In 1912, probably the most famous ship of all time sank: In the film we can sympathize with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, what it would have been to climb aboard the then largest and unsinkable applicable ship in the world - finally in the middle of the Atlantic with a Iceberg collide and sink.
The chandeliers in the lounges, the grand sweeping main staircase and the luxurious first-class suites will be remembered from the movie as well as the rats and third-tier bunk beds. But it's just a movie.
An Australian investor wants to replicate the cruise ship true to the original. By 2022, the replica should be completed and set sail. Then she should even take the same route as the Titanic on her maiden voyage: from South Hampton to New York. This was announced by the shipping company Blue Star Line according to several media reports.
Plans for Titanic II have been around for years
"If the Titanic was the ship that was considered unsinkable, then the Titanic II is the idea that is considered indestructible," says the British "Guardian". Completely correct: About six years ago, the Australian Clive Palmer already announced to want to build the Titanic. As it was said, she should be ready in 2015.
Three years later, he rejected the plans but then due to financial disputes. The cost of shipbuilding at that time was estimated at about $ 500 million. Now he announced that work on the project would resume.
According to the plans, the ship is to have the same interior as the Titanic 1912. Even the passengers should be given the appropriate clothing to look like they did then. It is a long-standing dream of Palmer, the "Guardian" according to an Australian entrepreneur and conservative politician.
"The ship will follow the original route and bring passengers from South Hampton to New York," Palmer announced therefore already last month. "But the Titanic will also travel around the globe, inspiring and enchanting people." Millions dreamed of riding on the Titanic, seeing them in a harbor and experiencing their uniqueness. "Titanic II will be the ship that makes it all come true."
Although in the media the year 2022 circulates for the maiden voyage of Titanic II, the shipping company has not yet confirmed this date. No specific date has yet been set, a spokeswoman for Blue Star Line told the Guardian. The work on the ship had not started yet and shipbuilders would first have to be contracted.
In social media, users were skeptical of the plans to have the replica drive on the same routes as the original. "I would not get in there," it said on Twitter. Or: "That's what I call happiness."
Palmer also took on this skepticism. While the interior and cabins are to be faithfully recreated, the Titanic II will be equipped with the most advanced security technologies, navigation systems and 21st century technology, he said.
Concerns or amusement were met by Palmers nephew, who was appointed director of the project. His name is Clive Mensink: Men sink (German: people sink).