Posted on 10/23/2018 7:00:51 AM PDT by EdnaMode
A replica of the Titanic will set sail in 2022, retracing the original ship’s planned route, Cruise Arabia & Africa reports.
The project was first announced in 2012, but was halted due to financial problems. Now, with the issues resolved, Blue Star Line has announced that construction has continued on the vessel.
The ship will have “the same interiors and cabin layout as the original vessel, while integrating modern safety procedures, navigation methods and 21st century technology,” said Clive Palmer, chairman of Blue Star Line.
The ship will sail from Dubai to Southampton, England, and then to New York.
The original Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after sideswiping an iceberg while traveling from Southampton to New York.
They said it will have enough life boats for all of the passengers.
what could possibly go wrong?
As in most disasters it wasn’t just one thing. A whole series of things had to go wrong for that ship to sink.
Not sure if they’ve started yet.
-—It doesn’t make any sense to replicate those in a modern cruise liner...——
Right, but it’s a specialty vessel with a nostalgic “hook”.
You’re paying for a lot of the 1912 experience, not the 2018 experience.
Also, it’s a lot smaller than modern cruise ships. Less expensive to build and maintain.
They’ll make money on it.
and no A/C in the cabins
Of all the sins the gods despise, the greatest of these is hubris.
Hopefully, it doesn't retrace the route all the way to the ocean floor.
BWAA HAAA HAA HA
I wonder how many folks will get that reference :-)
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alfa6 ;>}
Granted, but after the first voyage, if they make it, I suspect the reviews will not be so great...
Hopefully no one will be challenging God this time “God himself couldn’t sink this ship!!”
If anyone says anything like that, get off the boat.
Better use something better than rivits and cheap steel.
But...why?
Better steel. Better nav equipment. Better watertight flood doors. Better lifesaving equipment. Better communications. Better decision. Making.
There are so many things to improve. That said, a retro new Titanic sounds fun.
If History repeats itself then it could cost Your Life...
I'm thinking the same thing. Maybe they can make a package deal where you take the Hindenburg II to the dock to pick up the Titanic II.
It’s not a “replica”. It’s a restomod.
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