This is the moment Queen Anne received her crowning glory, as Cunard’s iconic red and black funnel was secured onto the luxury cruise line’s newest ship. This significant construction milestone, known as the ‘funnel lift’, took place at the Fincantieri shipyard on Friday (14 April) and takes the remarkable ship one step closer to her…
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Titanic II A Legacy Or A Curse
Titanic II, Where do I start with this? I really don’t know! Part of me thinks this is a nice idea and the vessel could also act as an educational tool, a working museum almost. The other side of me wonders though if it would forever remain tainted to an extent because of the fate…
Titanic 100 Years On
100 Years ago today RMS Titanic had reached the spot where she would remain until this very day. After hitting an iceberg on April 14th and ultimately sinking in the early hours of April 15th she would secure her place in the history books forever. I know there are many people out there who are…
A Titanic Voyage onboard Balmoral
Today will see Fred Olsen Cruise Line’s MS Balmoral embark on The Titanic Memorial Cruise. She will sail from Southampton later today and retrace the steps of the ill-fated ocean liner. The cruise really will be something rather special Not only will Balmoral sail the same route as the ill-fated ocean liner but the atmosphere…
Titanic Wreckage New Sonar Images
I recently came across an amazing article on the wreck of the Titanic. It showed amazing photographs that are so clear you would never even think the ship was underwater. They were taken using Sonar equipment and over 100,000 photographs were taken in order to provide a detailed map of the Titanic debris field which…