Titanic Remembrance Day
Songs have been sung. Books have been written.
Capitalize on nostalgia and historical drama to drive streaming viewership, themed party supplies, period costumes, and experiential events around the Titanic narrative.
- Titanic movie marathon bundles and watch-party kits with themed snacks and decor
- Period costume rental and styling guides for Titanic-themed parties
- Historical documentary content and behind-the-scenes Titanic facts to drive engagement
- Themed hospitality events (dinner parties, cruises) celebrating 1912 elegance and maritime history
A day that has been remembered for more than 100 years, the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, was a shock to the world when the ship sank on its maiden voyage, losing more than 1500 lives in the process. This luxury ship, which was built starting in 1909, cost around $7,500,000 to build and two workers were lost during the process of building it.
One of the most important lessons learned about the Titanic is that even though many people thought it was “unsinkable”, it is always necessary to have enough lifeboats on board for everyone. Though the ship was equipped to carry 64 lifeboats, there were only 20 on board. These lifeboats on board the Titanic would have been enough for around 1100 people, but the capacity of the ship including passengers and crew was more than 3300.
Titanic Remembrance Day is dedicated to the memory of the lives that were lost on that fateful day when the RMS Titanic was shipwrecked after hitting an iceberg in 1912. While the day hasn’t been specifically or officially declared by any entity, the tradition has been that these folks are remembered on April 15 of each year, which is the anniversary of the disaster.
The more than 700 survivors of the Titanic have all now passed away, the last of whom lived until 2009. Millvina Dean was only two months old when her family boarded the Titanic to move to the US. Her father perished in the shipwreck but she and her brother and mother were rescued in the lifeboats.
Titanic Remembrance Day is here to remind people about this somewhat avoidable tragedy, to remember the lives lost and make an effort to prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future.
Watch Titanic, the Film
One superb way to observe Titanic Remembrance Day is to invite a few friends over for a watch party of the Titanic. This film, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, was released in 1997 and tells a fictitious, dramatized love story placed on the real events that occurred. But be sure to start the party early because the movie is a long one – clocking a full three hours and fifteen minutes! Host an all out party by inviting guests to honor the day by dressing in period costumes. And offer a table full of themed snacks, such as cookies shaped like ships or donuts that are “life preservers”. Decorate with items from the ship or sea theme and don’t forget to play music that hails from that era as well, in honor of the times.