You Are An Idiot If You Ever Decide To Go For A Cruise On The Titanic II
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 be toned down in comparison and 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 and politician Clive Palmer, who owns Blue Star Line, has been pushed back to 2018.
Like the ‘unsinkable’ original it will have first, second and third class cabins and dining rooms, and the grand staircase, smoking room, Café Parisien and Marconi Room will be recreated almost to the exact detail based on renderings produced by the Brisbane-based cruise line In terms of modern technology in guest rooms or public areas, there is not a TV in sight in the computer-generated images. However, the renderings do show a helipad on the aft deck – a feature that the original Titanic did not have. There was even talk in the past of supplying period costumes for Titanic II passengers who want to get into the spirit, although it’s not known if that is still being considered. Titanic II will meet modern safety and design requirements, meaning it will have a welded hull instead of a riveted one, a diesel-electric propulsion system instead of steam engines, stabilisers, and high-tech navigational equipment. And it will have enough lifeboats for everyone on board – there was a shortage on the doomed Titanic – and modern-day evacuation systems.
Going on the Titanic II is the worst idea ever. First of all cruises suck. The whole “Lets pay a ton of money to do stuff on water that we can do on land but in a much shittier fashion” makes no sense to begin with. Just going on a Carnival cruise is dumb because if something goes wrong on the ship, you are stuck in the middle of the ocean with nothing but sharks and a watery grave below. And of course, it almost goes without saying, but the Titanic II is definitely going to sink in its maiden voyage. You don’t get named after an unsinkable ship that of course sunk during its first trip and have nothing but smooth sailing (I don’t think that’s considered a pun). I hate to sound morbid, but if they have odds on whether or not the Titanic II will sink, I will bet YES 100 times out of 100.
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And you think it’s bad watching idiots recreate the Titanic “I’m the king of the world” scene on regular boats was bad? Think about how many people will be doing it on an actual replica of the Titanic. The line to do that will probably look like a Shake Shack line at noon in May.
