Titanic Vs Today's Cruise Ships
At todays costs the Titanic cost approximately 400 million to build.
Titanic vs today's cruise ships. When the titanic was completed on april 2 1912 it was the largest and perhaps most luxurious ship in the world. With a gross tonnage of 228081 the Symphony of the Seas is five times larger than the Titanic. The Symphony of the Seas clearly surpasses the Titanic in terms of size but theres also a substantial difference in cost.
Titanic White Star Line. 1184 ft and 215 ft wide her 18 decks are double the Titanics height and provide spacious accommodations for. Modern-day cruise ships such as the Oasis-class line of cruise ships are about a third longer and about twice the width of the Titanic.
Queen Mary 2 had a width of 148 feet which was 50 feet and above wider than Titanic. It even cost a tiny amount to build compared to todays cruise ships. If you want to imagine this just think about Two Titanic Ships and one Symphony Of The Seas.
Compared to todays cruise ships the Titanic just cant stand up. Todays cruise ships obviously have a much greater internal volume than the Titanics 46328 GRT. The Symphony dwarfs Titanic in every way.
The Titanic was 883 feet long with a 92 feet width. Meanwhile Symphony of the Seas cost Royal Caribbean a whopping 135 billion. Not only is Symphony of the Seas larger than Titanic all of the Oasis Class cruise ships are larger than the Titanic in gross tonnage as well as size.
It displaced 52310 tons. Today cruise ships are still designed for the same classic reason as the titanic to cruise at roughly the same maximum speed established in 1912. It had a maximum passenger capacity of 2453 and crew of 892.
