A modern-day cruise ship weighs about five times more than the Titanic did. The RMS Titanic was 10 decks high, 882.5 feet long, and 92.5 feet wide. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas is about one-third longer, has twice as many decks, and is more than twice as wide.

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Did Anyone Really Think the Titanic was Unsinkable?

You probably know the story of the great irony of the Titanic. The ship hailed as “unsinkable” sank after it struck an iceberg on its very first trip across the Atlantic Ocean. In hindsight, it seems almost silly that anyone would assume that a ship weighing more than 50,000 tons (when fully laden)