The Titanic sails again: Inside the lavish £300million replica of doomed ocean liner

[brooklynite]

Daily Mail:

If this replica of the RMS Titanic ever sets sail, it will look eerily similar to the ill-fated ocean liner that remains the most famous ship of all time.

These captivating side-by-side images show how the planned Titanic II will stick to the incredible detail of the original ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean more than 100 years ago.

Even though today’s massive cruise ships have on-board amenities such as robot bartenders and giant slides, the Titanic replica will stay true to its namesake with a small swimming pool, Turkish baths and an Edwardian gym.

The launch of the fully functioning Titanic II, the brainchild of wealthy Australian businessman Clive Palmer, who owns Blue Star Line, has been pushed back to 2018.

[Gregorian]

1. The irony is, there won't be an iceberg left for this waste of resources to hit.

[Frustratedlady]

3. Waste of resources is spot on! eom

[KamaAina]

8. Thread win!

[Initech]

13. ...

[Gregorian]

17. I couldn't help myself. It's probably a marvelous boat.

[JanMichael]

20. mic drop.

[Tree-Hugger]

25. BOOM!

[Logical]

36. Waste of resources how? Nt

[valerief]

2. Sounds glorious. Bigger isn't always better. nt

[-none]

4. The word "Opulent" comes to mind.

Must be nice to have some extra money laying around.

[brooklynite]

6. Is this really any different that travelling First Class on Emirates Airlines?

[pinboy3niner]

10. Who do you think we are, Jennifer Aniston?

[brooklynite]

11. Reminder that the Titanic II will have 2nd Class and 3rd Class space...

...and since we all saw the Titanic movie, we know that they got cabins and beds, and were served real food.

[cloudbase]

14. That's better food than i got

while sailing as an engineering officer with Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. back in the '70s. The cabins weren't much better, though we didn't have to share a room. We got our 110 square feet.

[Calista241]

41. I bet the "opulence" they had on this ship

Is a bare drop in the bucket compared to what's out there today.

Those doors look VERY narrow, and i'll bet the large rooms on the real Titanic would be standard fare on today's cruise ships.

[Eleanors38]

5. Jeez. Hope the same type of engines, and hull riveting aren't used.

[Nye Bevan]

15. Maybe this time they will give binoculars to the guy in the crow's nest (nt)

[jmowreader]

37. They were very explicit in saying the new ship will be welded together

I'm still trying to figure out how they're going to get enough people to travel on this enough times to make it profitable.

[Eleanors38]

42. There's a reason trans Atlantic ocean liners faded off. My guess is Med & Carib.

[Thor_MN]

40. I saw a video that had a model of the ship.

It had steerable thruster pods instead of traditional propellers. So while the styling of the ship is early 20th century, the technology is not.

[Eleanors38]

43. I figured thrusters would be used, like car ferries now.

[KamaAina]

7. Any way we can get Celine Dion on the maiden voyage?

[EL34x4]

22. By the time this ship ever gets built

She will have joined her husband in the sweet hereafter.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. NOPE

[linuxman]

12. Why not?

Cool idea. I'm not superstitious.

[Nye Bevan]

16. Obviously the very safest way to travel.

I mean, what are the odds of two Titanics going down?

[JanMichael]

21. famous last words! what are the odds???

every terrorist worth their weight in dog poop would try to sink it.

[Volaris]

35. No bets.

Fate tends to have a rather nasty sense of humor.
Somebody will drop the ball on something somewhere, and this fucker will go right to the bottom.

NO BETS.

[lindysalsagal]

18. Bundle it with a ride on the Hindenberg and the Exxon Valdez..

What could possibly go wrong!

Yeah. Buying stock in that company. Not.

Donner! Party of 20!

[longship]

26. Donner! ROFL! DUzy! nt

[Paulie]

27. Is that Donner party count before or after lunch?

[lindysalsagal]

29. That's vulgar, immoral, and in terribly poor taste.

Congratulations!!!!!

[Paulie]

32. Times

[lindysalsagal]

30. That's vulgar, immoral, and in terribly poor taste.

Congratulations!!!!!

[Paulie]

31. Two

[jmowreader]

38. It was so good he had to say it twice!

[Paulie]

39. I'm very grateful. Had a good day today. Tomorrows humor will probably suck

This thread was a riot today; http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7600832

[JVS]

19. The number of passengers and crew is still greater than lifeboat capacity.

[rusty fender]

23. Will it also have hundreds in steerage

And not enough lifeboats as the original

[Little Tich]

24. I've seen the movie. No way I'm getting on that ship. n/t

[hunter]

28. C'mon everyone, it's cool.

If I was a ship builder I'd rather be working on something like the new Titanic then, say, a floating turkey aircraft carrier stuffed with turkey aircraft.

[dembotoz]

33. can not say i am real interested in pre ww1 accommodations

nice for an afternoon but for more than an overnight max?

[MissB]

34. Will it be short a few lifeboats too?