Titanic II to be built

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Courtesy of Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer

Whether it will actually be called Titanic II, or whether it will just be a modern-day replica is yet to be seen.

I know I shouldn't be, but I would be mildly superstitious about this sort of thing. Ships can still sink in the 'modern' age; MS Herald Of Free Enterprise, the MS Estonia and the MS Costa Concordia leave me more anxious about sailing than I already am. And setting foot on board a ship called Titanic...

I just hope there isn't some sort of honour to Captain Edward Smith.
 
Oh yes, I was aware that there was 'some' film with 'some' actors.

Did the film sink as much as the eponymous ship?
 
I think they should just leave the Titanic at the bottom. Makes me feel weird just thinking about a ship related to it. And he's having a Chinese company build it? That's just disgraceful. Has this man no taste?
 
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I think they should just leave the Titanic at the bottom. Makes me feel weird just thinking about a ship related to it. And he's having a Chinese company build it? That's just disgraceful. Has this man no taste?
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I'm almost certain that the Titanic is derelict and therefore unsalvageable. Maybe not the contents of the ship, but the ship itself is.

And as for the project, this is an Australian man and he wants to build a new ship in the mould of the Titanic. I think that goes someway to showing his taste before he sub-contracts the construction of the ship.
 
Titanic is not-so-titanic these days. Your average cruiseliner would probably dwarf the original ship. If he's going to replicate the original - but with modern technology, what's going to be it's USP? We already have high-end luxury liners (QM2 etc) all this ship has to offer is a name inextricably linked with almost comical levels of fail.
 
Well I do believe that he is genuinely planning a line of cruisers, so maybe the notion of a Titanic II is merely a publicity stunt.

But a ship as big and as grand as the Titanic would still be pretty impressive. The Titanic was not exactly a dinghy.
 
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But a ship as big and as grand as the Titanic would still be pretty impressive. The Titanic was not exactly a dinghy.
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We have cross-channel and North Sea ferrys that are almost as long - and much larger in volume than the Titanic, it really would look all that impressive these days.
 
But that's not the focal point of the Titanic these days, is it? It's not that it's the biggest, it's that the name has connotations of luxury. And tragedy. It's more than likely that this news story is just a publicity stunt to drum up support and interest for Mr. Palmer's line of Chinese cruisers.

And if it's too big to sail up the Thames, then it's in the league of 'big' watercraft.
 
Titanic is a grave for many people so it would be very disrespectful to disturb it. Anyway, a Titanic II. All I can say is I'm not superstitious but can lightning strike twice?
 
So an Australian man financing a Chinese company to manufacture a vessel that will never sail the Atlantic.
How is this in any way related to the Titanic, apart from his disgraceful choice of calling it like that and riding the publicity of Titanic's 100th aniversary.
Monumental douche bag. I hope the familes can sue him.
 
I think peoples perceptions of how amazing the Titanic was has been warped over time, as others have said in terms of size it wouldn't look impressive at all today as your average small cruise ship today is much longer and taller.

And you can guarantee its not going to be built with the same expensive materials as the original. I envisage lots of faux marble and wood with thin walls and hollow statues :yuck: Add to that gift shops, water slides and internet cafes :ouch:

Although I am all for a full size replica (some were really disappointed when Cameron's smaller film one was scrapped) I'm not so sure about it sailing because its in slightly bad taste and there is the superstition element.

In any case I bet it won't ever be built. Its a PR stunt announcement and once the 100th anniversary interest dies down the project will be swept quietly under the carpet.

Robin.
 
Not being superstitious myself, I'd sail in it, as I would in an Hindenburg II. As long as the memory of those that lived the tragedies is respected, I don't see any problem.
 
If it was truly a successor to the original, it would have been built in Belfast.
 
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All I can say is I'm not superstitious but can lightning strike twice?
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The film industry was there before you. This is the B-movie Evan was on about, if you're unsure.
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If it was truly a successor to the original, it would have been built in Belfast.
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The DeLorean was built in Belfast and was pretty rubbish but has a long-standing legacy. So I see that as more of a successor to the Titanic than this new Sino-Australian adventure.

Also;

Regarding this new ship
Construction would begin in 2013 and and the maiden voyage would be in 2016. The ship would be as close as possible in design and specification to the original Titanic, excluding a lack of lifeboats
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I did laugh somewhat. Unless there is capacity for enough lifeboats but not enough actual lifeboats then it's no replica to me (!)
 
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Isn't the Queen Mary pretty close?
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I think the Queen Mary 2 will rival it.

Again, the Titanic is small now by comparison, but it's not exactly a teeny tiny raft, is it? 800+ft long and ~150ft high above the waterline makes the achivement all the more impressive for its construction during 1910-1911.
 
I must say, the designs of the latest cruisers sure are ugly. The Olympic-class was quite good looking.
 
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I think the Queen Mary 2 will rival it.

Again, the Titanic is small now by comparison, but it's not exactly a teeny tiny raft, is it? 800+ft long and ~150ft high above the waterline makes the achivement all the more impressive for its construction during 1910-1911.
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Compared to the ships of today, it is a bit of a "dingy". At 882ft, it barely compares in size to entry level cruise ship classes today.

But of course, at the same time, it's not a fair comparison. Titanic was an ocean liner, a "Boeing" of the seas, so to speak. That's not what cruise ships are & can't be because the airline companies made travel by seas in ocean liners pointless. As far as I know, Queen Mary 2 may be one of the very rare few ocean liners still sailing around the world; some are nothing more than museum/hotel pieces now because they have no chance against cruise ships, & most are nothing more than history.

The Titanic was a pretty stunning accomplishment, but much in the same way the Oasis & Allure of the Seas are; it had 2 sister ships, the Olympic & the Britannic, the former of which came first & continued til' 1935. The Titanic merely gained fame for its unfortunate end on its maiden voyage.
 
I'm surprised, I always assumed Cruise ships were some way behind the world's largest oil/cargo/ore carriers in terms of size but doesn't appear to be. Damn, that's some big lumps of metal.
 
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Courtesy of Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer

Whether it will actually be called Titanic II, or whether it will just be a modern-day replica is yet to be seen.

I know I shouldn't be, but I would be mildly superstitious about this sort of thing. Ships can still sink in the 'modern' age; MS Herald Of Free Enterprise, the MS Estonia and the MS Costa Concordia leave me more anxious about sailing than I already am. And setting foot on board a ship called Titanic...

I just hope there isn't some sort of honour to Captain Edward Smith.
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Don't build the Titanic II. It might bring bad luck :P .
 

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