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The Titanic was finally ready for her departure on April 10 1912. Delays had occurred as a result of the Olympics collision with the HMS Hawke in September 1911 and in February the Olypmic also lost a propeller. The owners wanted to see the Olympic operational before the Titanic.

Also that year there was a coal strike. A severe problem for any transatlantic liner because ships like the Titanic would consume over 600 tons of coal a day. To partially solve the problem, coal was taken from other ships like the Adriatic and Oceanic to stock up the coal bunkers for the Titanic's voyage.

At noon on the 10 April 1912 the Titanic set sail from Southampton. Immediately, there was a potential disaster. There was a near collision with the steamer New York. The New York being much smaller than the Titanic was sucked in to her wake as the Titanic giant triple screw propellers rotated. The New York's mooring snapped and was dragged towards the port side of her. This is exactly what happened to her sister ship when she collided with the HMS Hawke.

It sounds like this anniversary cruise has been pulled into the Titanic's wake also.

from about.com:

Guide Review - Review of Titanic Astrology

This is a book that puts an already fascinating event in the awesome context of astrology. In clear, engaging writing, Eileen Grimes begins with the Master Chart -- the moment Titanic hit the iceberg -- which has Neptune at 21 degrees Cancer, squaring the Nodal Axis, also exactly at 21 degrees Libra/Aries.

The Lunar Nodes in a chart are a continuum of soul growth, with the North Node pointing the way toward evolution, and the South Node as the heritage of the soul, and what Grimes calls, "the path of least resistance." The Titanic's South Node in luxury-loving Libra led to complacency, and focus on the elegant outer package, instead of whether there were enough lifeboats. The Aries North Node sent the Titanic full steam ahead, ignoring warnings about the icebergs, and in the end, many paid a high price for the arrogant assumption that it was "unsinkable." Grimes expertly lays out this epic-scale drama, when the God of the Sea (Neptune) abruptly ended the dream.

Six years of researching charts also lead to the discovery that 83 percent of those closely linked to the Titanic had significant planets at 21 (or within a close orb) degrees, in cardinal signs. She also devotes a chapter to Mercury being in retrograde at the time of the sinking. Mercury's folly would be comical, were it not so tragic, from the missed warnings of icebergs to the nearby Californian turning off its receiver, to the contradictory newspaper headlines afterwards.

The story of the Titanic was a "magnificent obsession" for Grimes, and Titanic Astrology is the treasure of that sustained focus. In that way, it's an inspiring book, and she encourages readers to follow those events from history that reach into the soul. Writes Grimes, "I urge you to look into it as deeply as you can -- because somewhere in there is a forgotten part of yourself."

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Cher

That is fascinating research. So much insight. Many passengers certainly evolved to a higher plane on that journey. Instant karma transition. Hmmmm.

Of you play with fire, no, if you dabble with water, you're gunna git drowned. I had a similar feeling go through me when I heard the story. I had a 'risky' feeling and a why would you want to do that, question, in my mind.

Astrology aside, there's such a thing a tempting fate. Law of attraction of self-fulfilling prophecies come to mind here, too.

What were the event planners thinking?

a difficult year for cruise ships? Look at all the accidents, no matter what their cause.

I've been on a few cruises & find them enjoyable & relaxing. I still would love to do a transatlantic cruise at some point.