Tempting Fate? The Titanic II is Scheduled to Set Sail in 2016

This year marks the 101st anniversary of the sinking
of the Titanic. The "unsinkable" ship now rests at the
bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and all of its grandeur
is flooded and covered in slimy algae, left to rot there
for another century. But now one man is willing to
resurrect the splendor of the Titanic, reincarnated as
a new ship called the Titanic II. The Titanic II is
scheduled to set sail in 2016, and while it has yet to
be built, blueprints of the ship were released this
week. Check out photos of the Titanic II in the
slideshow below.

Photos of the Titanic II

A Glimpse Into the Titanic II





Titanic Exterior

The Titanic II is being built by Australian mining
billionaire Clive Palmer under his company The Blue
Star Line. Mashable reports that in 2016, the Titantic
II will make the route from Southampton, England to
New York, with 2,600 passengers and 900 crew
members crew members on board. The ship will be a
nearly-exact replica of the original Titanic, expect
unlike the original, it will have enough life boats for
all those it carries.

Passengers will be given 1920s period costumes to
wear, and sticking with that theme, the ship may be
sparse on other modern amenities, such as Internet
and TV, said Palmer.

"The area [for] passengers will be authentic with the
same design and facilities, but there will be modern
things such as air conditioning and other features we
are debating, such as Internet on the ship," Palmer
said at the press conference. "I'm against it. I think
you should relax on vacation. There won't be TVs in
the state rooms though."
Ticket prices have yet to be announced, but Palmer
said he has an offer for $1 million thus far, reports
Mashable.

Personally, I think that the Titanic is cursed, and I
wouldn't want to chance it on the Titanic II. Then
again, I still am waiting for my Jack Dawson