# Sailing on a replica of the Titanic **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 31, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085 "2014-08-31T22:31:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/1 "2014-08-31T22:31:49Z")
There is a plan to build a replica of the Titanic (although the Wikipedia article suggests that it may not ever be finished). > [@](#): > > The Titanic II will have all the antiquated amenities of its doomed predecessor — minus that sinking feeling. > Eccentric Australian billionaire Clive Palmer revealed that his new mega ship will feature the same cramped conditions in third-class as the original Titanic that sunk in 1912. Read more: [‘Rough it on the Titanic II!’ New cruise ship will recreate conditions endured by early 20th century immigrants – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/titanic-ii-recreate-early-20th-century-immigrant-experience-article-1.1578845#ixzz3C0jSEMNy) There have apparently been a few other such proposals over the years as well. A few years ago, The Asylum put out a movie about such a plan. Naturally, (The Asylum being what it is), the ship sank. I think that such a thing would be in poor taste–it’s basically capitalizing on avoidable deaths. If such a ship was actually built, and assuming that you could afford to sail on it, would you? If not, why? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/2 "2014-08-31T23:07:28Z")
Absolutely yes. I bet the safety features will be obsessively thoroughly taken care of. Super safe. No sarcasm. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/3 "2014-08-31T23:08:28Z")
Heck yeah! It’d be fun as anything! I hope period costumes are encouraged! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/4 "2014-08-31T23:13:49Z")
[Previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650115). There has also been a [documentary](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II_%28film%29) on the subject; personally I hate the sea and everything in it so I wouldn’t go anywhere near. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/5 "2014-08-31T23:40:17Z")
I said “no, tempting fate”, on the basis of assuming there won’t be enough lifeboats. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/6 "2014-08-31T23:48:46Z")
No, seems a waste of time/money. What would be the point? To experience cabin experience, or being waited on? That could be done in a hotel without the risk of seasickness. It seems a poorly thought out venture. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/7 "2014-08-31T23:59:35Z")
Totally! And I’d be in period dress the whole time and they’d have to pry my selfie-taking ass out of the bow and I’d run around quoting lines from the movie until my family whacked me over the head with a fireplace poker. 😃 But I’m the girl who loves Renaissance Fairs and Living History museums. It’s the chance to play Dress Up in the actual historical environment that attracts me. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/8 "2014-09-01T00:04:22Z")
I voted no because for me to be on water in a boat; the boat must have sails. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/9 "2014-09-01T00:13:55Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > I said “no, tempting fate”, on the basis of assuming there won’t be enough lifeboats. There’ll probably be \*far \*more than enough lifeboats. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/10 "2014-09-01T00:18:53Z")
No, because [even on _Doctor Who_, a ship named Titanic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_Damned_%28Doctor_Who%29) didn’t end well. BTW, my grandmother, who was born in 1910, \*\*\*hated \*\*\*the movie. Her movie review was, “The characters were ridiculous and I couldn’t wait for the boat to sink.” ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/11 "2014-09-01T00:49:52Z")
I voted no because [sailing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing) requires sails. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/12 "2014-09-01T01:04:35Z")
I have already started building a replica iceberg. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/13 "2014-09-01T01:08:36Z")
Actually, it was, by today’s standards, a pretty ugly ship. I’d choose to sail on a sexy newer one. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/14 "2014-09-01T01:12:09Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I bet the safety features will be obsessively thoroughly taken care of. Super safe. No sarcasm. Sure, I’m not worried about an iceberg this time around. But there are still iceberg-sized meteors out there. Just saying. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/15 "2014-09-01T01:14:27Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Actually, it was, by today’s standards, a pretty ugly ship. I’d choose to sail on a sexy newer one. I’m kinda with you. Sailing on a replica Titanic would be kinda cool, but if you want to revive the old ocean liner (note: not cruise ship) experience I think you can do better by not going back quite so far. A transatlantic trip on the QE2 would have been fun; missed my chance on that but the QM2 is on the route now. And sailing with sails? Been there, done that. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/16 "2014-09-01T01:31:01Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > I voted no because [sailing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing) requires sails. Modern military submarines have sails… ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/17 "2014-09-01T03:12:58Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > …I’d be in period dress the whole time… Well, that part would be fun. I LOVE the clothing from that era, and LOVE corsets and big hats. I’ve got the hair for those big Gibson-girl pompadours, too. But the notion of being on a floating petri dish of norovirus doesn’t excite me. ---
**Author:** ![Whatever4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/18 "2014-09-01T03:23:00Z")
I voted no, combination or other. I have no sense of direction, so I’d likely spend the entire voyage wandering around and never even finding my cabin. I get queasy on a boat still tied to the dock. I swim like a rock. And I’ve always thought a cruise would be borrrrrrrrrrrrrring. Give me a horse, any day. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/19 "2014-09-01T03:42:32Z")
You don’t have my category - Yes _but_ : It needs to be fully compliant with all US health and safety regulations. [I am especially concerned with the shitter:steerage passenger proportions. Also physical cleanliness, as in showers:steerage passenger proportions.] Must have adequate navigational and warning systems - we do not want to introduce ourselves to mr iceberg the hard way. and must be able to afford first class passage for mrAru and self - being physically handicapped I can not deal with steerage and perhaps not second class. Which would also allow for one of those spiffy vintage wheelchairs if we are also going in costume. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085/20 "2014-09-01T06:09:42Z")
I’ll bring a sketch pad and charcoal pencils if Kate Winslet will take her clothes off for me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailing-on-a-replica-of-the-titanic/697085.md?page=2)