First-class berths would cost $4,591, second-class would be $1,834, and third-class accommodations $1,071. A calculated estimation of the Titanic concludes that the total number of first-class travelers was 324.
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The first class tickets ranged enormously in price, from $150 (about $1700 today) for a simple berth, up to $4350 ($50,000) for one of the two Parlour suites. Second class tickets were $60 (around $700) and third class passengers paid between $15 and $40 ($170 - £460).
The family fortune came from her father, a wealthy textile-mill owner. Cardeza had no trouble affording what is believed to have been the most expensive ticket on the ship: $2,560 in 1912 dollars, or more than $61,000 today. She boarded the ship in Cherbourg with her 36-year-old son, Thomas, her maid, and his valet.
The British Inquiry Report noted that the Titanic was in compliance with the American immigration law in force at the time - and that allegations that third class passengers were locked below decks were false.
Cabins B-51/53/55 were the most expensive and one of the most luxurious Parlor Suites of the Titanic, located on the starboard side of B Deck. They were occupied by Charlotte Cardeza and her son Thomas Cardeza. The sitting room B-51 had green chairs, several sofas and armchairs, and a fireplace.
Titanic 1st Class VictimsAn estimated 123 of the roughly 324 passengers journeying in first class perished in the accident, 39% of those traveling on a 1st class ticket.
How many passengers were on the Titanic? The total number of passengers on board the Titanic was 1,317 people, with 324 in First Class, 285 in Second and 709 in Third.
Titanic 1st Class SurvivorsAround 201 of the estimated 324 passengers traveling in first class were lucky enough to survive the disaster, 61% of those journeying on a 1st class ticket.