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An Australian billionaire who pledged more than 10 years ago he would build a replica of Titanic has emerged with an updated plan, after being sidelined by various obstacles that included the pandemic. Journalists at the press conference were shown a five-minute video of what all nine decks of the Titanic II would look like, complete with a ballroom, swimming pool and Turkish baths. The exact number of passengers and casualties is still a matter of discussion. Some (mainly business magnates) cancelled their trip just before ship's departure.
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Exact Titanic replica Titanic II to be built by billionaire.
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Back in 2015, it looked like one of the more eccentric ideas in the history of shipbuilding was going to sink without a trace. The new ocean liner will accommodate 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members, same as the original (but worth noting, significantly smaller than modern cruise ships, such as Icon of the Seas). It will also, thankfully, be equipped with modern navigation tools, a wider hull for extra stability and yes, enough lifeboats and life vests for all. The maiden voyage of Titanic II is planned to leave not from Southampton to New York (like the original liner), but from Jiangsu China (north of Shanghai) to Dubai UAE. The new ship is intended to have modern passenger evacuation systems, digital navigation, latest radar systems and satellite communications, Helideck, top-deck gardens.
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Apart from his "Titanic 2" project, Palmer is also popular for another stunning plan - to create a Jurassic Park (with over 100 animatronic dinosaurs) in his resort in Coolum Beach - on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia. In 2013, he formed the political party Palmer United, to compete for the federal election. He was a candidate for Division of Fairfax and won the election by 36 votes. The cruise ship has a 2-sectioned Navigation Bridge - forward (designed as an original replica) and aft (high technology wheelhouse).
The Titanic II project isn’t sunk yet, but can it float?
The billionaire and former member of the Australian parliament made the announcement on Thursday, March 13, at a press conference in Sydney. The hotel is floating (docked at Qi River / moored permanently within a reservoir). The boat has 12 decks, of which 10 are passenger-accessible and 7 with cabins (835 passenger staterooms). Staterooms as amenities and decorations are planned to be very similar to those of RMS Titanic. The custom-made premium furniture will be made of high-quality woods (mahogany, walnut, sycamore, satinwood). All staterooms have a wardrobe, dresser, seating area, steward call buttons.
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For the nuts and bolts crowd, that also means Titanic had a bigger draft than Icon. The amount of hull that descends below the waterline was greater on the former (34 feet) than the latter (30 feet). This is a function of an ocean liner’s increased stability while frequently crossing rougher open seas versus a cruise ship’s ability to reach multiple shallower harbors while traversing calmer waters overall. The cruise ship, called Icon of the Seas, is massive – measuring 1,198 feet long with 250,800 gross tonnage. Capable of carrying 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew members, the ship is equipped with 20 total decks, seven pools, and what Royal Caribbean describes as six "record-breaking" waterslides. On December 17, 2018, was announced that V-Ships Leisure Ltd (a subsidiary of V-Group) is contracted as the ship management company for Titanic 2.
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On Clive Palmer’s Titanic II, the pool and gymnasium facilities offer passengers the opportunity to indulge in both relaxation and…. Air conditioning will apparently be added, but there will be no televisions or internet access, with the idea being that passengers who have no doubt spent thousands will be happier dressing up in period outfits, which will reportedly be provided in every room. The launch has been a dream of Palmer, an Australian business magnate, for years. Next, you can watch "Did Titanic Really Sink" - representing the conspiracy theory that the sisterships RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic were “switched” in an insurance fraud scheme.
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The most expensive is substantially higher – $10,864 for a suite on the same cruise in March. In September 2018, Titanic II seemed to experience a miraculous revival. The Supreme Court of Western Australia ruled in 2017 that Citic was obliged to pay nearly $150m in unpaid royalties, which apparently left enough in the pot to bring Palmer’s passion project back to life. The recreation of the famous ship is in honor of the 100-year commemoration of the launch and untimely end of the Titanic, Blue Star Line wrote on its website. An announcement about the luxury Titanic II was first made in 2013, but work was suspended due to financial constraints. Now that those financial matters have been resolved, building has recommenced on the vessel, according to a media release from Blue Star Line.
