Cruise to follow in wake of Titanic.A CHANCE to retrace the voyage of the illfated Titanic Titanic (tītăn`ĭk), British liner that sank on the night of Apr. 14–15, 1912, after crashing into an iceberg in the N Atlantic S of Newfoundland. More than 1,500 lives were lost. is to be held on the 100th anniversary of the disaster. Miles Morgan Travel, in Bristol, is taking reservations for the cruise which will follow the exact route, passing the point where the Titanic sank, in April, 1912, killing 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board. The 12-night cruise on board MS Balmoral will depart from Southampton, on April 8, 2012. It will pass Cherbourg, on the French coast, before calling at the Irish port of Cobh, as the original ship did. A spokesman for Miles Morgan Travel said: "From here the ship will sail across the Atlantic, arriving at the Titanic site on April 14/15, exactly 100 years on, where a memorial service will be held "The voyage will then continue to Halifax, Nova Scotia For other uses, see Halifax. Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the Titanic's ultimate planned destination. "This is obviously a unique event and such is the interest in the 100th anniversary of the Titanic it is highly recommended that a booking be made as soon as possible." Prices for the voyage start at pounds 2,595. |
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