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'Titanic II' is still a thing... but we won't be seeing it for quite a while

By T.K. Randall
April 15, 2026 ·  2 comments

Image: Titanic Wreck Bow (illustrative)
Credit: Courtesy of NOAA/Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island (NOAA/IFE/URI). / (PD) Back in 2012, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer told journalists at a conference in London's Ritz Hotel that he was going to be building the Titanic II - a full-scale working replica of the iconic vessel that would be as close to the original as possible.

At the time, he maintained that the Titanic II would help to honor those who had died in the disaster and hoped to have the new vessel complete its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City in 2016, echoing the maiden voyage of the original Titanic which sank on 15th April, 1912.

To cut a long story short, the Titanic II inevitably failed to materialize, with all indications suggesting that the project had simply been abandoned.

But this wasn't the end of the story, however, as it later turned out that the new ship was in fact still in the works and it was hoped that its maiden voyage would still take place - this time in 2027.

Now, the most recent update on the project has revealed that things have been heavily delayed yet again, with the ship now expected to take at least another five years to complete."It took us seven years to design the ship, so it was a new class and [we had] to get it approved in the United States to build it," Palmer said during an appearance on the Karl Stefanovic Show in March.

"We've got our people in Europe looking for shipyards who can do it but you know, cruise ships have gone berserk since Covid and there's about a five-year wait to get the ship underway, which is very disappointing."

According to reports, the Titanic II will be 13ft wider than the original, providing a more robust structure, while featuring a plethora of additional safety features (including enough lifeboats).

It will also rectify a design flaw regarding the captain's view over the bow from the cabin.

Whether the ship will ever actually come to fruition, however, still remains to be seen.

Source: Mirror.co.uk | Comments (2)

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