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moremojo:
Has anyone seen this rather unusual German version of the Titanic's story from 1943?:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036443/

This is reputed to be one of the better films made in Germany during the Nazi regime, and is certainly one of the most famous. The director ran afoul of the Nazi authorities during filming, and later died under suspicious circumstances; it is widely believed that he was murdered by the Gestapo.

MaineWriter:

--- Quote from: DavidinHartford on April 12, 2007, 08:43:06 am ---
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.   


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Yes. When we were in California about 10 years ago, we went and found the Queen Mary, went on board and walked around a bit. It was unique but I certainly wouldn't choose to stay there!

I think the cruise ship hotel, to be successful, would need to make some radical departures from real cruise ships, ie, size of staterooms, size of bathrooms, etc. But you could still get the feel with the various restaurants and attractions. Dinner with "the Captain" and so on. It could be fun.

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David:
I did stay two nights on the Queen Mary Hotel back in 2004.      The staterooms still have their art deco decor intact.   The restaraunts were good, although the service was marginal.      It was neat to walk around and see the ship.    It is fairly well attended during the weekends, but during the week it was a ghost ship.    It was spooky to walk the inside halls at night.  It was very cool to walk the outside decks at sunrise.   It was an interesting place to stay while we were visiting L.A. before driving to Las Vegas.

Marge_Innavera:

--- Quote from: DavidinHartford on April 12, 2007, 08:24:45 am ---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 !   

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I live in Missouri, and the Titanic museum in Branson is the ONLY thing that could ever lure me down there. They supposedly have a good collection of artifacts as well as a mock-up of the ship.

David:
Very true.   The Titanic Museum in Branson is built inside a partial, half scale replica of the ship.    The pics look pretty neat.   It would be the only reason I went to Branson too.   LOL.

http://www.titanicbranson.com/

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