Are YOU A Titaniac?

Here is a test to discover if you are a Titan-iac.

Future Titan-iac :)

1. Do you love Titanic history?
2. Do you read anything Titanic related, that you can get your hands on?
3. Have you been to a Titanic exhibit or Museum?
4. Have you dressed as a Titanic passenger or crew member at some point in your life?
5. Have you tried to figure out if you are related to any of the passengers who sailed Titanic?
6. Do you have a collection of Titanic memorabilia?

If you answered YES to some or all of these questions, you are a Titan-iac and for that we salute you.

 Research, Theories, studies, and books - Titan-iacs like us must get our hands on it all. Why are we so obsessed? It was a tragedy of epic proportions and there is so much to be learned about who was on the ship and why the ship sank to the bottom of the ocean. You see, we are passionate about this incredible moment in history and the people who lost their lives. Without us, Her history would die, but with us, we can continue to tell Her stories, so that she and her passengers and crew are never forgotten.

 I think Titan-iac, C.J. Mook, put it best when he said, "I would love to see the Titanic Museum Attraction. It would be my Disney World."

At the Titanic Museum Attractions in Branson, Mo and Pigeon Forge, Tn., we take great pride in telling the stories of the passengers and crew who sailed Titanic. We have spent almost 30 years combing through archives, studying artifacts, and conducting extensive research to make sure that our tours are historically accurate. Our owner John Joslyn was co-leader of the second expedition to the Titanic.  The team spent 44 days at sea and they did 32 dives to the Titanic.  From this expedition John co-produced the first Titanic television shows. He has actually seen HER! Wow. We invite you to come see us and learn more about Titanic's history. Discover the truth and tell others. This will ensure that her Legacy will Live ON and we will expand our wonderful group of Titan-iacs across the globe.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page for a Titan-iac contest. God Speed.

My daughter and me, March 26. She got to meet and chat with the Captain in Pigeon Forge!

Selfie at the TITANIC in Pigeon Forge! SUPER EXHIBIT ~ a MUST SEE!!
Visiting from Summerville, Georgia

Loved the Titanic! It's a must see.

Our selfie post, We visited this past summer, we loved it! 

Titanic Pigeon Forge Spring Break Special

Just in time for Spring Break, the Titanic Museum Attraction has announced a very special offer to our guests and visitors in Pigeon Forge. If you purchase your ADULT tickets on our website at www.TitanicPigeonForge.com between now and April 12, 2015, you will automatically receive this special offer at checkout.

What an incredible deal - Just $19.99 gets you 1 adult ticket to tour the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tn. PLUS you will receive a free audio set to enhance your tour. Remember, you can purchase your tickets for any available date in 2015, you just have to purchase them between now and April 12, 2015 to receive the discount.


What are the benefits of buying your tickets online? You don't have to print anything. Just bring your phone to the ship and show your digital reservation to get in. It saves time and trees!

And, if that isn't enough to get you excited, visit us on facebook. We are honoring our Titaniac fans by picking one each week to reward with a free Titanic T-Shirt. Click HERE for contest details.

We love our fans. Why? Because we are all a Titanic Team and together we can help tell the stories of the 2,208 passengers and crew of the RMS Titanic so that they are never forgotten. #HappySpring.

What is Titanic Pigeon Forge Doing for Spring Break?

If you are planning a family vacation to Pigeon Forge for Spring Break 2015 and want some help with activities and things to do with your family, here is what we will be doing at the Titanic Museum Attraction. 

1. We will have our 3rd Annual Titanic Author's Week. There have been hundreds of Titanic books written about the legendary Titanic. Now, all Titanic fans and followers will have the opportunity to meet and interact with authors of many of these remarkable books during our 2015 Author Book Signing Days this Spring.

Here is a list of each of the authors that will be present inside the museum where visitors can engage them in their favorite subject - Titanic.

Lowell Lytle - Our "Captain Smith" will be at the ship! 

 
Friday, March 13 from Noon - 6pm
Saturday, March 14 from 10am-6pm


Sunday, March 15 from Noon-5pm
Monday, March 16 from 10am-6pm
Tuesday, March 17 from 10am-6pm
Thursday, March 19 from 10am-6pm
Friday, March 20 from 10am-6pm
Saturday, March 21 from 10am-6pm
Sunday, March 22 from Noon-5pm
Tuesday, March 24 from 10am-6pm
Wednesday, March 25 from 10am-6pm
Thursday, March 26 from 10am-6pm
Friday, March 27 from 10am-6pm
Saturday, March 28 from 10am-6pm
Sunday, March 29 from Noon-5pm
Tuesday, March 31 from 10am-6pm
Wednesday, April 1 from 10am-6pm
Thursday, April 2 from 10am-6pm
Friday, April 3 from 10am-6pm
Saturday, April 4 from 10am-6pm
Monday, April 6 from 10am-6pm
Tuesday, April 7 from 10am-6pm
Wednesday, April 8 from 10am-6pm
Friday, April 10 from 10am-6pm
Saturday, April 11 from 10am-6pm
Sunday, April 12 from Noon-5pm
 
