The "Titanic Experience"

It looks like our guests have scooped up quite a deal in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic with us! A Houston restaurant is offering what it calls the "Titanic Experience": a 10-course, 4-hour meal featuring food that would have been served on the Titanic. ...all for the low price of $12,000.

Sounds nice, but I have a feeling our celebration is going to be so awesome it sinks their ship.

Going with the Floe

A while ago, we posted a map of the path of the Titanic.  But perhaps you were wondering about the path of the iceberg with which it collided.  Today is your lucky day:

You can read more about the travels of the fateful iceberg here.  (Bonus--the article includes a crazy photo of an iceberg which has "run aground" off the coast of Canada.  It's bizarrely close to people's houses.)

Crucial Moment

James Cameron, Underwater Explorer

Today, I went to my office building, and sat in a cubicle.  James Cameron went to floor of the Mariana Trench, and sat in a submersible capsule designed to withstand eight tons of pressure per square inch.

 

While it’s not especially clear why James Cameron was chosen for this historic voyage, I suppose he does have two things which I currently lack: fabulous connections and many piles of money.

In any case, here are some photos of a certain Oscar-winning director at sea.

This seemed appropriate....

Spring Break!

Feeling like you need a vacation this spring, but wondering where to go?  Groupon has you covered.  

For a mere $12,500, you can visit the site of the Titanic shipwreck.  Because that's relaxing.

We wonder what sort of people are actually going to participate in this.  (We're guessing not Heather C., the Titanic Tipster who sent us this link.)

Live-Tweeting the Sinking of the Titanic?

Though we know most of our readership will be too involved at the party to be checking their Twitter feeds on April 14th, we recommend checking out this amazing twitter account: @TitanicRealTime.  A history publisher from the U.K. is planning to use Twitter to bring the story of the Titanic to life by live-tweeting a re-enactment of the ship going under.

They're already tweeting the preparations for the journey and we can only imagine the amazing stuff that will be popping up April 14th and 15th.

Inspired by this story, Megan Kelly, of The White Star Line Cordially Invites You... ,will be live tweeting the Titanic party!  You can follow Megan at @MKdontPlay


Thanks to our Titanic Tipster, Kevin, for the link!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/sinking-titanic-live-tweeted-historians-155401963.html

New Map of the Titanic Wreckage

Mapping done in 2010 has provided a new look at the Titanic wreckage.  We think this is pretty cool!

http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-full-titanic-mapped-1st-time-174336818.html

Yea or Nay?

A titanic tipster sent us a picture of this inflatable titanic adventure slide.  Quite frankly....we were caught in a whirlwind of emotions.  And so...we ask you, our dear readers....how does this make you feel?

Leave your thoughts in the comments.

No seriously....tell us what you think cause we are dumbfounded.

The Moon Sank the Titanic

No, really!

According to a team of forensic astronomers (who knew there was such a field?) at Texas State University, an unusually close approach by the moon in January 1912 caused an unprecedented number of icebergs to float farther south than usual, putting them directly in the path of the Titanic.  When Captain Smith ignored the ice warnings, he did so because all of his experience told him that there was no way any ice in the shipping lanes at that time of year would pose a danger to his voyage.  Clearly, he was wrong, but science is now vindicating his decision.

Thanks to Kevin and Aubrey—Titanic Tipsters extraordinaire—for submitting this fun fact.  Keep them coming, kids!

Survivors' Stories

Looking for historical details to enliven your experience on April 14?  Check out this month’s Smithsonian Magazine for a feature article on the Titanic.

It’s definitely worth a read, as some of the survivors' stories are truly remarkable—everything from a woman who lived through the disaster only to be sent to a concentration camp during WWII to two little boys who were essentially kidnapped and taken on board the ship.  (You can’t make this stuff up.)