The RMS Titanic was the world’s largest and most luxurious vessel at the time, a veritable floating palace valued at $7.5 million in 1912. But according to Bancroft, a sense of gloom hung over her.

The ship is scheduled to set sail in June of 2027, although tickets are not yet available. First, Blue Star Line, of which Palmer is CEO, has to build Titanic II.

When RMS Titanic set sail on April 10, 1912, she was the largest passenger ship in service and considered to be “unsinkable.” Just four days later, tragedy struck.

Palmer, 69, previously launched similar plans in 2012 and 2018 to build the Titanic II, a replica of the doomed ocean liner that sank in 1912 on her maiden voyage after striking an iceberg ...

T he shipwreck might be disappearing in our lifetimes, but the story of the RMS Titanic will continue to haunt generations.But if Titanic set sail today and struck an iceberg, it probably wouldn't ...

The timeline for the Titanic is famous — and tragic. When this AP photo was taken on April 10, 1912, the luxury liner had just set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.

More than 1,500 people died during the sinking of the Titanic. Of its total 2,240 passengers and crew, only 706 people ...

When the Titanic set sail in 1912, the “onboard storage pantry” had 40,000 eggs. Today, in 2025, we’ve had much murmuring about the price of eggs being as costly as $8 a dozen or more ...