--- description: Titanic 2 will welcome 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members, almost the exact same number of each on board the boat that sunk in 1912. title: A Titanic Replica Ship Will Set Sail in 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9ad2aad888a4701/69893d30db2987490a26100c/gettyimages-136449456.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Titanic II Will Set Sail in 2022 Following the Same Route as the Original ## Video: Titanic in 3D Trailer [Watch (HLS stream): Titanic in 3D Trailer](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/gvwPGjrC.m3u8) (2:09)  _Published 2012-04-04_ by [Emily Zauzmer / People](/author/people/) ## Emily Zauzmer / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2018 6:27 AM CUT  A scale model of the RMS Titanic is seen on display at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on Jan. 5, 2012 in New York City. A scale model of the RMS Titanic is seen on display at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on Jan. 5, 2012 in New York City.John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images by [Emily Zauzmer / People](/author/people/) ## Emily Zauzmer / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2018 6:27 AM CUT The [Titanic](https://people.com/tag/titanic/ "undefined")‘s story [will go on and on](https://people.com/music/billboard-music-awards-2017-celine-dion-performs-my-heart-will-go-on/ "undefined"). A replica of the infamous passenger ship — dubbed the Titanic II — is set to make its first voyage in 2022\. It will welcome 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members, [_USA Today_](https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2018/10/22/titanic-ii-sail-original-ships-fateful-route-2022-maiden-voyage/1725540002/ "undefined")reported, almost the exact same number of each on board the boat that sank in 1912. This time around, however, the ship will include an appropriate number of life boats, life-jackets and plenty of modern safety features. The Titanic II will first take a two-week trip from Dubai to Southampton, England, according [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/titanic-replica-to-set-sail-in-2022/ar-BBOGnf6 "undefined"). The ship will then trace the original Titanic’s planned route from England to New York across the icy North Atlantic. After which it plans to offer worldwide cruises. The 1912 voyage, which was immortalized in the [1997 blockbuster _Titanic,_](https://people.com/movies/titanic-oscars-leonardo-dicaprio/ "undefined") starring [Kate Winslet](https://people.com/tag/kate-winslet/ "undefined") and [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://people.com/tag/leonardo-dicaprio/ "undefined"), [was tragically cut short](https://people.com/archive/titanic-anniversary-the-descendants-vol-77-no-15/ "undefined") when the steam ship hit an iceberg. Over 1,500 people lost their lives, more than two-thirds of those on board. In 2015, the Blue Star Line halted work on the Titanic II because of financial disagreements, [derailing plans for the ship to be ready](https://people.com/celebrity/titanic-australian-man-to-build-a-titanic-ii/ "undefined") in 2016, according to the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-45663941 "undefined"). The company announced in September that it was continuing efforts to finish the Titanic II.The ship will cost $500 million to recreate, according to [Bloomberg](https://twitter.com/tictoc/status/1053370442612908034 "undefined"). “The ship will follow the original journey, carrying passengers from Southampton to New York, but she will also circumnavigate the globe, inspiring and enchanting people while attracting unrivaled attention, intrigue and mystery in every port she visits,” the Blue Star Line’s chairman Clive Palmer said, according to MSN. There’s no word yet on when tickets will become available to prospective — and un-superstitious — seafarers. _This_ [_article_](https://people.com/travel/titanic-ii-set-sail-2022-more-life-jackets/ "undefined") _originally appeared on on_ [_PEOPLE.com_](https://people.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5431660/titanic-replica-ship-2022/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5431660/titanic-replica-ship-2022/"},"headline":"Titanic II Will Set Sail in 2022 Following the Same Route as the Original","datePublished":"2018-10-23T06:27:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T21:48:41.584Z","description":"The Titanic II will trace the original's planned route from England to New York","url":"https://time.com/5431660/titanic-replica-ship-2022/","keywords":["movies","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9ad2aad888a4701/69893d30db2987490a26100c/gettyimages-136449456.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Emily Zauzmer / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9ad2aad888a4701/69893d30db2987490a26100c/gettyimages-136449456.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Titanic Auction Preview","caption":"Titanic Auction Preview","creditText":"John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5431660/titanic-replica-ship-2022/","name":"Titanic II Will Set Sail in 2022 Following the Same Route as the Original"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Titanic in 3D Trailer","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/gvwPGjrC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2012-04-04T17:49:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/gvwPGjrC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5431660/titanic-replica-ship-2022/","duration":"PT2M9S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5431660/titanic-replica-ship-2022/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```