▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁H ales ▁Tro phy , ▁which ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁winner . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁cab ins ▁and ▁amen ities ▁The ▁first ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁carry ▁mostly ▁migr ants . ▁On - board ▁san it ary ▁conditions ▁were ▁often ▁de pl or able ▁and ▁ep ide m ics ▁were ▁frequent . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁mar itime ▁laws ▁impos ing ▁h yg iene ▁rules ▁were ▁adopted ▁and ▁they ▁improved ▁on - board ▁living ▁conditions . ▁Grad ually , ▁two ▁distinct ▁classes ▁were ▁developed : ▁the ▁cabin ▁class ▁and ▁the ▁ste er age ▁class . ▁The ▁passengers ▁travel ing ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁were ▁wealth y ▁passengers ▁and ▁they ▁enjoyed ▁certain ▁comfort ▁in ▁that ▁class . ▁The ▁passengers ▁travel ing ▁on ▁the ▁latter ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁or ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁In ▁that ▁class , ▁they ▁were ▁pack ed ▁in ▁large ▁d orm itories . ▁Until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁always ▁have ▁b eds he ets ▁and ▁me als . ▁An ▁intermediate ▁class ▁for ▁tour ists ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁gradually ▁appeared . ▁The ▁cab ins ▁were ▁then ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁classes . ▁ ▁The ▁facilities ▁offered ▁to ▁passengers ▁developed ▁over ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁bat ht ubs ▁and ▁oil ▁l amps ▁caused ▁a ▁sens ation ▁on ▁board ▁R MS ▁Ocean ic . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁amen