Titanic Vs Today's Cruise Ships

The Titanic measured similarly to todays smaller cruise ships.

Titanic vs today's cruise ships. In todays date Symphony Of The Seas and Allure Of The Seas have a width that is double of the Titanic. Correspondingly cruise ships have many more passenger capacity as many as 54006200 with crew of about 2200. The Harmony of the Seas is one of the longest cruise ships sailing today at 362m compared to the 269m length of Titanic.

It even cost a tiny amount to build compared to todays cruise ships. Titanic White Star Line. 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.

The main way that modern cruise ships are able to be so much larger than the Titanic is because they are so much higher. The Titanic was 883 feet long with a 92 feet width. The Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas an older RCL ship built in 1997 and.

Designed to carry more than 2400 passengers and almost 900 crewmembers the Titanic had certainly earned its name. 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. The Biggest Ship in the World Then and Now On the 100-year anniversary of the Titanics sinking we compare the biggest ship in the world in 1912 to todays biggest cruise.

Some cruise ships are 150000 and some even 225000 tons The Titanic though immense for its day was just a dinky 47000 tons one fifth the displacement. Titanic VS Modern 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. The Symphony of the Seas clearly surpasses the Titanic in terms of size but theres also a substantial difference in cost. The Titanic was built in one piece by riveting large plates together whereas modern cruise ships are built in smaller sections then loaded into place using large cranes.