Part of "Normandie"s problem lay in the fact that the majority of her passenger space was devoted solely to first class, which could carry up to 848 people. Less space and consideration were given to second and tourist class, which numbered only 670 and 454 passengers respectively. As a result, the consensus among North Atlantic passengers was that she was primarily a ship for the rich and famous. In contrast, in "Queen Mary", Cunard White Star had placed just as much emphasis on decor, space, and accommodation in second and tourist class as in first class. Thus "Queen Mary" accommodated American tourists, who had become numerous in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of these passengers could not afford first-class passage yet wanted to travel with much of the same comfort as those experienced in first. As a result, second and tourist class became a major cash source for shipping companies at that time. "Queen Mary" would accommodate these trends and subsequently the liner achieved greater popularity among North Atlantic travellers during the late thirties.