Titanic
Voyage Operations

Welcome to #voyage-ops, everyone. Maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. Southampton to New York. Smooth seas ahead. Let's make White Star Line proud. Please keep this channel professional.

Quick thought — can we go faster? I want to arrive in New York a day early. Think of the headlines. Think of the PRESS.

Mr. Ismay, we really shouldn't push the boilers beyond designed capacity on the maiden voyage. There are 29 boilers and we haven't even tested all of them at full—

Faster. Please. Thank you.

Just a reminder that the lifeboat capacity is 1,178 persons. We have 2,224 aboard. I flagged this in every design review. I was told it would "clutter the deck." Noting it here for the record.

Thomas, the ship is unsinkable. Why would we need lifeboats for everyone? It's like putting a parachute on an eagle.

Posted in #first-class: Has anyone seen a blue diamond necklace? It's called the Heart of the Ocean. 56 carats. Worth more than most of you will earn in your lifetimes. I'm not angry, I just want it back. I AM angry actually.

Won my ticket in a poker game five minutes before departure. Currently in steerage. The rats down here have better accommodations than some hotels I've stayed at. Living the dream.

Does anyone know how to get to the bow of the ship? Asking for reasons that are entirely my own.

I can show you. Trust me.

Why is a steerage passenger replying to my fiancée? @Lovejoy investigate immediately.

Just had lunch in the first-class dining room. 13 courses. THIRTEEN. I'm from Colorado, we eat elk and move on. These people need a salad fork, a fish fork, a dessert fork, and a "judging you" fork. There are four forks. Who needs four forks.

Rose and I are going to check out the cargo hold. No particular reason. Just... art appreciation.

I'm following them.

Received iceberg warning from SS Mesaba. Large icebergs in our path. Forwarding to bridge.

Noted. Maintain current speed and heading.

SS Californian reporting they are stopped and surrounded by ice. They want us to—

Actually hold on, Mrs. Astor wants to send a message to her dress shop in Paris. Let me handle that first.

ICEBERG. RIGHT AHEAD.

HARD TO STARBOARD. ALL STOP.

Captain. She can stay afloat with four compartments flooded. Not five. Five compartments are flooding. The ship will sink. You have approximately two hours. I am... very sorry.

But... she's unsinkable. We said she was unsinkable. We put it in the BROCHURE.

The brochure is not a structural engineering document, Mr. Ismay.

All hands: Women and children to lifeboats. This is not a drill. I repeat, this is NOT a drill. The drill was cancelled. By me. On Sunday. That decision is aging poorly.

I would like to remind everyone that I am in FIRST CLASS. I should be in a lifeboat before any steerage passengers. That's how this works. I paid for the premium tier.

Cal, I will personally throw you overboard if you say "premium tier" one more time while children are being loaded onto lifeboats.

Hey quick question — why are the gates to the upper decks LOCKED? Is that... is that a thing? Are we locked down here?

Hey, we see some lights on the horizon. Looks like someone's shooting off fireworks? Weird time for a party. Anyway, our wireless operator went to bed. Good luck with whatever that is.

Alright lads. We're going to play. Right here, right now. Posted a playlist to the shared drive if anyone wants it: "Final Set — Titanic Boat Deck." We're opening with ragtime and closing with Nearer My God to Thee. Tips appreciated but not expected given the circumstances.

Rose. Listen to me. You're going to get on that lifeboat and you're going to live a long life. You're going to die an old lady, warm in her bed.

I'm not going without you.

Fine. FINE. I'll just grab a random child and pretend it's mine to get on a lifeboat. Nobody will notice.

We literally all saw you type that, Cal.

I've managed to get on a lifeboat. Just so everyone knows. I'm safe. The brand will recover from this.

I'm staying. It was my ship. I'm going to the smoking room. If anyone needs me, that's where I'll be. I've adjusted the clock on the mantelpiece so it shows the correct time. Seemed important.

Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.

Rose... promise me... you'll survive. That you won't give up. No matter what happens. No matter how hopeless.

I promise.

I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go.

THERE WAS ROOM ON THAT DOOR, ROSE. THERE. WAS. ROOM.

Anyway, here's the diamond necklace. I've kept it for 84 years. Could have sold it and donated the money to maritime safety research. Could have funded lifeboat regulations. Instead I'm going to throw it into the ocean. For the vibes.