![]() ![]() Passengers can expect nine decks and 840 staterooms that can accommodate 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members. Unlike the original, the vessel will be diesel-powered rather than coal-fired, but the four iconic smoke stacks will remain. But the latest iteration will be decked out with new and improved technology and safety features in the hopes of deterring another disaster. The Titanic II will be identical to the original in its architecture, cabin layout, class categories, restaurants and dining rooms-complete with authentic costumes for passengers and staff to wear. If all goes according to plan, it will then continue on to circumnavigate the globe. From there, the ship will journey to Southampton, England, and traverse the exact same route as the original. It will supposedly make its maiden voyage, not across the iceberg-ridden north Atlantic, but from China to Dubai in 2022. Since 2012, the construction of the new Titanic has been under way in China. While most people are content to simply remember the great ship, an Australian billionaire named Clive Palmer and his team are in the process of constructing a near-identical replica of this most lavish, legendary ocean liner-with a few updates. No, it’s not a second movie it’s a second ship.
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