The Costa Concordia (CC) launched in 2006 and Titanic (launched in 1911) were both among the largest and most luxurious ships ever built.
However, as far as class differences, there was a huge gap. On the Titanic, the classes were kept apart. On the CC, even the folks in the $199 rooms roamed the vessel with those in the $4000 ones.
The Titanic was 883 feet long, the CC 952.
Both had a top speed of 23 knots.
Both ships had issues with their christenings. The Titanic was never christened. They couldn't get the bottle of champagne to break on the CC.
The Titanic carried 2,207 passengers, the CC 4,200.
The CC far outweighed the Titanic, 114,500 tons versus 46,392.
The commander of the Titanic, Captain Edward Smith, went down with his ship. The CC's commander got off his ship right away.
The Titanic's sinking brought about an increase in safety measures still in use today. I'm sure there will be new ones added after this one.
One Hundred Years Apart. --Cooter
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