A long standing superstition amongst sailors is that changing a ship’s name will bring bad luck, bad luck on the ship and its crew. That and bringing bananas on board 
Yet another plan to build a Titanic replica - doubt it will be commercially viable after the initial novelty: http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/30/world/asia/australia-titanic/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
And women. Don’t forget women.
Fun related fact: Maersk is building a bunch of ships that will be bigger than anything else (other than a half dozen scrapped supertankers).
Not just large for its day; it was by (almost?) any measure the largest ship afloat in its day.
They change ships names right left and center, they allow women on board…is nothing sacred anymore!!!
I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you - I was breaking mirrors on my new yacht. Hey, look, a black cat!
It’s a running joke in Belfast that tourists turn up expecting to see the Titanic. They at least have a museum now, the last time I was in the “Titanic Quarter” there was just the pump house and dock. They’re cool and all but I’d say some people would have felt let down if they visited with Titantic on their mind. Supposedly there’s a Thai restaurant nearby, I’ll leave it up to you to figure out it’s name. 
How did Titanic compare the the original Queen Mary? I stayed on the QM in Long Beach, in the Eisenhower Suite.
Looks like the Queen Mary was a good bit bigger:
Yeah, I heard that earlier on BBC radio. I don’t see why it can’t be successful. Sure, it’s relatively small by modern cruise ship standards but it will be updated in all the ways that really matter (diesel engines, welded instead of rivets, and a completely modern below the waterline). I hate cruises but as a wee bit of a Titanic buff, I would love to sail on her.
It’s supposed to be a replica, so take thermal underwear, an ice pick and your own lifeboat.
Here’s more on the planned replica Titanic: Come Aboard! Here's What The 'Titanic II' Will Look Like, Inside And Out : The Two-Way : NPR
Don’t know if I’m reading that wiki page wrong or something, but it seems to me contradictory. At the top it says there were 2,224 passengers of which 1,502 died.
I just finished a good book about the SS United States-last liner built in the US-and the best! She was faster than any of the British Cunard liners, and more modern than anything sailing the Atlantic. Unfortunately, she came into service just as high speed jet planes were coming along…and so lost a ton of money.
There was 908 crew. The 2224 was the total on board, pax + crew.
Was it this? The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va. gave it a good review.