Titanic size versus our new cruise ships

[ancldaca]

An excerpt from the passenger passage contract for the Titanic:

 

All passengers are liable to be rejected, who, upon examination, are found to be lunatic, idiot, deaf, dumb, blind, maimed, or infirm, or above the age of 60 years; or widow with a child or children; or any woman without a husband with a child or children; or any person unable to take care of himself (or herself) without becoming a public charge, or who from any attending circumstances are likely to become a public charge, or who from sickness or disease, existing at the time of departure, are likely soon to become a public charge. Sick persons or widows with children cannot be taken, nor lame persons, unless full security be given for the bonds to be entered into by the steamer to the United States Government, that the parties will not become chargeable to the State.

 

 

What? Chair-hogs weren't included????? ;)

[Lady Chew]

What? Chair-hogs weren't included????? ;)

 

no, they just threw them overboard immediately !!

[CruisnGram]

An excerpt from the passenger passage contract for the Titanic:

 

All passengers are liable to be rejected, who, upon examination, are found to be lunatic, idiot,

 

Well that would rule out a lot of us cruise addicts wouldn't it? :D

[caber]

My grandfathers arrived at Ellis Island within a year of each other. The first sailed 2nd class from Cadiz in 1905 and paid $20.00 for his ticket. The second sailed 3rd class (steerage) from Southampton in 1906 and his ticket also cost $20.00. I found pictures of the ships and the ship manifests on the Ellis Island web site. My scrapbook pages are here and here.

Like the pages. They are really interesting, a bit of history.

[doctordi]

I got to tour a real scale replica of the Nina a few years ago in either Bradenton or Sarasota, Florida. I was shocked at how small it was. The whole thing could easily fit on the stage in the theaters on most of the ships I have been on. I can't imagine boarding one of his three small ships as a crewmember and not knowing if I would ever return home.

[pafan]

Hello,

 

The Titanic is actually quite small compared to modern cruise ships.

 

The Titanic weighed 46,000 gross tons and length of 883 Feet.

 

The Oasis of the Seas (soon to be the largest cruise ship) will weigh 222,900 gross tons and be 1,184 feet.

 

Even older cruise ships (i.e. Royal Caribbean's Vision Class) are a bit longer than the Titanic and about 50% more gross tons.

 

You are confusing gross tonnage with weight. They are not related. Gross Registered Tonnage refers to the enclosed space in a ship. Each "ton" represents 100 cubic feet of enclosed space. Titanic did not weigh 46,000 tons. This was an expression of her size.

 

The size of the Olympic Class liners was exceeded very quickly with the Imperator Class of the Hamburg American Line. As you say, Titanic would be thought of as a somewhat small liner by today's standards.

 

Titanic's size has been exaggerated by many due to the fact that she has attained "legendary" status and is more than just a ship in many people's eyes.