Are cruise ships built today bigger than the Titanic?

Titanic's length from one side to the other measured 92.5 feet. Modern cruise ships are typically around 120 feet today, which is about 22% bigger than Titanic. Wonder of the Seas is an astonishing 210 feet wide and clocking in at more than double the width of Titanic.



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When most people think of the Titanic, they think of a massive cruise ship. But, while it was the world's largest passenger liner at the time in 1912, the famous ship was actually significantly smaller than the cruise ships we know today.

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In comparison, the Titanic was only 269 meters long, 9 decks high, and had a gross tonnage of 46,000. The sinking of the Titanic happened over 100 years ago and although she was the largest ship at the time of her launch a lot has changed since. Almost all modern cruise ships are bigger than the Titanic was.

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Six months before its maiden voyage, Royal Caribbean's massive new ship, the Icon of the Seas, is already generating an incredible response – and when you take a look at the pictures, that's absolutely zero surprise. The ship is reportedly five times bigger than the Titanic, boasting 20 decks.

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Going to be launched in 2022, the current project of Titanic II is under the renowned Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer.

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Over the past 100 years since the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, only 18 cruise ships and some ocean liners have been publicly known to have sunk. And, over the past 50 years, only four cruise ships have sunk while navigating on a cruise.

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If you wonder whether cruise ships have jails, the answer is yes. Jails are called brigs on a cruise ship and tend only to be used in serious circumstances when no other options are available. Cabin arrest is typically used before the brig is needed.

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The Icon of the Seas, set to sail in the Caribbean in January, is five times the size of the Titanic. But it's unlikely to ever meet the same fate as the iconic ship, thanks to radar and iceberg monitoring. Royal Caribbean also says their cruise ships have enough lifeboats and rafts for everyone on board.

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Carnival is one world's largest cruise lines, but since it has existed, only one of its vessels has ever sunk, the Costa Concordia in 2012. Although Costa is an Italian cruise ship company, it is owned by Carnival Corporation. From its fleet of Carnival brand cruise ships, none have ever sunk or capsized.

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At sea, cruise ships survive hurricanes by avoiding them. The seas are rough, the weather is predictably bad, but otherwise not very predictable.

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The prices of tickets on the Titanic in 1912 ranged from £870 or $4,350 for a first-class parlor suite to a maximum of £8 or $40 for a third-class passage, according to The Washington Times. A century later, in 2012, those ticket prices equaled a range of $50,000 to $460.

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