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Titanic memorial trip planned for 2012

Centennial of disaster triggers tourism

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Andrea M. Meek,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Sunday, August 8, 2010, 8:07 AM
Updated Sunday, August 8, 2010, 10:49 AM

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The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, less than two days before its final destination of New York City
The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, less than two days before its final destination of New York City


As the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster approaches, a wave of Titanic-themed tourism is set to mark the event.

Cruise companies are offering ‘disaster cruises’ to the spot where the famed liner sank into the ocean after striking an iceberg in April 1912.

Fred Olsen Lines, which is using its luxury liner the MS Balmoral for the voyage, will travel the same route as the doomed ship.

The cruise will leave from Southampton on April 9, 2012, heading first to the Cork port of Cobh (then Queenstown), which was the Titanic’s last port of call. The ship then sails across the Atlantic, stopping for a wreath-laying ceremony at the site where 1,500 people lost their lives, before moving on to Nova Scotia and disembarking in New York.

The Titanic Memorial Cruise will offer passengers the same menus and entertainment programs that were available on the 1912 voyage. Prices range from around $5,300 to $10,600. Many of the cabins are already sold out.

Cobh is also expecting a significant surge in Titanic-related tourism in the next two years leading up to the centennial.

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simplesandy | Sep 01, 2010, 10:38 AM EDT
wow thats a little rich for my blood...!!!!!

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borefield | Sep 01, 2010, 10:05 AM EDT
I hope when they arrive in Cobh someone will have the sense to get rid of the big ugly yellow building. I was appalled when I went there to this historic site and the most dominant building was a Chinese Takeaway Restaurant. Did not say much for the Irish Tourist Board.

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NyackGal | Aug 09, 2010, 08:59 AM EDT
If I had the money,I'd go in an instant!

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citizen69 | Aug 08, 2010, 02:25 PM EDT
In Belfast where the Titanic was built they are hoping to complete the Titanic signature project in time for 2012 in the Titanic quarter of the city.

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