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...the sinking of the Titanic
David:
They told you a load of bullshit. LOL.
There has been lots of talk about it, but nobody ever comes up with the money. Besides, a replica would not be practical. The original ship wasn't air conditioned. Only a few of the best suites had private bathrooms. Speaking of which, the toilets then flushed right out into the ocean. That wouldn't be allowed today! The swimming pool used ocean water that was heated to a comfortable temperature. And the original used coal for its furnaces. Not a practical fuel today.
Only a real Titanic purist historian would ever sail it. The general public would be very disatified. And with the costs involved, it would never make a profit.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: DavidinHartford on April 11, 2007, 10:32:46 pm ---They told you a load of bullshit. LOL.
There has been lots of talk about it, but nobody ever comes up with the money. Besides, a replica would not be practical. The original ship wasn't air conditioned. Only a few of the best suites had private bathrooms. Speaking of which, the toilets then flushed right out into the ocean. That wouldn't be allowed today! The swimming pool used ocean water that was heated to a comfortable temperature. And the original used coal for its furnaces. Not a practical fuel today.
Only a real Titanic purist historian would ever sail it. The general public would be very disatified. And with the costs involved, it would never make a profit.
--- End quote ---
Oh Yuck! :P
Yeah, I guess you're right. I never thought about it like that before. It would probably fail if they tried it again. It's a nice thought though, even if it will never come to pass. It was such a beautiful ship. :)
Thanks David! :D
David:
My dream is that some Casino owner with VERY deep pockets will build a group of Hotels in Las Vegas that are reproductions of several ocean liners.
Imagine walking down Las Vegas boulevard and seeing tied up to a large pier, The Olympic Titanic and Britannic !
Of course, they'd have to modify the ships to be fully Air conditioned. Plus rework the staterooms to have private bathrooms.
They wouldn't even have to be floating ships. They'd be Buildings surrounded by water. This way there would be water and sewer connections to the street. No need to have furnaces either. The original Titanic used electric space heaters to warm the rooms then, the same would be fine now. There are probably very few days in a Vegas winter they'd be needed.
I'd hate to see a casino installed in any of them. The rooms and restaraunts would provide revenue. That plus selling tickets for guided tours.
But I could see where this could get tacky. Rockets to be launched everynight at midnight and they'd pound on your doors to wake you up and drop your ass in a lifeboat. Or maybe that's how they could deal with you if you didn't pay your room charges?
MaineWriter:
David,
You seem to be contradicting yourself a little bit. If a CASINO owner is coming up with the money, then surely there'd be a casino on the ship?
I like the idea of a "ship-hotel" though. They have every other theme in Las Vegas, why not a luxury cruise ship as a hotel?
L
David:
True Leslie. I think one would do well in Las Vegas. Casino or not.
Too bad the Queen Mary in Long Beach California struggles to stay afloat financially. The main reason is because it is docked in an industrial area. There is NOTHING to do nearby unless you drive back to Long Beach or Los Angeles.
The key to the sucess of the Vegas strip is that nowadays, the tourists can walk up and down the street and see the hotels and attractions.
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