Are you brave enough?

8th April 2012 is the day Fred Olsen's Balmoral, follows in the footsteps of Maritimes most famous disaster, the sinking of the Titanic. As most of you are probably aware the Balmoral is to follow the fateful route of the Titanic exactly 100 years after her sinking. She will even be at the exact spot latitude 41°51'N, longitude 50°14'W on April 15, 2012, where Titanic hit an iceberg a hundred years earlier. Superstitious? Then maybe this is not the cruise for you..
Although you could argue that the 100 year anniversary is no different from say the ships 99th or 98th the Century has a certain ring to it, and I’m sure some kind of vessel has passed this point on one anniversary in the last 100. For all interested in maritime history or even disaster this cruise is a must, but the question I find myself asking is.... am I brave enough?

I’m not saying that, it’s going to hit an iceberg, or there are not enough lifeboats etc, ( but if it were to happen, according to the film at least Kate Winslet will throw herself at me, so move over Leo ). I’m just saying it’s a brilliant way to drum up interest for the cruise and the hype surrounding it all, makes it exciting in a kind of curious way. A lot of people will just say, it’s just another cruise, but for some it will be an educational once in a life time experience! If I was onboard, on the 15th April, in the exact spot she sank, I’m sure I will be crossing my fingers and toes; in fact I’m sure this thought will pass through minds of many passengers onboard. But that’s the fun of it!

The people who lost their life, on this tragic night are gone but not forgotten, and I’m sure that thoughts of many of Balmoral passengers will be thinking this as they approach the fateful spot, but at least their memory lives on, and for many passengers this is what it is all about! Let’s face it, only 1000 or so will be able to say, I was there, as it will be a quite a wait if you decide to, "go on the next one" another 100 years later. All I have to say is, this will be a cracking cruise, and if anyone is booked on this, please let me know after how it went, as I’m sure it won’t be a disappointing experience. So let me know!