An exact replica of the Titanic is currently being built and has been scheduled to set sail in 2018, recreating the infamous ill-fated trans-Atlantic crossing of the original. The Titanic II is expected to sail from Jiangsu, China to Dubai in 2018. The ship will measure 280 meters long and 52 meters high, with nine floors and 840 cabins that will carry 2,400 passengers and 900 crew member on board. Dailysabah.com reports: The man behind the project Australian billionaire and real estate magnate Clive Palmer had announced his plan in 2012 but had been postponed. The ship will largely recreate the design and decor of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as air conditioning, a swimming pool, Turkish baths and gyms, Palmer said at a press conference in New York. The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling, as in 1912, Palmer said. “I’m not too superstitious,” Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship best known for sinking was tempting fate. White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to [...]