2: Titanic Miniseries, Part II – To Cherbourg, and Beyond!

Dec 3, 2018 | Titanic

When the Titanic reached Cherbourg, France, she had to drop anchor since she was too big for the small port. So how did the passengers board, you ask?

White Star, thinking ahead, had Harland and Wolff build two small steamboats to ferry the passengers to the ship. The Nomadic carried the first and second-class passengers, while the Traffic carried the third-class passengers.

1: Titanic Miniseries, Part I – Build Her Up, Sail Her Out

Nov 5, 2018 | Titanic

In the 1890s, Cunard and White Star — whose full name was the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company — went head to head with one another for the Blue Riband, which was an award given to the ship that made the fastest trip across the Atlantic. Being the fastest was the same as being the best. And passengers, of course, wanted to sail on the best ship.