Book : Diving into the Deep


Cheryl Mure & Cassandra Jones - Tuesday, March 24-Wednesday, March 25 (10am-5pm)
 
Book: Ahoy Titanic


Luke Copas - Thursday, March 26-Sunday, March 29 and Saturday, April 11-Sunday, April 12 (10am-5pm)

Book:  Facts for kids about Titanic

Book: Facts for kids about the Titanic Children
Book: Facts about the Heroes of Faith of Titanic

Penelope Carlevato - Saturday, March 28-Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1-Saturday, April 4 (10am-5pm)
Book: Tea on the Titanic
Book: First Class Etiquette

Mike Shoulders - April 6th (10am-5pm)
Book: T is for Titanic

 

2. We are GOING GREEN. Yes, that's right. We will have an Irish Celebration at the ship.  The ship will be lit up green, there will be Irish music, and our crew will be ready to tell the stories of the 159 Irish Passengers & Crew aboard Titanic. Click HERE for more information. 

See you at the Titanic and May the Luck of the Irish Be With You this Spring Break! 

- Chief Purser, Erin Wicker

Titanic Honors the Irish - Tribute to Miss Bertha Moran

Hello to ya'! I'm Bertha Bridget Moran, but they call me Bertha back home and at my job. I work at the Peabody Shirt Factory in Troy, New York, makin' those famous shirts for the Arrow Shirt Company.

To claim an inheritance, my brother, Daniel, had to return to our family home in Limerick, Ireland, and I went along for the ride. We sailed back to the States aboard Titanic. 'Twas grand to be on the very ship that was the talk and pride of Ireland where she was built. She was a Floatin' Palace!
We were shaken awake by the collision, and by the frightenin' reality that, as third-class passengers, it would be more of a challenge to exit the ship, especially since we'd never had a lifeboat drill.

There was an English priest from Essex who'd been servin' as a kind of chaplain for third-class passengers. He led us to where they were lowering lifeboats, but I never saw him after that, and my brother was nowhere in sight either. I was on my own, frozen with fight. Would the Luck o' the Irish get me through?

Find out Bertha's fate at the Titanic Museum Attraction, where we pay tribute to the Irish Passengers who sailed on the RMS Titanic over 100+ years ago.


May the Luck of the Irish Be With You!

Chief Purser
Erin Wicker

Titanic Honors the Irish - Tribute to Mr. Thomas Andrews

 It seems fitting today to tell you the story of a man born in Ireland in 1873 to a very "well to do" family. He and his siblings were successful from the beginning. His name was Thomas Andrews and he would become a hero on the Titanic.  Thomas Andrews lived with his family in Ardara, Comber. In 1884, he began attending the Royal Belfast Academical Institution until 1889 when, at the age of sixteen, he began a premium apprenticeship at Harland and Wolff where his uncle, the Viscount Pirrie, was part owner. (Ref. 1)

At Harland and Wolff, Mr. Andrews began working his way up the ranks. He was hired in the Joiners Shop, then became cabinetmaker, and finally worked 2 months on ships until he earned his spot in the drawing office as Manager of Construction Works. Here is where Thomas Andrews excelled in his career. He was able to help design the Olympic and its sister ship, the RMS Titanic. Unfortunately, his suggestions to have 46 lifeboats on the ship were overruled and created a bit of foreshadowing for the fate of the ship.

On April 10, 1912, Thomas Andrews boarded his creation along with the team who worked on the design and construction of Titanic. Of course they didn't want to miss the opportunity to ride in luxury on their own awesome creation.

"I feel like a proud father whose beautiful offspring is about to make a world-wide debut. As Harland & Wolff's managing director, I'm in charge of designing its ships. I helped create Titanic from keel to masthead, so I know every inch of her."

"Some call me the builder of the Ship of Dreams, but Titanic was never a dream to me. She was pure reality - a spectacular, man-made monument of iron and steel, invincible and vulnerable at the same time."

It was smooth sailing the first few days at sea. In fact, Mr. Andrews remarked that the ship was "as nearly perfect as human brains can make her." What happened after that is why Titanic is such an important part of history today.

To learn more about Mr. Thomas Andrews, visit the Titanic Museum Attraction in Branson, Mo or Pigeon Forge, Tn. where we tell the stories of the Irish passengers the entire Month of March and every day, in honor of their memories.

Ref. 1 - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Andrews_%28shipbuilder%29





May the Luck of the Irish Be With You.

Chief Purser,
Erin Wicker