Well everyone is talking,writing and blogging about the Titanic so I thought I would add my thoughts too!

We all know the tragic story that happended one hundred years ago this week more than 1000 men,women and children died in terrifying circumstances on RMS Titanic. And I read with interest how people are coming up with unique ways to commemorate the event. We remain thoroughly fasicinated by it. For instance a cruise set sail from Southampton at the weekend – MS Balmoral with the exact amount of passengers, some being descendants of passengers who died on the Titanic.

The cruise will try follow the exact route of the Titanic, although there have been a few hick-ups such as being delayed due to 30ft waves as it crossed the Irish Sea and a guest having to be air lifted due to illness. But it is still scheduled to arrive at the wreck site in time for the memorial service at the weekend. So apart from following the exact route, passengers will be served the same meals, use simialr cutlery and china plates from 100 years ago and listen to music from that period. Passengers even wore period costumes as they boarded MS Balmoral.

Some people are apprehensive – is this done in bad taste? Passengers who were interviewed on this ship seem to disagree, apparently it has been reported that the cruise has been done tastefully and remembering those who died is not morbid.

I also read “Five Titanic Myths spread by films” on the BBC website

So as a final thought we should remember that the sinking of the Titanic was no film but very real and people drowned and froze to death in awful circumstances.