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More than a century after the RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, one of the most fascinating glimpses into life aboard the world’s most famous ocean liner comes not from its grand staircase or luxurious cabins, but from its surviving menus. Original menu cards preserved by passengers and crew, along with records maintained by maritime historians and museums, reveal that meals aboard Titanic ranged from lavish multi-course banquets in first class to hearty, nourishing dishes in third class.
ETimes.In. “What Did Titanic Passengers Eat?a Look at the Ship’s Famous Menus.” The Times of India, August 6, 2026. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/what-did-titanic-passengers-eat-inside-the-ships-famous-menus/photostory/132819367.cms.
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And now you can immerse yourself in the disaster in a whole new way: “Titanic: The Immersive Voyage” opened in Old Town Scottsdale last month. It features full-scale reproductions of parts of the ship, plus 3D views and a virtual reality tour of the wreck site more than two miles under the ocean. So what is it that still captivates us about the Titanic? ASU film professor Kevin Sandler has some ideas. He co-edited a book about it back in 1999 called “Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster.” And he came into our studios recently to talk to me more about it.
Gilger, Lauren. “As Scottsdale Gets a New Titanic Exhibit, This ASU Professor Explains Why We’ll Never Let Go.” KJZZ, August 4, 2026. https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2026-08-04/as-scottsdale-gets-a-new-titanic-exhibit-this-asu-professor-explains-why-well-never-let-go.
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An Antiques Roadshow guest has admitted they have no plans on selling an extraordinary piece of history. During a previous episode of the BBC programme that first aired in 2022, Antiques Roadshow expert Hilary Kay met a guest who was the daughter of someone who worked on the Titanic. Remarking on the “extraordinary” document, Hilary said: “It’s an extraordinary momento and anything related to Titanic has this extraordinary affect on people. It is an extraordinary moment to behold something which is so linked into an extraordinary moment in history.” She revealed that the item could have been worth £10,000, but the guests, Sidney’s children, weren’t willing to sell it, and wanted to donate it to the museum. They said: “It’s very nice but it’s not going out the family, it’s going to a museum.”
Amin, Meghna, and Helen Kelly. “Antiques Roadshow Guest Rejects Selling Titanic Survivor’s ‘extraordinary’ Letter.” Express.Co.Uk, August 2, 2026. https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2235138/antiques-roadshow-guest-titanic-letter.
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Greenland had its own version of the Titanic. It was not as large a ship, but the disaster, to the people of Greenland and Denmark, was as important as that of the Titanic. The Hans Hedtoft was built in the Frederikshavn shipyard for the Royal Greenland Trade Department and launched on Aug. 13, 1958. Named for a former prime minister of Denmark, the ship was small but sturdy with a double steel bottom. Its bow and stern were extra strengthened. It was diesel-powered, had seven watertight compartments, and was supposed to be able to stay afloat even if one was filled with water. The vessel carried up-to-date instruments, including radio-equipped life rafts. Her 58-year-old captain, P. L. Rasmussen, said, “This ship means a revolution in Arctic navigation.”
Harper, Kenn. “Greenland’s Titanic: The Loss of the Hans Hedtoft.” Nunatsiaq News. Last modified August 1, 2026. Accessed August 6, 2026. https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/greenlands-titanic-the-loss-of-the-hans-hedtoft/.
Suggested Titanic Reading
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Archbold, Rick, and Dana McCauley. Last Dinner on the Titanic Menus and Recipes From the Great Liner. Hachette Books, 1997.
Behe, George TITANIC: SAFETY, SPEED AND SACRIFICE, Transportation Trails, Polo, IL 1997
Behe, G. (2012). On board RMS Titanic: Memories of the Maiden Voyage. The History Press.
Behe, George. Voices From the Carpathia: Rescuing RMS Titanic, 2015.
Behe, George. The Triumvirate: Captain Edward J. Smith, Bruce Ismay, Thomas Andrews and the Sinking of Titanic.History Press, 2024.
Behe, George. Fate Deals a Hand: The Slippery Fortunes of Titanic’s Professional Gamblers. History Press, 2023.
Ballard, Robert D. Exploring the Titanic. Reprint. Madison Press Books, 2014.
Ballard, Robert D., and Rick Archbold. The Discovery of the Titanic. New York, N.Y.?: Warner Books, 1987.
Ballard, Robert D., Lost Liners: From the Titanic to the Andrea Doria the Ocean Floor Reveals Its Greatest Lost Ships(Hyperion, 1998).
Brewster, H. (2013). Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic’s First-Class Passengers and Their World. National Geographic Books.
Cameron, Stephen. Titanic: Belfast’s Own. Colourpoint, 2011.
Eaton John P. & Haas Charles, TITANIC TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY, SECOND EDITION, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, New York, 1995 First American Edition
Fitch, Tad, J. Kent Layton, and Bill Wormstedt. On a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic. Reprint. Amberley Publishing, 2015.
Lord, Walter, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York, New York, 1955. Multiple revisions and reprints, notably Illustrated editions (1976,1977,1978 etc.)
Lord, Walter, THE NIGHT LIVES ON, Willian Morrow and Company, New York, New York, 1986 (First Edition)
Lynch, Don & Marshall Ken, TITANIC AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Madison Press Books, Toronto, Ontario Canada, 1992
Marshall, L. (2019). Sinking of the Titanic: The Greatest Disaster At Sea – Special Edition with Additional Photographs. Independently Published.
Rossignol, K. (2012). Titanic 1912: The Original News Reporting of the Sinking of the Titanic. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
Wade, Wyn Craig. The Titanic, End of a Dream, 1979.
Wilson, A. (2012). Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived. Simon and Schuster.






