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Titanic II

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Overview

The Titanic II refers to a replica of the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner which sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean in April of 1912. The ship's maiden voyage is scheduled for sometime in the year 2022.

Background

In April 2012, Blue Star Line chairman Clive Palmer announced the cruise company was working on creating a replica of the RMS Titanic.[2] The construction was planned to take place before the end of the year and to launch the replica in 2016. In September 2018, following years of delays, Blue Star Line published a press release announcing that construction of the vessel had been resumed.[3]

Developments

On October 21st, 2018, the @tictoc Twitter feed posted a video announcing that Blue Star Line was creating a replica of the Titanic set to travel from Dubai to Southampton, where it would follow the route of its predecessor to New York (shown below). The ship is


On October 23rd, a post about the Titanic II voyage was submitted to /r/news[1] by Redditor nerdy_J. That day, a Twitter[4] History page was created titled "News of a Titanic II voyage is being met with skepticism" was created, highlighting various reactions to the announcements. Also on October 23rd, the Dictionary.com Twitter feed replied to a tweet about the Titanic II with a link to the definition of "foreshadowing" (shown below, left). Meanwhile, The Daily Dot[5] published an article highlighting other notable tweets.

Dictionary.com D@Dictionarycom The word you're looking for is foreshadowing. dictionary.com/browse/foresha... TIME@TIME Titanic Il will set sail in 2022 following the same route as the original ti.me/2CZ0fHC

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[1] Reddit – /r/news

[2] Web Archive – Blue Star Line Announcement

[3] Blue Star Line – Palmer Building Titanic II

[4] Twitter – News of a Titanic II voyage is being met with skepticism

[5] The Daily Dot – Titanic II will set sail in 2022

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Titanic II

Updated Oct 23, 2018 at 03:43PM EDT by Don.

Added Oct 23, 2018 at 02:48PM EDT by Don.

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Overview

The Titanic II refers to a replica of the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner which sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean in April of 1912. The ship's maiden voyage is scheduled for sometime in the year 2022.

Background

In April 2012, Blue Star Line chairman Clive Palmer announced the cruise company was working on creating a replica of the RMS Titanic.[2] The construction was planned to take place before the end of the year and to launch the replica in 2016. In September 2018, following years of delays, Blue Star Line published a press release announcing that construction of the vessel had been resumed.[3]

Developments

On October 21st, 2018, the @tictoc Twitter feed posted a video announcing that Blue Star Line was creating a replica of the Titanic set to travel from Dubai to Southampton, where it would follow the route of its predecessor to New York (shown below). The ship is




On October 23rd, a post about the Titanic II voyage was submitted to /r/news[1] by Redditor nerdy_J. That day, a Twitter[4] History page was created titled "News of a Titanic II voyage is being met with skepticism" was created, highlighting various reactions to the announcements. Also on October 23rd, the Dictionary.com Twitter feed replied to a tweet about the Titanic II with a link to the definition of "foreshadowing" (shown below, left). Meanwhile, The Daily Dot[5] published an article highlighting other notable tweets.


Dictionary.com D@Dictionarycom The word you're looking for is foreshadowing. dictionary.com/browse/foresha... TIME@TIME Titanic Il will set sail in 2022 following the same route as the original ti.me/2CZ0fHC

Search Interest

External References

[1] Reddit – /r/news

[2] Web Archive – Blue Star Line Announcement

[3] Blue Star Line – Palmer Building Titanic II

[4] Twitter – News of a Titanic II voyage is being met with skepticism

[5] The Daily Dot – Titanic II will set sail in 2022

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in reply to Smol Nozomi

I really hate this picture. I used to to teach English in South Korea, and I lived in a small city called Ansan. About a month or two after I left, the Sewol ferry capsized, killing a bunch of passengers, including a class of Ansan High School students. Of course, they all had cell phones. They used to them to say goodbye to their loved ones. So I really hate this comic. It tries to imply that phones make us shallow and self-absorbed, and that people would be oblivious during a disaster. I'm not trying to shit on you, Smol Nozomi, and I hope you don't get down voted for this. I'm just trying to give a little counterpoint to the image. Point out that technology isn't always bad and people aren't always stupid.

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