Titanic left a legacy that today’s cruise ships exist by

Titanic was “the ship of dreams” an unsinkable revolution in engineering, yet the fate of this ocean vessel was already set in place

Today the cruise industry exists and operates in many ways as a result of the Titanic tragedy. In 1914 The International Convention for the Safety of Life A Sea treaty was passed in wake of the sinking of the Titanic. It addressed the lifeboat issue along with specifying emergency equipment and procedures including radio watches. The sinking of the Titanic changed the way ocean travel was operated. All ships were required to have enough lifeboats for everyone onboard and ship design overall was changed to address safety issues

She was the most advanced vessel of her day. Built by the best technology and ship builders money could buy. Owned and operated by White Star Line, Titanic was designed to compete with Cunard’s Lusitania and Mauretania in a highly focussed luxury cruise travel market

Out of 840 staterooms, almost half were first-class accommodations. The ship was built for pleasure and beauty. It was filling that order which would contribute to the loss of life just days after her launch. The ship was designed to hold 32 lifeboats but only 20 were on board.

At the time Cruise line management thought too many lifeboats would take away from the beauty of the ship. The 20 lifeboats on board Titanic could carry a total of 1,178 of the 3,547 the ship might have if fully loaded.

On that tragic night in 1912 when Titanic sank, the SS Californian was the closest ship to Titanic and many believe it could have easily rescued all on board. Unfortunately, the radio operator went to sleep not long before Titanic started broadcasting emergency distress messages

Today, advanced weather forecasting and navigational equipment on cruise ships take advantage of the great strides made possible by modern technology. GPS monitoring allows cruise lines to know where cruise ships are at all times. Onboard video surveillance systems keep track of passengers and crew and are often called upon to solve cases of crime at sea.

Titanic left behind a legacy that today is still as strong as it was back in 1912. Although her sinking was one of the most tragic events the world had ever seen and still is, she set the path for what is today a safe and enjoyable way to travel and revolutionised safety at sea.