RMS Titanic, when it was built, was the world’s largest cruise line, unmatched in opulence and luxury. The ship had every imaginable entertainment facility, including a squash court, a swimming pool, a gym, a Turkish bath, and a magnificent library. The furniture was very elegant and the dining room walls were paneled with wide oak paneling. The ship was built at Harland & Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast, and after a highly publicized launch, it underwent sea trials as it sailed to Southampton on the south coast of England. On April 10, 1912, with a total of 2,223 passengers and crew, the ship set sail on her maiden voyage to New York. Four days after its voyage, sailing through a dark and cold Atlantic night, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, with the loss of 1,517 lives.
How could such a terrible tragedy become the subject of everyday humor? Possibly the culprit is the owner of the ship, the White Star Line. To quote his widely read advertising brochure produced in 1910 for the sister ships Titanic and Olympic, “these two wonderful ships are designed to be unsinkable.” Even on that fateful night in 1912, when the New York White Start Line office was informed that the Titanic was in trouble, White Star Vice President Philip Franklin said: “We have absolute confidence in the Titanic. We believe the ship is unsinkable. ‘
So this mix of tragedy, misfortune and irony gives us an excuse to laugh at the capricious and fateful nature of our existence.
Now, even separating the good jokes from the bad ones (and there are certainly a lot of bad ones). The following are editor’s favorites, so please apologize if your own selections are not present.
* What was the last thing someone said on the Titanic? ‘I know I asked for ice, but this is ridiculous!’
* What kind of cake do you have for the desert on the Titanic? Upside down cake!
* What ship can never be hit by an iceberg? Friendship !!
* What goes well with ice? The Titanic!
* What do you get if you cross the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic? About halfway up!
* Titanic’s chief designer lisps. That is unthinkable!
* On the Titanic, the captain calls a meeting of his officers:
‘I have good news and bad news. What do you want to hear first?
‘The good news,’ replies an officer.
“We will get eleven Oscars.”
* The Titanic was about to sink. People on the boat were screaming, crying, running and praying. A passenger approached the captain to ask him a question.
Passenger: How far are we from land?
Captain: Two miles …
Passenger: Only two miles, so why are these suckers making so much noise? I can swim so easily.
Captain: ….. Uh ????
Passenger: In which direction should I swim?
Captain: Down …
* So there were some good things that came out of the sinking of the Titanic:
According to the news, the last survivor was fond of saying: ‘If it hadn’t been for the sinking of the ship, I would be an American.’
* Poster seen in an office: The difference between this place and the Titanic is … they had a band!
* Management consultant for crew member –
Consultant: To confirm, are we missing belts or lifeboats?
Crewman: Both, sir.
Consultant. Excellent, we have achieved savings across the board.
* I heard when the ship sank …
So this is not New York?
It’s still better than Carnival!
So the all night buffet was canceled?
What size carry-on bag can I take in the lifeboat?
Do you mind if I hold your baby for a minute?
This is definitely the last time I book a cheap repositioning cruise!
Ah, so this is what they mean by “cruise to nowhere”.
We cannot afford to stay here long. I have to catch a plane in New York.
Nobody reads my tweets, but if we get one of the celebrities to join Twitter, it will be in the news!
Oh my wife fell overboard. Hold the lifeboat. I have to update my Facebook status.
With just one or two of these jokes, you’ll be well-armed for some light post-dinner humor on your cruise. But imagine you are one of the passengers on the MS Explorer, a cruise liner that sank in Antarctica in 2007. The 154 passengers and crew spent many hours floating in life rafts on icy seas, before being picked up by MS Nordnorge, a cruise ship. Norwegian. fortuitously browsing in the vicinity. The shipwrecked passengers and crew kept their spirits up by telling each other jokes about the Titanic. So in case you ever fell into this miserable situation, it would be wise to remember more than one or two!
