Titanic

Great-great-grandson of Titanic victim sees the sunken staterooms where his relative drowned

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Great-great-grandson of Titanic victim Benjamin Guggenheim sees staterooms 12,500ft down where his mining tycoon ancestor drowned after donning evening dress ‘to go down like a gentleman’ Benjamin Guggenheim, 46, was last seen sipping brandy on the sinking ship Ancestor Sindbad Rumney-Guggenheim viewed the wreck through a laptop Moment was filmed for National Geographic documentary Back … Read more

Belfast’s Titanic museum and the Queen Mum’s childhood home are two highlights on this grand cruise

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The launch in Belfast of RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911, attracted 100,000 people — around one-third of the city’s population. At the time, she was the largest ship yet built. This I learned on a visit to the spectacular Titanic museum in Belfast, where I joined the new Seabourn Ovation on its cruise around … Read more