Is Titanic II still aiming to set sail in 2022?

In 2018, Australia’s Blue Star Line created a lot of headlines with its Titanic II news. Apparently, there was a $500 million financial dispute that had held up construction on the exact replica of the ill-fated ship. However,  in 2018 that had been resolved and construction was once again underway. It was back on target for its 2022 launch date, exactly 100 years after Titanic’s doomed maiden voyage.

Is that still the case? Is Titanic II still planning on sailing in 2022?

The pandemic has certainly put a kink in cruising of all kind, so has it impacted the Blue Star Line’s plans too?

Possibly. But it appears something else might’ve swamped BSL’s plans to move forward with Titanic II even before the pandemic hit. What, I don’t know, but here’s why I think that. Their website hasn’t been updated with any new information since 2018. Their Twitter hasn’t had any new posts since 2019.

Seeing as how we’re knocking on 2022’s door, you’d think savvy PR reps would be working diligently to hype the launch. Interviews, ship tours, speculation about which passengers will be aboard…all of that should be making headlines. Why isn’t it?

I looked to see if the man who was building it, Clive Palmer, had perhaps passed away or something. Nope. The Blue Star Line chairman and leader of the United Australia Party is still very much alive. However, his priorities do seem to be absorbed by politics now.

But if Titanic II ever does move forward, it aims to replicate its namesake’s size and accommodations, which means it will have 840 staterooms for 2,435 passengers and will have a crew of about 900.

However, there are some differences too. Like its construction location —China instead of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It would aim to follow Titanic’s same route once it sailed from China to Southampton though. It would then head to New York, and after that visit ports worldwide.

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If Titanic II ever did become a reality, would you sail on it? Especially the maiden voyage?

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