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Save/ShareA luxury cruise designed to memorialize the famous Titanic ship's doomed maiden voyage is very close to selling out—a full 18 months before it sets sail on April 8, 2012.
The U.K.'s Travel Weekly magazine reported last week that only "a handful of cabins" remain open on the 1,230-passenger "Titanic Memorial Cruise," offered by the U.K.-based agent Miles Morgan Travel.
The 12-night cruise will retrace the exact path of the original itinerary, sailing from Southampton, England and past Cherbourg on the French coast, before arriving at the Irish port of Cobh, on April 14th, 2012—exactly 100 years from the date of the Titanic's sinking.
A memorial service is scheduled in Cobh that day, to mark the occasion.
As of October 7th, 2010 at noon E.S.T., only 9 cabins remained: three "Superior Suites," from £5,995, and six "Superior Outside Cabins," from £3,750.
According to Travel Weekly, bookings have so far come from 26 countries, with the largest number of passengers hailing from the U.S., closely followed by the U.K.
Some thirty passengers reportedly have ancestors who perished on the original voyage.
On the Memorial Cruise's web site, a tagline invites you to "reserve your place in history"—clever and enticing, maybe, but the superstitious side of me can't help but wonder: Is recreating such a tragic trip, in some ways, tempting fate?
What do you think: Would you want to be a part of the Titanic Memorial Cruise?
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My son and I are booked for the cruise. We see this as a unique opportunity to hear lectures from men and women who have spent their lives researching and writing about the Titanic. We also look forward to tasting the food from the Titanic's menu and listening to the music of that era. For us, it is also a great opportunity for some father-son bonding. We are not superstitious, so we are not concerned about tempting fate.
Posted By Michael S. Alley on October 11, 2010, 4:00 PM
This sounds fascinating. I would have loved to been on this cruise. What better way to experience history firsthand than to feel the wind, the drone of the engines, the gentle rocking of the ship, and imagine yourself in the shoes of a passenger on the Titanic.
Posted By Lord Gray on October 14, 2010, 3:46 PM
I read your story today of the Titanic Memorial Cruise. You made no mention of the "other" trip, described at www.voyages-to-remember.com and the
programs the Voyages! are working on. They are doing several components to their trip, including a lasting museum piece with life-sized bronze statues
that depicts a scene from Titanic's boat deck, an Expedition component where live footage will be shown to our passengers and will be transmitted to a
world-wide audience, and a Scholastic component where programs will be prepared for schools in several continents.
The Voyages! Titanic 2012 trip sails from Boston, and will have descendants of survivors including Frank Goldsmith, whose father and grandparents set
sail on board Titanic. His grandmother and young father - Frankie Goldsmith, survived. He will tell the story as told to him by his grandmother, Emily Goldsmith and his father, Frankie. We also will have on board Dot Kendle, daughter of Edith Brown Haisman, who was 16 when she traveled on board Titanic with her family.
The project leader for this trip is Bill Willard, and his contact information is: willtiger@att.blackberry.net
will8441@bellsouth.net
and his cell is 864-247-1912
I hope you find the American trip worthy of mentioning in your column. There is a lot of hard work going into the trips and many people are going
to have an opportunity to remember and reflect on this sad tragedy at the location where it occurred.
Posted By Kathleen Willard on October 15, 2010, 5:58 PM
If I only had the money I would book it in a flash!
Posted By Brenda on October 16, 2010, 4:09 PM
I am a history buff and not at all superstitious. This is a trip of a lifetime and a chance to experience a bit of history and see first hand what I have read about and seen in the movies. I also look forward to meeting new people and enjoying the fellowship of others who like educational and exciting trips. I have met and made long-term friendships on other excursions I've taken. So, who knows, the same could happen here. Oh, by the way, speaking of tempting the hand of fate - I doubt that would happen with this ship, because this company would definitely have enough life boats to accomodate all passengers in case of an emergency. The Titanic did not!! And, I trust the crew would have the good sense not to ignore warnings of icebergs and go tearing through an ice field as if competing in a world cup sailing race. So, here's to optimism and let's chuck the pessimism.
Posted By Anita Evans on November 9, 2010, 11:27 PM