My Experience From Riding Titanic
The year was 1907. but I remember it like it was yesterday.
The White Star Line was a company who made passenger liners.They had made plans to build three big ships Titanic, Olympic and Brittanic to be built later. Olympic had been built and started its maiden voyage.Titanic’s bow had been launched successfully. Titanic spent the next three months getting Fitted with tables, chairs, and getting loaded with food making everything cozy for the passengers. On April 9,1912 a couple of days before the maiden voyage.I went to the doc to find Titanic and Olympic sitting side by side!I thought it was the coolest thing ever. When I told my parents about the 2 ships, They said, “What are you talking about”? I told them again,They said they have never heard of this.They said that we can board Titanic with second class tickets or “the ship of dreams”. So on April 11,1912 oneday before the voyage we started to pack clothes,snacks,drinks. We were ready to go.I was so ready for a trip like this. The next morning we went down to the doc, we couldn’t believe how grand Titanic was. We boarded the ship, and went to go look around It was absolutely impressive. We were so thrilled and we hadn’t even left the doc yet. The Clock Struck 12 noon Titanic was ready to sail. When it was time to start picking up passengers we went to France, then Southampton, Then last but not least Ireland. Once wehad the 2,500 people on board we left the doc steaming for New York. So there we were steaming through the Atlantic Ocean. Titanic was making great time we were steaming at 24 knots an hour. Titanic had been receiving several ice warnings, they had got seven in one hour. My parents and I had been enjoying our trip. And the service was great, The food was excellent, They had everything perfect. But then we felt this loud rumble on the ship, we didn’t know what it was. My dad and I went on the deck to find people yelling and screaming in worry. We ran back to our room at once to warn my mom that the ship had just scraped an iceberg and started to take on water! My mom dad and I ran to the lifeboats they had started deploying them as soon as we got there. They loaded my mom and I first. my dad tried to get on but they said just women and children as they hoisted us down we waved to my dad and sent air kisses. He said he would see us later. we saw all the lifeboats go into the water full of women and children. We heard screams and yells for help sadly my dad was one of them. We had been grateful to get on a lifeboat in time. We were very sad because I never saw my dad again. Every day I say a prayer to my dad and tell him we miss him. I always remember his last words. “I will see you later, be brave and strong”.