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    Default Tempting fate or the Karma Pixies

    Am I the only person that thinks it is tempting fate to take a cruise ship and follow the last journey of the Titanic?
    I can almost hear the Karma Pixies chuckling as they rub their hands in glee.

    I hope I am wrong
    Sadly, our dear friend Ann (alias Ladkyis) passed away on Thursday, 26th. December, 2019.
    Footprints on the sands of time

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    I have the same feeling, especially after watching a bit of the programme about the Concordia

    I console myself with the knowledge that not only will they be keeping a very strict watch for hazards, but with the world's eye on them there would be more people saved if anything goes wrong.

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    ok, perhaps it's just me then, being a superstitious old hen...
    Sadly, our dear friend Ann (alias Ladkyis) passed away on Thursday, 26th. December, 2019.
    Footprints on the sands of time

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    Oh I agree with you Ladkyis, my luggage would include my own personal life jacket, flares & a James Bond jet pack (which would probably go wrong!)
    Alison

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    Talking of the Titanic and Karma (OK we weren't, but ..), in researching our local War Memorial I came across one chap who jumped ship at Swansea and probably went to see his Brother and Sister in Law off on the Titanic. They had meant to sail on another ship, but there was a National Coal Strike at the time and they were moved onto the Titanic ( which I suppose had dibs on coal). The Wife survived, the Brother didn't.
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    Half a dozen years ago I went on a whale-watching cruise off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It was a brand shiny new boat making its maiden voyage, and was being filmed for Oz TV.

    To the passengers' horror, as we pulled away from shore and headed out to sea, over the ship's sound system came the theme from "Titanic".

    Whether it was unconscious irony, or just someone having a laugh at our expense. I'll never know. But we survived!

    Dale in New Zealand

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    I love cruises, cruise ships and the life on board. HOWEVER, like Ladykis, this is one voyage I wouldn't touch in a fit. Not a thing against the ship or the captain and I have no doubt the whole exercise will be a resounding success, but the route, the timing and the theme? Just a little too much for me I'm afraid.

    Was talking about it the other day and both OH and I were laughing at how close to the surface superstition really is, even in people who otherwise don't show a sign of being affected.

    When over the top sensible OH who would give his eye teeth for another chance at cruising said that even he would think twice I was utterly amazed.

    Philippa

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    I wouldn't consider a cruise, Titanic route or otherwise. My husband and I took our first trip to England in 1970 and spent 12 weeks enroute. In those days, most people went by ship as flying was what the rich did. We had some wonderful stopovers and we looked forward to every port, but the time spent on board was very tedious. I'm not superstitious though and my reason for avoiding the current cruise is due to my previous sailing experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ladkyis View Post
    ok, perhaps it's just me then, being a superstitious old hen...
    Nope Ladkyis - I'm with you on this one. Nothing on earth would have persuaded me to do this - and seeing the footage of the trippers grabbing all of the on board souvenirs presumably with an expectation of flogging them for muchas cash on ebay confirms that!

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    In 1954 we emigrated to Canada aboard the old Franconia (its last voyage). We travelled steerage of course, and during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland the steel storm doors were closed that separated our section of cabins from the rest of the ship. The gale pushed us up the coast of Labrador and we spent three days turning around and sailing back through the Straights of Belle Isle, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The ship ran out of milk for the children, and we started running out of food.

    I sailed the Atlantic again about twenty years later under much better circumstances, and my husband and I sailed the Aegean many years later. I don't think I will sail again as I've become increasingly claustrophobic over the years. But I think what would really put me off sailing the Balmoral at this time is the way the sinking seems to be treated as entertainment rather than the disaster it was. We've had restaurants in this area putting on 'Titanic dinners' , reproducing parts of the last supper aboard the ship " because it's good for business". Just human nature I guess, but I still have a problem with it.

    Pam (who is feeling increasingly out of step with the world)

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