remained unaltered. In 1982, the ship became Paquet Cruises RHAPSODY and in 1986, she became Regency Cruise Lines REGENT STAR. Both companies left the few original areas of the ship "as is," knowing that the quality and standard of the art and materials could not be replicated.

The REGENT STAR's (ex STATENDAM) Purser's Lobby, facing starboard. Photo and copyright Peter Knego 1995.

The purser's lobby was elliptical, with two pairs of these doors on either side athwartships. The inboard sides of the doors were fitted with brass trim along the hourglass-patterned frosted panes. The RHAPSODY refit saw the addition of some ungainly ceiling treatment and a huge field of linoleum; otherwise, the lobby itself retained its dark wood veneers and original fittings. REGENT STAR was laid up in 1995, following the collapse of Regency Cruises. She lay at anchor in Eleusis, Greece (technically renamed SEA HARMONY) looking very forlorn until being sold for scrap as the HARMONY in 2004. These doors were carefully offloaded, packed, and transported to California. None of the frosted glass was damaged, quite amazingly, in the process.

Views showing each side of a door, awaiting some polish, but in otherwise excellent condition. Photos and copyright Peter Knego 2005.