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But let's cut to the chase as I know what you are asking - what is the price of the uber-luxury Trouville and Deauville suites on Sun Deck?  Included are a sitting room, dining room, two outside bedrooms, one inside double bedroom, one inside bedroom with one bed, two baths, two showers, five toilets, and a private terrace. All that for $8,500 for four people, the equivalent of $200k today. Sign me up!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, if you were still singing the Depression blues, a little single inner cabin could be yours for $395, or $8,700 in today's dollars. 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The NORMANDIE departed New York on February 5 and returned on February 27. Besides four days in Rio, passengers could also enjoy a day in Nassau, two days in Trinidad, and one day at Martinique. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery single cabin on the NORMANDIE seems to be listed here, although perhaps a few Third Class rooms were excluded. But let's cut to the chase as I know what you are asking - what is the price of the uber-luxury Trouville and Deauville suites on Sun Deck?  Included are a sitting room, dining room, two outside bedrooms, one inside double bedroom, one inside bedroom with one bed, two baths, two showers, five toilets, and a private terrace. All that for $8,500 for four people, the equivalent of $200k today. Sign me up!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, if you were still singing the Depression blues, a little single inner cabin could be yours for $395, or $8,700 in today's dollars. You had to dine in the Tourist Class restaurant, but that was no penalty considering how lovely and how much more intimate that room was compared with the Zeppelin-hanger sized Cabin Class space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition with light wear and a bend down the center.\u003c\/p\u003e"}