I bought my ticket and was told my name was Lillian Minahan.
I was 37 years old and travelling in first class with my husband and daughter
back home to Wisconsin. This ticket
would have cost 870 pounds ($69,600 today) if I were indeed traveling on the
Titanic.
As we waited to walk out to the dock, a virtual Titanic
employee explained how marvelous and modern the Titanic was. He welcomed us
aboard her maiden voyage as he bragged about all the Titanic had to offer. He
assured us that the ship was unsinkable (the entire exhibit was swimming
in irony). We proceeded to the original dock where the actual travelers boarded
the Titanic, and learned all about the ship and its doomed journey into the
Atlantic.
Did you know: The Titanic is about as long as the Eifel
Tower is high. The Titanic was the first ship to have a heated swimming pool on
deck. Third class on the Titanic was almost the equivalent of first class on
other ships of that time. There is no picture of the iceberg that the Titanic
collided with. Several rich people scheduled their vacations in accordance with
the ship captain’s voyages because he was thought to be one of the best. This
same captain ignored reports of icebergs ahead and maintained the ships speed
into its fatal crash.
After experiencing the journey I was happy to discover that
I, Lillian Minahan, survived the sinking of the Titanic. Unfortunately my
husband did not make it; Wisconsin will never be the same without him.
Cobh was bursting with everything Titanic, but after ‘The
Experience’ we hiked up a steep hill to a visit a striking cathedral that
overlooked the town, the port, and the ocean. The sky was hazy, but the views
were remarkable nonetheless.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t that windy in Cobh so I couldn't take a windy selfie, sorry!
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