It announced the ship hotel project as a theme park - officially called "Romandisea Seven Star International Cultural Tourism Resort". It is located in Da Ying county (Sichuan Province, China) and includes attractions like spa resort (with Turkish baths), artificial beach, amusement park (with medieval castle replicas, Venetian church replica, clock tower, large swimming pool). The “authentic Titanic experience” includes the option to buy first, second, and third-class tickets and having the exact number of passengers and crew on board as the original ship. The above is not an indication that an ocean liner is inherently any safer than a cruise ship, only that a liner is less likely to list (or heel) from side to side in windy weather than a comparable cruise ship, at least technically.
Titanic II Design Plans
Some relatives of passengers who died on RMS Titanic condemned the project to build a replica ship as insensitive. Blue Star Line was flooded with inquiries from potential customers, some offering up to GBP 640,000 to book Titanic 2's inaugural cruise. Palmer did not announce a shipyard, but said the nine-deck vessel would weigh 56,000 gross tons, slightly more than Titanic’s 46,329 gross tons, with a length of 882 feet, one foot shy of Titanic. The new ship will accommodate the same number of guests, 2,435, with the main difference being she will have sufficient lifeboats to carry all passengers and crew.
Every bit as luxurious as her namesake, 'Titanic II' will have modern amenities along with 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems. An exact replica of the Titanic is 'full-steam ahead' with the design being finalised by an Australian shipping company. Clive Palmer’s Titanic II design seamlessly integrates modern safety features while honoring the vessel’s nostalgic elegance. In the first-class restaurants aboard Clive Palmer’s Titanic II, passengers can expect an extraordinary culinary experience reminiscent of the original…. Palmer intends to make Titanic II's maiden voyage a two-week journey from Singapore to Dubai, followed by a trip to Southampton, where it would begin weekly trips between the U.S. and the U.K.
Surprisingly, the 3rd class is attracting attention globally, being one of the most searched. There was an idea the ship to provide costumes (typical for each class cabins) complementary to all passengers. Palmer's original plan was to set sail in 2016, but the build, which was supposed to begin in China in late 2013, never got off the ground due to financial disputes. Design work and wave testing on a model of the ocean liner reportedly started during fall 2018. Palmer originally announced his plans to build a replica of the doomed original in 2012, with the hope of having it set sail by 2016. The new Titanic, which will cost about $500 million to build, could hold 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members.
On October 16, 2018, Clive Palmer (current Chairman of the Paris-based "Blue Star Line" company) appointed his nephew Clive Mensink (former director of Queensland Nickel, Townsville QLD Australia) as project's Director and company's CEO. He is responsible for staff recruitment, crew training and contractor negotiations. Company's headquarter office (in Paris France) is scheduled for opening in March 2019. Because of the unseasonably warm conditions, a high number of icebergs drifted off from the Arctic closer to the route of the ship, which was believed to be safe from such dangers. According to CNN Travel, Palmer suspended his plans three years after announcing the Titanic 2 due to an unspecified financial dispute with the Chinese government, which is heavily involved with the project.
The European headquarters of Blue Star Line will likely be in Paris, Palmer announced Monday, citing Britain's decision to leave the European Union. From a total of 835 cabins, there will be 383 in first class, 201 in second class, and 251 in third class. The bridge of the new ship will be an exact replica of Titanic’s bridge. Third-class passengers will dine on stew and mashed potatoes at communal tables in a dining room reminiscent of the original ship.
According to Blue Line, the ship will have 18 fully enclosed, motor driven lifeboats, each with a capacity of up to 250 people. Spearheaded by Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer, shipping company Blue Star Line announced its plans to have the Titanic II completed and sailing within the next four years. However, the cruise ship’s three-story Ultimate Family Townhouse for up to eight guests surely supersedes them at 1,770 square feet, a wraparound 750-square-foot balcony, multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, living and dining space, in-suite cinema, interior dry slide, Royal Genie service and much more. For instance, those who have cruised from Long Beach, California and seen the original Queen Mary permanently docked adjacent to Carnival Cruise Line’s berth might recognize the Cunard flagship was already quite a bit bigger when it launched in 1936. At the time, it was 80,774 gross tons, just exceeding 1,000 feet in length.
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