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Titanic II is a planned passenger ocean liner intended to be a functional modern-day replica of the Olympic-class RMS Titanic.The new ship is planned to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 56,000, while the original ship measured about 46,000 gross register tons (GRT).
The ship is scheduled to set sail in June of 2027, although tickets are not yet available. First, Blue Star Line, of which Palmer is CEO, has to build Titanic II.
A 3D rendering of Titanic II, published by Blue Star Line. On 30 April 2012, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced a project to build a near replica of the Titanic. [10] [11] Palmer established the company Blue Star Line to build and operate the ship. The maiden voyage was initially scheduled for 2016, later postponed to 2018.
The last Titanic survivor to pass away, Millvina Dean, had expressed her opposition to the project. Another replica ship based on the Titanic was announced and planned by Australian millionaire Clive Palmer, also named as the Titanic II. The intended launch date was originally set in 2016, [12] then delayed to 2018, [13] and then to 2022. [14]
The ship itself will be 269 meters (833 feet) long and 32.2 meters (105 feet) wide — slightly wider than the original. Capacity will be 2,345 passengers spread across nine decks with 835 cabins.
The film is set on a fictional replica Titanic that sets off exactly 100 years after the original ship's maiden voyage to perform the reverse route, but global warming and the forces of nature cause history to repeat itself on the same night, only on a more disastrous and deadly scale. Titanic II was released direct-to-TV in Australia on 7 ...
The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, set sail for the first time on Saturday (27 January). It has overtaken sister ship Wonder of the Seas to claim the title.
They are located 13.2 miles (21.2 km) from the inaccurate coordinates given by Titanic ' s radio operators on the night of the ship's sinking, [257] and approximately 715 miles (1,151 km) from Halifax and 1,250 miles (2,012 km) from New York.