These fascinating black and white photographs show the state-of-the-art gyms and exercise equipment installed on some of the world ’ s most famous early 20th century cruise liners including the Titanic . From rowing machines and exercise bikes to punchbags and horse-riding simulators , the equipment available to first class passengers was of high quality for the era . The pictures reveal how passengers had the option to keep fit while on board some of the world ’ s most prestigious passenger liners including the SS Bermuda Star , RMS Homeric ( 1922 ) , RMS Franconia ( 1922 ) , Victoria Motorship and the stricken RMS Titanic . The Titanic in particular boasted a first class gymnasium , which was open from 9am until midday for women and between 2pm and 6pm for men . The gym , which was just one of a host of exceptional facilities available to first class passengers alongside squash courts and Turkish baths , was looked after by the cruise liner ’ s physical educator Thomas McCauley . He remained in post on the fateful morning of April 15 , 1912 , when the passenger ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York . These black and white photographs from the early 1900s reveal how passengers had the option to keep fit while on board some of the world ’ s most prestigious passenger liners . Pictured : A woman uses an exercise bike ( left ) on the Titanic while another uses a rowing machine ( right ) Titanic boasted a state-of-the-art gym for first class passengers , alongside a host of other luxury facilities including Turkish baths and squash courts . The gym ( pictured ) was open between 9am and midday for women and 2pm until 6pm for men . Children could visit from 1pm until 3pm . The photographs also show the gym facilities on board other famous cruise liners of the 20th century including the Cunard liner , RMS Franconia . The ship , which departed Liverpool in June 1923 for its maiden voyage , had a popular gym with a variety of equipment ( pictured ) Much of the equipment featured was of high quality in the era . Pictured : A woman enjoys exercising on an electric horse-riding simulator in the gym on board the cruise liner SS Bermuda in mid 1920s ( left ) , while a worker stands guard at the gym on the Victoria Motorship in 1930 ( right ) Passengers on board the Cunard cruise liner RMS Franconia , many of whom are wearing suits , waistcoats and flatcaps , work out in the gym which featured ( from left to right ) a cycling machine , climbing frame , punchbag and pull-up bar . The ship was destroyed by a U-boat in 1916 . Two women , dressed in long skirts , use the 20th century cycling machines in the gym on board RMS Homeric . The liner , which was originally called Columbus , was taken over from the Germans by the UK 's famous White Star Line and operated from Liverpool from 1922 until 1935 . The Titanic 's gymnasium featured a host of equipment including a mechanically-worked saddle ( pictured ) . The gym was looked after by the cruise liner ’ s physical educator Thomas McCauley who remained in post even as the ship sank in the North Atlantic on April 15 , 1912 . The Titanic was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast , Northern Ireland during 1910 and 1911 and departed Southampton , UK , on its maiden voyage in 1912 . It sank on April , 15 , 1912 , after striking an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and a total of 1,522 passengers and crew died . RMS Franconia ( pictured ) was among the early 20th century cruise liners to feature a gymnasium . The ocean liner was operated by the Cunard Line until 1956 , after being launched in Scotland in 1922 . The boat 's maiden voyage was between Liverpool and New York , U.S. in June 1923 .
Black and white photographs give fascinating insight into the facilities of some of world 's most famous cruise liners . Pictures reveal first class state-of-the-art gyms on SS Bermuda Star , RMS Titanic , RMS Franconia and RMS Homeric . Equipment featured in these early 1900 photographs includes rowing machines , cycle bikes , weights and punchbag .