Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing the First Class Swimming Bath, on the starboard side of the Main Deck (E Deck), a view framed by the columns at the forward end.

The ‘Aquitania’ was the first Cunard liner to have a swimming pool below decks. It was given an Egyptian theme based on a style recorded at the British Museum. The pool was lined with blue majolica tiles. Pentelikon white marble was used for the pool surround and other features. It graduated in depth from 1.4 m to 2.1 m.

Transatlantic liners were expected to be equipped with all the luxuries of a hotel or a club, and swimming pools and gymnasiums soon became regular and indispensable fixtures.