Well, I share your thoughts...

Nevertheless, the vessel could be used as a floating museum. When anchored in a harbour, it could actually be an exact replica. I would appraise a Titanic museum inside an exact copy of the original vessel. That would be a respectful way to commemorate the ones who perished.

I fear however that the Titanic II will be (heavily) commercially exploited to make sure a return on investments is met. That would be disgusting, and possibly demystifying Titanic I.

Have a nice evening, best regards from Holland

I decided to start a new sub-thread here, since the previous chain is getting unorganized in how long it's gotten....

So to start off, I found something interesting after I've started doing a fair deal of research on Titanic II:

It's been stated that Titanic II's modern lifeboats will have a capacity of 250 people each. The rendering and Cyril Codus's drawing of the ship show 18 lifeboats, one RHIB rescue boat, and four life raft canisters per side. Additionally, the preliminary plans to Titanic II state that a possible feature of the ship might be to perform harbor excursions or even tendering using the replica (historical) lifeboats.

From this, Titanic II will have a lifeboat capacity of 4,500 people, not counting the rescue boats and life rafts. Assuming the replica lifeboats keep their historical capacity (1,148 people), that number increases to 5,648. Even assuming that the rescue boats only hold four people each and the life rafts only hold six people each, Titanic II's boats and rafts would still have a total capacity of 5,704 people if her situation ever became dire!

Maybe we should see who actually attended these dinners. If BSL had supposedly asked every man and their dog.....I'd like to see who actually attended.

I know of several who couldn't make it because their budget wouldn't allow travel; while some had been attending the dinners in December, but couldn't make it in Feb., being it coincided with another function elsewhere.

Col.

Published on 16/03/2013 11:41

THE Mission to Seafarers’ global maritime welfare charity has been commissioned to write and deliver a prayer of remembrance and blessing to the crew, passengers and engineers who will sail on the replica cruise ship Titanic II.

Blue Star Line of Australia, led by billionaire business tycoon Professor Clive Palmer, has designed the new ship which will be built in China. It is an almost exact replica of the historic Belfast-built passenger liner Titanic. All new modern safety features will be included in the Titanic II design and lifeboat requirements will meet strict international standards.

Professor Palmer said: “All of us stand in awe of the courage of people who stood on the deck as the ship went down in 1912 and sang hymns, which reminds us of their faith in God and what it meant; and we need to have faith again I think, in what we can do in our lives.”

Canon Huw Mosford, who wrote the prayer, says: “We are proud to contribute to the Titanic II project with Blue Star Line. Together we ask for a blessing for those who will travel on and work aboard the ship which sets sail from Southampton to New York on her maiden voyage in 2016.”

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/community/churches/a-prayer-for-replica-titanic-1-4907017

I see the Blue Star Line have linked-up up their website to their own Youtube and Twitter accounts.

http://bluestarline.com.au/

https://twitter.com/titanic_ii

http://www.youtube.com/user/bluestarlines

Col.

TITANIC II PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Blue Star Line Pty Ltd Chairman Professor Clive Palmer has announced the shipping company has signed a contract with Deltamarin for the project development phase for the Titanic II project.

Blue Star Line has undertaken the task of building Titanic II, a replica of the original RMS Titanic, which is scheduled to sail from Southampton to New York on her maiden passenger voyage in 2016.

Titanic II, a full scale version of the original ship, is being designed by the Finland-based Deltamarin and will be built by leading Chinese shipbuilders CSC Jinling Shipyard, which since 1996 has built vessels for customers from more than 20 countries.

Professor Palmer said the new contract with Deltamarin was signed this month and covers a detailed schedule of events including the commencement of construction and the keel laying.

�The scope of work for the contract includes the establishment of project steering committees and a management team,� he said.

�Deltamarin will be responsible for coordinating the various parties involved in the project including the shipyard, architects, interior designers and operations managers.�

Professor Palmer said Deltamarin will undertake a full review of the Titanic II project to ensure the vessel will be compliant with all current safety and construction regulations.

While every bit as luxurious as the original, Titanic II will have every modern amenity along with 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems.

http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=50c2c27f58b4d755469de97fb&id=0c90ef4e9b