Titanic II to Launch in 2012

Feeling lucky? Following the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic (which took place yesterday, 97 years ago) the NY Post reports that people "are lining up to reserve a spot on a cruise ship that will follow the Titanic's ill-fated route in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the liner's trip to the bottom of the Atlantic." The ship will depart in April of 2012, and is expected to make it all the way to New York this time (fingers crossed!). How much does a spot on the ship cost this time around? $3,000. Quite a deal considering that if they followed the original prices today, it would cost anywhere from $172 (third class) to $69,600 (first class)! The ticket price includes food served to "match the sumptuous menus on the original voyage; the entertainment will include music and dancing in the style featured in those glorious times and there will be a chance to hear first hand from historians who have studied the Titanic story." Let's hope they have enough life boats this time around.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on April 16, 2009 1:04 PM

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cian walsh

OH HELLLL NO!

Mubatsiri Hove

Iam ready for the expedition

Ronald Turner

omfg dum asses titanic 2 is fucking doomex

twinkielover

And the Brittanic was torpedoed during WWI!! So, get your facts straight. It would've been nice if the White Star Line would've kept the Olympic afloat as a living museum, being as the Titanic and Brittanic both sank

Hector

Olympic never sank.Olympic retired in 1935.

Gabriel

No it will just sink! Because its the curse of the TITANIC family! Its real because why did BRITANNIC sink and OLYPIC sink? So if you get it you`ll spread the message all over the U.S.A. and U.K. If any of you that are helping build it right now tell your leader to stop. You would have to take another route anyway because iceberg ally is being guarded by planes that will tell you to take another route.

MrCow

end of the world is in 2012

aspiringrapper

Well...some people must still have money to burn.

ed_Extinct

Please tell me they will reenact the fatal iceberg crash.

Brilliant!

http://www.angryalien.com/0604/titanicbunnies.html

mmlanglie

Umm....no thank you.

Think2wice

Hardly any rats? I hope.

colonelcasey

Will they be navigating with 1912-era equipment as well?

longacre

Hopefully this ship is pirate-proof. Icebergs aren't much of a problem these days.

Atomische

Sounds a bit tedious to me. Are they planning a Hindenberg II ?

Spirit of 76

A HIndenburg II would be great. People who make fun of the old zeppelins generally know nothing about them other than the Hindenburg went up in flames. Passengers who actually rode one told of serenely floating in the sky, standing at large windows looking out and downward. There were private staterooms and lounges and some said it was like being on an ocean liner in the sky. Sure beats being belted into an aisle seat with a big guy next to you and the seat in front reclined into your knees.

What are the odds they'll try to get Winslet and DiCaprio to sail on the cruise? Winslet is still fairly busy, but DiCaprio isn't exactly packing them in at the box office anymore. Disappointing that it's on just another cruise ship, though. Some company proposed building a replica of the Titanic (with modern equipment and engines) a few years ago, but I guess nothing became of it.