A spokeswoman for Blue Star Line told Cruise Critic that the company is in discussions with shipbuilders about building contracts, and once those are finalized, it will announce who will build Titanic II and the timeline for launch.
Titanic II is set to be the largest passenger ship built in China, where construction of cargo ships is more common.
It will also, thankfully, be equipped with modern navigation tools, a wider hull for extra stability and yes, enough lifeboats and life vests for all. The design features an identical cabin layout and the same architecture, interiors and luxury finishes as Titanic. Even the same class categories -- First, Second and Third -- will be made available. The new ship is slated to follow the same route as Titanic, carrying passengers across the Atlantic from Southampton, England, to New York City.
Some reports have its inaugural sailing from Dubai to Southampton, and then to the Big Apple, after which it will regularly run Titanic's original itinerary. In November , Palmer confirmed that Swedish marine architecture and design company Tillberg Design would bring his grand vision to life, and that Finnish marine engineering company Deltamarin had resumed work on the vessel.
Ships Leisure the official ship management services partner for Titanic II, providing technical and hotel operations support while the ship's development takes shape. Although you can't book your stateroom to cruise across the Atlantic on Titanic II just yet, Blue Star Line says it plans to have the ship ready for a launch. Find a Cruise. Cruise Tips. In April, construction reached deck nine and the entire ship is expected to be completed from late to early The ship will be the centerpiece of the Romandisea theme park, a Mediterranean-inspired park featuring an artificial sky beach, commercial water street, fairy tale world, a high-tech motion cinema, Venice wedding church, hot springs, yacht club, themed hotel, and more.
The park that will have the Titanic replica at its heart already opened for trials in April Once the Titanic is completed, she will be located at a replica Southampton dock similar to the days of the original ocean liner.
The ocean liner departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK on April Just days later, on April 15, during the voyage to New York, the Titanic hit an iceberg with an estimated 2, passengers and crew on board.
More than half died when the Titanic sunk in the Atlantic around miles from Newfoundland. In April , it was announced that a Titanic replica of 56, gross tons would be constructed and named Titanic II. This other project not to be confused with the one in China came from Clive Palmer, an Australian billionaire. The Titanic II development has not started construction but the final design plans have apparently been completed.
Not the slog of a movie starring Kate Winslet and Young Leo, the actual ship. In real life. If this is some Darwinian test for humankind, we are failing. Blue Star Line , an Australian shipping company owned by an Australian billionaire, said in it was building Titanic II, a nearly exact replica of the RMS Titanic that would hold passengers and steam across the ocean.
However, due to financial troubles, the plans were stalled. Now, Blue Star Line has announced that work on the luxury liner has resumed, MSN reports, and that it will be ready for its maiden voyage in Titanic II is being built in China as we speak unlike the original, which was built in Belfast.
It is the same length as the original Titanic with the same cabin layout and interior, and the same three passenger classes. The maiden voyage was scheduled to take place in , however the company's website hasn't been updated since History of the Titanic. At the time, it was the largest passenger ship afloat.
On April 14, around midnight, it struck an iceberg and sunk in less than three hours. According to the US Senate report on the Titanic disaster, 1, people died and survived out of 2, passengers and crew.
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