At least 55 people cancelled their bookings for Titanic's maiden voyage. Some for logistical reasons, like Henry Clay Frick whose wife sprained her ankle in Italy; and some for reasons of foreboding, like George Washington Vanderbilt II whose family begged him not to go.
There were separate quarters for unattached women and men on Titanic but there was no segregation by gender per se. There were accommodations for women and men,like the reading room and smoking room, but neither were expressly forbidden from the other.
The ship was on its maiden voyage, April, 1912 when it hit an iceberg and sank. This is 2008 - 1912 = 96 years. The ship was completely built in 1909 so this year is 2011-1909= 102 years old if it was 2008 like the last person's answer is like it's still wrong it would be 2008-1909= 99 years old. the ship is 102 years old as of 2011.
It was fog that they can not see at all.
The story of Jack in the movie Titanic is total fiction, as is most of the Titanic plot in the movie. The real tragedy of the Titanic where hundreds died on the ship's maiden voyage after the ship hit an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean bears little resemblance to the Hollywood blockbuster. The British movie 'A Night to Remember', made in black and white, is a far closer portrayal of what actually happened.
The main scents that passengers are recording commenting on are fresh paint and polishes. It was the ships maiden voyage, so it would make sense that those smells would still be quite prominent.
No The Titanic sunk when they hit a iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, because when they hit the iceberg all the water came up to the surface. So all the water was so heavy on the ship that it sunk! Your Welcome! To not delete the previous answer and give you the correct one, The Titanic set sail on its first and last voyage on April 10th, 1912.
No. There are no plans to repair the Titanic. However, there have been rumors that several companies will try to preserve the Titanic in its present state before it deteriorates into the seabed.
yes ice bergs like in titanic
Well, when your talking about ships you say she but Titanic's sister ship are Olympic
Pretty much whatever pets the passengers had aboard the ship.
In preparation of the Titanic's voyage, they stocked up on linens and foods. On the food list, it includes fruits like oranges for 36,000.