A replica of the infamous passenger ship — dubbed the Titanic II — is set to make its first voyage in 2022. It will welcome 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members, USA Today reported, almost the exact same number of each on board the boat that sunk in 1912.
This time around, however, the ship will include an appropriate number of life boats, life-jackets and plenty of modern safety features.
The Titanic II will first take a two-week trip from Dubai to Southampton, England, according MSN. The ship will then trace the original Titanic’s planned route from England to New York across the icy North Atlantic. After which it plans to offer worldwide cruises.
The 1912 voyage, which was immortalized in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, was tragically
cut short when the steam ship hit an iceberg. Over 1,500 people lost their lives, more than two-thirds of those on board.
In 2015, the Blue Star Line halted work on the Titanic II because of financial disagreements, derailing plans for the ship to be ready in 2016, according to the BBC. The company announced in September that it was continuing efforts to finish the Titanic II.The ship will cost $500 million to recreate, according to Bloomberg.
“The ship will follow the original journey, carrying passengers from Southampton to New York, but she will also circumnavigate the globe, inspiring and enchanting people while attracting unrivaled attention, intrigue and mystery in every port she visits,” the Blue Star Line’s chairman Clive Palmer said, according to MSN.
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Prince Raheem Samod Babatunde
I think they must have learnt their lessons by now. I hope they don't think or say ALLAH s.w.t (God) cannot sink this one too. Because as for me, that iceberg has a mission. ALLAH s.w.t said in the Quran that ' We (ALLAH) carry them on the laden ship, and if we wish to drown them, we can do it and no shout can help them'. The ships as big as mountains sail through the sea by the commandments of ALLAH s.w.t. We should be cautious and mindful of how we speak to/of our Creator. His wrath is worst. Good job though. Good morning.
Toolz Charley
Research methodology,,, wow good news 📰,,, Nigeria 🇳🇬 should learn from these on how to makes development rapid
Perez Oluwatobi Omobolu-akiyode
I hope the builder will say 'ITS ONLY GOD THAT CAN PROTECT THIS TITANIC '...
Not like the first one that says NOT EVEN GOD CAN SINK THE TITANIC .... Because we all know the result of his statement.
#Godfirst
Not like the first one that says NOT EVEN GOD CAN SINK THE TITANIC .... Because we all know the result of his statement.
#Godfirst
Ch'rles Aspen Jr.
Then let the owner of titanicII try to dare GOD and see if the so called technology whatever will save em from God's wrath
Soy Callix
I would like to join if possible
