Cain; Judas; Titanic...Names we generally avoid...but...

[Craig]

an Australian billionaire is resurrecting the last...At least it won't take too long to see if she shares the fate as well.


CANBERRA, Australia – An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like its namesake planned.

Weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the original Titanic, Clive Palmer announced Monday he has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build the Titanic II.

"It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic, but … will have state-of-the-art 21st-century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems," Palmer said in a statement. He called the project "a tribute to the spirit of the men and women who worked on the original Titanic."


http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/...n-billionaire-to-build-new-Titanic/54636986/1

 

[fairsheet]

an Australian billionaire is resurrecting the last...At least it won't take too long to see if she shares the fate as well.


CANBERRA, Australia – An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like its namesake planned.

Weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the original Titanic, Clive Palmer announced Monday he has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build the Titanic II.

"It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic, but … will have state-of-the-art 21st-century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems," Palmer said in a statement. He called the project "a tribute to the spirit of the men and women who worked on the original Titanic."


http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/...n-billionaire-to-build-new-Titanic/54636986/1

Nobody would think to name their kid "Adolph". But when I was a kid, that seemed to be a pretty common and "go to" name for German Shepherd Dogs.

 

[Friday13]

Did you ever read this? It was said, by some, that the Titanic was cursed...draw your own conclusions.

The Wreck of the Titan (1898)

 

[fairsheet]

Did you ever read this? It was said, by some, that the Titanic was cursed...draw your own conclusions.

The Wreck of the Titan (1898)

Evidently, "The Wreck of the Titan" ain't quite all some crack it up to be. It's more likely, that "The Wreck of the Titan" serves us better, as an example of how little marketing has changed over the last century.

 

[Friday13]

I found it interesting when I read it MANY years ago. I didn't give my opinion of it, only said that some believed that it cursed Titanic.

Please, show me how you connect the story to marketing?

 

[Doc]

Well, I think it could be a good idea, although....IF they follow all the original designs, this new Titanic won't be much, compared to the massive and modern designs of liners these days.

That said, it would probably be a profitable venture. And, I would not be overly concerned with any "curse:"

--First, they can BUILD this one right. (The original did not have the highest quality of steel)
--They can much more easily avoid icebergs these days. (Ships can see those things miles out, now...)
--I would bet that they will have the required number of lifeboats (Which, the Titanic did not have--because it "wouldn't look as sleek...")
--It will probably just tour around Australia....(Although, they better look out for the barrier reef!)

 

[fairsheet]

I found it interesting when I read it MANY years ago. I didn't give my opinion of it, only said that some believed that it cursed Titanic.

Please, show me how you connect the story to marketing?

The version you're reading, isn't the original 1898 work. It's a callous and wholesale edit job, that was marketed AFTER the Titanic went down in 1912. And from what I read, you would be hardpressed to find an actual copy of the original work. They were "disappeared".

It's sort of akin to all those wonderous quotes we read from Nostradamus, that turn to be.....apochryphal.

 

[nfp guy]

when we were choosing names for our youngest, I used to joke that little "Adolph Judas" (A.J.?) or "Judas Adolph" would be guaranteed to be the only one in his class with that name.