Voyage

Maiden voyage. 

On the morning of April the 10th, Passengers arrived at Southampton docks to begin boarding the famous liner. Health inspections would be carried out as sickness at sea was a real worry at the time, with her sister ship olympic being quarantined in new york after an outbreak of sickness. Men would have their hair and beards inspected for things such as lice. And so much more, before being allowed to board. The Titanic would take on hundreds of passengers that morning, and there were still more to come in Cherbourg in France, and Queenstown in Ireland.  Passengers waved goodbye to those standing at the docks, family members and friends, however for some, this would be the last time they would see them. Danger struck almost immediately, due to Titanic size and power, the SS New Yorker, would start to be sucked in towards titanic, it is thought her ropes were loose, but luckily the collision was evaded just in time and no damage would be suffered, however this would delay Titanic's crossing by an hour. Passengers began to explore there home for the next few days, for some this ship was a ticket to a new life in America, some people had all their belongings with them. The bands played, passengers explored, kids ran around, the long awaited voyage was off to an amazing start. The Titanic would arrive in Cherbourg that evening at around 18:30. She would take on more passengers, one of these being Molly Brown, one of the most rich people in the world at the time. She would then travel overnight, through the English Channel, back into Irish waters, arriving at her last stop before her Atlantic crossing, Queenstown Ireland. Where she would take on her final passengers and cargo. Throughout the next few days, she would travel through calm waters. Her passengers  happy, and her crew busy. The accommodation was great, with 3 meals a day, a swimming pool, squash court, post office, bands, bars, music, there was so much to keep passengers entertained on this long voyage. Her final two boilers had been lit, as before two weren't being used as Captain Edward Smith didn't see the point, but Ismay asked him to as Ismay wanted to arrive in New York early and make headlines. This now meant that titanic was at her top speed, around 23 knots. With calm waters this would make the sailing more comfortable and quicker for passengers, the voyage was going really well.