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Couldn't read the article, as they wanted you to answer some survey first.  But this has been mentioned a couple of times in the last few months. They still aren't close to having it built. Time will tell if they can finish it this time.

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Didn't read the link, but Titanic II was initially discussed at least 6 or 7 years ago.

 

Believe they were planning to build in China, which is a renowned hotspot for cruise ship construction. If it ever gets built, the construction yard alone is good reason to avoid it.

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This from Wikipedia -

 

"When the project was first announced in 2012, Palmer claimed that construction would begin before the end of the year, with a 2016 launch. The following year reports emerged that Clive Palmer was experiencing financial difficulties.[57][58] The start of construction was postponed to March 2014,[59] then to late 2014.[60] When construction had still not begun in 2015 a spokesman for Palmer said the project had merely been delayed, and that the new ship would be launched in 2018 - two years later than initially planned.[61] However Deltamarin had told an Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist that work on the Titanic II project had been halted[62] while workers at the Chinese shipyard identified as the likely site of construction were highly skeptical that the project would ever move beyond the proposal stage[63] and the Blue Star Line trademark was "abandoned."[64] Queensland Nickel went bankrupt and Palmer faced freezing of personal assets to recoup money owed the company's employees and creditors.[65] When he declined to stand for re-election to his House of Representatives seat he stated that he might resume work on the project in his retirement.[66] In May 2018 a European maritime equipment consortium published a list of all cruise ships on order through 2027 but none of the listed vessels fit Deltamarin's specificatons for Titanic II.[67] On September 27, 2018 the Blue Star Line, in a press release on their official web site, announced that work on the project would recommence.[68] Prior to this media release the web site had had no updates since May of 2014."

 

I would not rush out and buy a ticket.  Also, I am not sure that I would want to sail on a cruise ship built in China.

 

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14 hours ago, evandbob said:

"The Poseidon Adventure" and "Titanic" will alternate on the big screen?

 

This will be the only book in the library - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24880?msg=welcome_stranger.

 

Check out the plot from Wikipedia - 

 

The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility (originally called Futility) is an 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson. The story features the fictional ocean liner Titan, which sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. Titan and its sinking have been noted to be very similar to the real-life passenger ship RMS Titanic, which sank fourteen years later. Following the sinking of the Titanic, the novel was reissued with some changes, particularly in the ship's gross tonnage.[1]

 

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22 hours ago, geoherb said:

Here's another link with more details:
http://www.traveller.com.au/clive-palmers-titanic-ii-cruise-ship-now-set-for-2022-launch-date-h16zb7

 

It's not something I want to do--especially the class system on the ship.

I never thought of that. If we thought cruise ship rooms now were small I can't imagine what the steerage class rooms would be like 

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I'm wondering how "true to the original" this is going to be.  After all, on the original only a small percentage of 1st class cabins had en suite bathrooms.  None is 2nd or 3rd.  No outdoor pool, no casino. Other than the public rooms, it doesn't sound all that appealing.  I think we need to wait for definitive deck plans.

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Just two minor changes on this cruise. (1) No life insurance coverage offered at online booking checkout. (2) Mandatory muster station drill every hour on the hour for the entire cruise. Passengers must bring life jackets. 

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Clive Palmer is a wannabe politician sometimes, other times he ran a nickel refinery which closed and left hundreds of workers without their entitlements,  he bought a coastal resort and let it go to ruin.  Don’t get your hopes up, this is not a reliable person.  More money than sense.

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