The Titanic II Set To Sail In 2016: Check Out The Amazing New Designs [PHOTOS]

Yesterday at The Ritz Hotel in London, Professor Clive Palmer, An Australian Mining Billionaire Businessman revealed he is going to bring back the Titanic under his company, The Blue Star Line. DailyMail UK 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.

Clive Palmer, who made his money in iron ore, is determined to get the project up and running as soon as possible 

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. .. or at least a modern-day replica of it. Unveiling his plans for Titanic II, the ebullient mining magnate insisted the new ship will set sail in 2016, and dismissed his doubters with a single word.

‘B******t,’ he said to those who questioned whether he would ever make his dream a reality. ‘This is not a fantasy, this is not a movie. This is going to happen,’ he added. Titanic II will seek to closely match the design of original vessel, which sank on the fifth day of its maiden voyage in April 1912, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew.

It will boast the same interiors, and even the same onboard gymnasium, complete with Edwardian exercise machines. The grand staircase, smoking room, Cafe Parisien and various dining rooms will also be recreated, as will the reading and writing room, the swimming pool and Moorish-influenced Turkish baths.

There will not be televisions or state-of-the-art music systems on board, nor internet connections or mobile phones. But every passenger will find period costumes in their cabin wardrobe so that they can enjoy ‘a true 1912 experience’. However, the plans include a safety deck (with more lifeboats obviously), a new high-tech engine, air-conditioning and service lifts.

As with the original ship, there will be First, Second and Third Class cabins and passengers will not be allowed to mingle – apart from on the safety deck, where there will be a casino and theatre.
Clive Palmer, who made his money in iron ore, is determined to get the project up and running as soon as possible

And at 883ft, Titanic II will be three inches longer than its predecessor to accommodate an additional area at the bow where passengers will be able to recreate the iconic ‘Jack and Rose pose’ made famous by actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron’s 1997 Oscar-winning movie.

Credit: DailyMail UK