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Cruise ship vs RMS Titanic

Cruise ship vs RMS Titanic
Cruise ship is larger on weight
Cruise ship is 2× RMS Titanic on weight.

A cruise ship and RMS Titanic can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Cruise ship RMS Titanic
Weight 90,000–120,000 t 52,310 t
Height 73 m 53.3 m
Length 250–364.8 m 269.1 m
Width 48.5 m 28.2 m
Typical cost 2,000,000,000 $ 7,500,000 $

What the numbers say

  • Cruise ship is 2× RMS Titanic on weight.
  • Cruise ship is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on height — about 1.4×.
  • Cruise ship is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on length — about 1.4×.
  • Cruise ship is 1.7× RMS Titanic on width.
  • Cruise ship is 270× RMS Titanic on typical cost.

Weight compared.

Cruise ship 90,000–120,000 t
RMS Titanic 52,310 t

Cruise ship

The largest class of cruise ship in service; figures are for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the biggest afloat.

RMS Titanic

A British ocean liner that sank on her maiden voyage in April 1912 with the loss of about 1,500 lives.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, cruise ship or RMS Titanic?
Cruise ship is 2× RMS Titanic on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do cruise ships and RMS Titanics compare on height?
Cruise ship: 73 m. RMS Titanic: 53.3 m. Cruise ship is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on height — about 1.4×.
How do cruise ships and RMS Titanics compare on length?
Cruise ship: 250–364.8 m. RMS Titanic: 269.1 m. Cruise ship is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on length — about 1.4×.

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Sources

  1. Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
  2. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked