Titanic II: Meet the worst sequel ever

I'm on the fence about this one. 

On one hand, I think building an exact replica, with today's safety standards of course, is a nice idea. Actually getting to tour or set sail on this ship would be a great historical experience.

On the other hand, I'd be too afraid of tempting fate.  It would be just too ironic if it suffered the same fate as it's predecessor.

Actually there will be more icebergs being calved, not fewer. There is no "benefit" to global warming at all! And it was unusually warm in April 101 years ago; ships' captains had to plot courses farther south to skirt the worst of the bergs, pack ice & growlers.
There are more than a few criticisms about this whole fantasy, none of which have to do with jinxes or karma.  One is this: this bloke does NOT own the rights to the name Titanic, much less the design. At last recollection, the name at least is owned by RMS Titanic Inc., who own the actual wreck site. The design for the Olympic-class ocean liners is most likely still kept by Cunard Line, who bought out White Star Line after the Olympic's disastrous crash into the Nantucket Lightship forced them into bankruptcy. Besides, the design is flawed; not just the most obvious ones that killed Titanic, but others not many people are familiar with. The Olympic through her entire existence suffered cracks in her superstructure, and experienced "panting:" a heaving in and out of the ship's hull. This is why Titanic and Brittanic both had closed & glazed Promenade decks: to address these structural shortcomings. But modern ship architecture has left the Olympic-class a century behind. Modern ships have bow thrusters, a bow bulb that more efficiently cuts through water, azipod-style main thrusters instead of the old propellers & rudder design; the CGI graphic I saw has none of these modern elements (and you can have both the knife-edge bow of the Titanic AND the bulb, and still keep the homage!). On top of this--literally--the​re will be three dummy funnels instead of one, as this guy is also trying to replicate the four-funnel profile of the original!
While there will be novelty-seekers willing to dish out $1 MILLION per bed for the "privilege" of sailing her maiden voyage, there will be NO WAY he can run that ship long enough to justify the enormous costs involved, both with construction and operation. I've heard he intends to have it built in China for the slave labour there... which turns me off permanently from him on those grounds alone! And the shoestring operation needed to offset the construction costs? Recall the Oceanos near-miss; all passengers managed to get rescued... but no thanks to the captain & crew, who took all the lifeboats and abandoned them all on a sinking ship! No guarantees that WON'T happen here in case of an emergency!
One other thing: he isn't the only one who floated the idea of a Titanic-replica. This idea has been kicked around for an excess of 30 years. Each time they decided it wasn't worth the costs! Should say something...

The Titanic was an ocean liner, not a cruise ship.

pardon me, i meant to say shelly winters....ooooopppp​ppssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!

Probably a fire will start in the engine room and the ship will be without power on its maiden voyage.  You know, those shake down problems that crop up in new engine rooms.  Better learn how to crap in a plastic bag.

Hey people, the rich guy earned the money, it's his money, he can do what he wants to with it.  Glad you are enjoying the wealth you earned in your life.  Unlike Obama who is only good at spending and wasting other peoples money, this guy is spending his money.  The people you have to feel sorry for are Warren Buffett's family.  He is leaving his vast fortune to charity and a year after his death no one will even remember this poor slob.  At least Walton of Wal-mart left his fortune to his family and several remain the wealthiest in the U.S.  Imagine Buffet's money going to welfare recipients who can raise more welfare recipients.  What a waste.  Would be great to have a remake of the Titanic,  the wealthy need as many playgrounds as the world can provide.

Not sure about this.  Seems to me there is allot better ways to spend that kind of money.  Kinda morbid and disrespectful of all the people that died on that ship.  I hope none of the living relatives are hurt by this.

I heard that a replica of Titanic was going to be built about 7 or 8 years ago.....and that the original ( planned ) route would be retraced.   At that time, they were saying the reservations were booked solid.   This must be the same guy....but there was a delay or something.

I was think along the lnes of the article when I first a article about the rebuild. Seems like they are just tempting fate a little too much. You would have to be some king of nut to get on a ship modeled after one that sank, wear the same style clothes on the same route. About the only way I would get close to that thing would be if Kate Whinslet was acutally going to be on it.

This time design the bulkheads so they go above E deck.