‘Titanic’ memorial cruise

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: October 13, 2009

Would you go on a cruise that traced the route of the ill-fated “Titanic” on the 100th anniversary of its sinking?

Well, if you A) Are free in April 2012, B) Have $3,900 or more lying around and C) Are not superstitious, then Miles Morgan Travel has a deal for you.

According to CNN, the trip on the “Balmoral” will depart from Southampton, England, on April 8, 2012, exactly 100 years after “Titanic” did, arrive at the spot in the North Atlantic where “Titanic” sank on April 15—the 100th anniversary of the disaster—and end up in New York, where “Titanic” was headed, after a stop in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, so memorial cruise passengers can visit cemeteries where some of the Titanic victims are buried.

Appropriately memorial or exploitatively morbid—what do you think?