So this Australian billionaire who has decided he's building a "Titantic II". His shopping company, the Blue Star Line company, plans to have has boat built in China (where currently they have insufficient facilities and have no experience building cruise ships, only cargo ships). It's supposed to be completed by 2016 (the people building it doubt that) and follow the same route as the original Titantic (without the sinking and the dying, hopefully).

According to the website, it's already captured the worlds imagination, and we all have "Clivemania"! (Fun fact: good old Clive thought Barack Obama and the CIA were plotting against him once)

http://bluestarline.com.au/
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive...r_(businessman)

Honestly I think it's a terrible idea. It'll be cool, sure, and it'll get a lot of publicity, but why? He could be feeding Australia's homeless. Or breeding cats. But instead he's spending his millions on making a sunken ship.  

Barack Obama plots against everybody.

But yes, based on your post it sounds like a bad idea but we'll see!  

For a moment I thought you were going to say they were making a second Titanic movie. That would've been an even bigger tragedy than the actual event if they did.  

Posted by Kiwi

So this Australian billionaire who has decided he's building a "Titantic II". His shopping company, the Blue Star Line company, plans to have has boat built in China (where currently they have insufficient facilities and have no experience building cruise ships, only cargo ships). It's supposed to be completed by 2016 (the people building it doubt that) and follow the same route as the original Titantic (without the sinking and the dying, hopefully).

According to the website, it's already captured the worlds imagination, and we all have "Clivemania"! (Fun fact: good old Clive thought Barack Obama and the CIA were plotting against him once)

http://bluestarline.com.au/
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive...r_(businessman)

Honestly I think it's a terrible idea. It'll be cool, sure, and it'll get a lot of publicity, but why? He could be employing Australia's homeless. Or breeding cats. But instead he's spending his millions on making a sunken ship.

fix'd  

Damn Australians stealing the only thing us Northern Irish folk are recognised for!  

Posted by Blueh

For a moment I thought you were going to say they were making a second Titanic movie. That would've been an even bigger tragedy than the actual event if they did.