Explore the Titanic's last port of call and walk in the footsteps of the last passengers to board the Titanic.
If you are a history buff or fascinated by all things Titanic, then this is certainly a trip not to miss out on.
On the 11th April, 1912 the Titanic sailed into Queenstown, as Cobh was then known. She had sailed from Southampton two days before, stopping off in Cherbourg, France, on her way. Cobh was to be her last port of call as she continued her maiden voyage to New York. At Cobh the Titanic collected mail, some supplies and a further 123 passengers. A number of passengers disembarked, including the now famous Fr. Browne whose collection of photographs became the most comprehensive pictorial record of the ill-fated ship.
Cobh at the time was a major transatlantic port of call with many liners and merchant ships arriving and departing on a daily basis. Still there was an air of excitement on the day the Titanic was arriving, as this was the largest and most majestic liner in the World....'frantic preparations had already been put in motion in Queenstown. Ships were expected from Liverpool and New York that morning, but these now ranked as commonplace occurences. What exercised everybody's mind was the imminent arrival of the largest liner in the world and an air of excitement was tangible.' (Father Browne's Titanic Album, E.E. O'Donnell, 2012)
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'Queenstown bustled with life on the day of a sailing. Porters jostled for jobs; White Star officials attended to the special needs of infants and the infirm; vendors and hawkers plied what Frank Browne called 'Legal and illegal Trade'; American ladies bought their last samples of Irish lace. All of this was accompanied by the sound of the local Pipe Band and when the tenders were leaving the liner, having delivered passengers, cargo and mail, a lone trumpeter played a final salute.' (Father Browne's Titanic Album, E.E. O'Donnell, 2012)
At 1:55pm that day, the Titanic weighed anchor for the last time and set sail. As she did, Fr. Browne and a number of others took the last pictures ever taken of the great ship from the tender America at the mouth of Cork Harbour. Within 3 days she had struck an iceberg in mid-Atlantic, and the consequential loss of life earmarked the Titanic story as one of the greatest maritime tragedies of all time.
On the 11th April, 1912 the Titanic sailed into Queenstown, as Cobh was then known. She had sailed from Southampton two days before, stopping off in Cherbourg, France, on her way. Cobh was to be her last port of call as she continued her maiden voyage to New York. At Cobh the Titanic collected mail, some supplies and a further 123 passengers. A number of passengers disembarked, including the now famous Fr. Browne whose collection of photographs became the most comprehensive pictorial record of the ill-fated ship.
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'Queenstown bustled with life on the day of a sailing. Porters jostled for jobs; White Star officials attended to the special needs of infants and the infirm; vendors and hawkers plied what Frank Browne called 'Legal and illegal Trade'; American ladies bought their last samples of Irish lace. All of this was accompanied by the sound of the local Pipe Band and when the tenders were leaving the liner, having delivered passengers, cargo and mail, a lone trumpeter played a final salute.' (Father Browne's Titanic Album, E.E. O'Donnell, 2012)
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| Passengers wait for tenders at the White Star dock |
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Three nights accommodation, also in a seaview room, and one evening meal, again to include the Titanic Trail, and Titanic Experience.
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