How many dining saloons did the Titanic have?

The Titanic had three dining saloons: one each for first-, second-, and third-class passengers.

The first-class dining saloon was on D Deck and could seat about 554 people, making it the ship’s largest public room. The second-class saloon, also on D Deck, accommodated roughly 394 diners. Third-class passengers ate in a two-part dining saloon on F Deck, which could seat about 473 people.

The number can be confusing because the Titanic also had an à la carte restaurant, Café Parisien, and cafés serving first-class passengers. These were separate dining venues, not additional dining saloons. The three saloons reflected the ship’s strict class system, with separate menus, rooms, entrances, and service arrangements.

The first-class saloon served scheduled meals and was also used for Sunday church services. Third-class dining was comparatively simple but still represented an improvement over the crowded steerage arrangements common on many earlier ships.