In November 1932, she made her maiden voyage to
New York. In practice they reduced the rolling by slowing down the rolling period, but they also caused the vessel to "hang" annoyingly when the vessel was on the extreme limit of her rolls. For safety reasons the system was quickly abandoned on eastbound crossings where the prevailing weather produced following seas, although it was still used on westbound crossings. This was because with a following sea (and the deep slow rolls this generated) the vessel tended to 'hang' with the system turned on, and the inertia it generated made it harder for the vessel to right herself from heavy rolls. Bega, who was well known for his innovative designs of stores, cafés and hotels, created a modernist interior.
Conte di Savoia was requisitioned for war service in 1940, and was sunk in 1943. The hulk was refloated in 1945 and later scrapped in 1950. ==See also==