"Normandie" had a successful year but "Queen Mary", Cunard White Star Line's superliner, entered service in the summer of 1936. Cunard White Star said "Queen Mary" would surpass 80,000 tons. At 79,280 tons, "Normandie" would no longer be the world's largest. The CGT increased "Normandie"'s size, mainly through the addition of an enclosed tourist lounge on the aft boat deck. Following these and other alterations, she weighed 83,423 gross tons. Exceeding "Queen Mary" by 2,000 tons, she would soon become the world's largest in terms of overall measured gross tonnage and length once again, claiming it off "Queen Mary" who only held it for a short amount of time.