Ace-Garageguy Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 How cool is this? http://www.damngeeky.com/2016/02/12/39551/titanic-ii-to-set-sail-from-china-to-dubai-in-2018.html
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 That's pretty cool how they kept the old-timey looks but have all the latest high-tech navigation stuff on it. It would be pretty cool to sail on this, I bet. And since they're sailing from China to Dubai... no icebergs along the way!
Tom Geiger Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 That is pretty cool but I don't think I'd want to sail on it... too eerie for me! On the other hand, the original SS United States is going to be restored to be a nostalgic sea going ocean liner once again. I'd like to take a cruise on this one!
Atmobil Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 One million dollars for a ticket!! Really??I understand that it will be expensive to build but that still sounds very expensive. For the Titatnic there was a lot of third and second class passengers and the cabins and areas where they stayed was not very luxurious. If they are to keep true to the replica idea they must keep that aswell and I paying a million dollars to sleep in small bunk in a small room with seven (or was it four in each cabin?) other people seems a bit difficult to sell. At least, that is my opinion.And what about engine? Still steam or a modern day hybrid fuell-cell thing?
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 If they were smart they would have Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Billy Zane on the maiden voyage for publicity!
Atmobil Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 That is pretty cool but I don't think I'd want to sail on it... too eerie for me! On the other hand, the original SS United States is going to be restored to be a nostalgic sea going ocean liner once again. I'd like to take a cruise on this one!I'll put my money on the SS United States. I already have two models of it (one plastic and one paper) and drawings from an old Popular Mechanics on how to make my own model from scratch.
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 So if we're talking about modern day replicas of ill-fated luxury liners... when will the Hindenberg II make its maiden flight?
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Interesting factoid...The original Titanic had way too few lifeboats... not nearly enough to evacuate all the passengers and crew. But it did have enough lifeboats to meet the legal requirements of the day.Apparently the powers that were figured saving everyone wasn't too important...
Atmobil Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 If they were smart they would have Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Billy Zane on the maiden voyage for publicity! If I could have Kate on that sofa naked then maybe it would be worth the ticket.
Atmobil Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Interesting factoid... The original Titanic had way too few lifeboats... not nearly enough to evacuate all the passengers and crew. But it did have enough lifeboats to meet the legal requirements of the day. Apparently the powers that were figured saving everyone wasn't too important... The reason for that was that the lifeboats at the time were supposed to "ferry" people to another ship that would come to the rescue. They where supposed to use them to go back and forth and pick up more people. I guess that they where thinking a little different about it back then. Even smoking was safe in does days
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Even smoking was safe in does days Yeah... different times, for sure!
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 For the Titatnic there was a lot of third and second class passengers and the cabins and areas where they stayed was not very luxurious. If they are to keep true to the replica idea they must keep that aswell and I paying a million dollars to sleep in small bunk in a small room with seven (or was it four in each cabin?) other people seems a bit difficult to sell. At least, that is my opinion.And what about engine? Still steam or a modern day hybrid fuell-cell thing? This is a million bucks for the maiden cruise, probably in the most luxurious cabins. The prices will probably come down to be competitive with top-line cruise ships when she's in regular service. Some cruise ships today sleep as many as 6 in a cabin, for the cheap seats.Far as the engines go, they'll most likely be built along the same lines as other large ocean-going vessels today...either diesel / electric (like a locomotive, but bigger) or gas-turbine / electric, either type running on diesel fuel.
Harry P. Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Yeah, I'd guess the mechanicals will all be state-of-the-art. It's the parts that the passengers see that will be faithful to the original.I think it's a super cool idea, even if I could never afford a ticket.But I have to wonder why this wasn't done a few years ago to commemmorate the original Titanic's maiden (and only) voyage? Would have been cool to have the 100 year anniversary cruise...
Harry P. Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Another interesting factoid...Only three of the smokestacks on Titanic were real. The fourth one was fake, added purely for looks and to make the ship seem more powerful. It's true!
High octane Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 One million dollars for a ticket!! Really??I understand that it will be expensive to build but that still sounds very expensive. For the Titatnic there was a lot of third and second class passengers and the cabins and areas where they stayed was not very luxurious. If they are to keep true to the replica idea they must keep that aswell and I paying a million dollars to sleep in small bunk in a small room with seven (or was it four in each cabin?) other people seems a bit difficult to sell. At least, that is my opinion.And what about engine? Still steam or a modern day hybrid fuell-cell thing? I'm partial to having a stateroom with a balcony, to me it's the only way to cruise. I believe the million dollar charge includes a lifeboat of your own, no?
unclescott58 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 So if we're talking about modern day replicas of ill-fated luxury liners... when will the Hindenberg II make its maiden flight? I like your idea of the Hindenberg II. Wouldn't that be a blast?!
Tom Geiger Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 So if we're talking about modern day replicas of ill-fated luxury liners... The SS United States wasn't ill-fated. It ran it's course as an ocean going liner that still holds the worlds record for travel between US and UK. It was retired because air travel took over. It's been held in limbo all these years in hopes that someone would want to restore it someday. All along, the thoughts were that it would become a docked hotel like QEII, but for a cruise line to want to reactivate it for ocean service is beyond everyone's dreams! And for a bit of culture: SS United States set the worlds speed record for travel between NYC and Southampton, UK on it's maiden voyage. The envelope was on that trip, and now resides in my collection. Back of envelope with receiving postmark in Southampton, UK
Harry P. Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 The SS United States wasn't ill-fated. I was talking about Titanic.
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 28, 2016 Author Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Current condition of the SS United States Edited February 28, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy
SfanGoch Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 You think that there would be nostalgic interest in Wilhelm Gustloff Andrea Doria or General Slocum replicas?
Harry P. Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Another interesting Titanic factoid (I've got a million of 'em!)...White Star Line went with cheap rivets to save a few bucks up front. They were cheap because they were made of inferior metal with too many impurities in it. Many experts theorize that the iceberg split open Titanic's hull so easily because the el cheapo rivets gave way, whereas top-quality rivets would have held. Just a theory, of course... but it is a fact that they cheaped out on the rivets.Saved a few bucks up front... cost them dearly in PR later on...
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