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We had an appointment, which was a good thing be-
cause it’s a top-rated attraction especially when cruise
ships are docked a couple of blocks away. We checked
in at the old fashion ticket booth and received souvenir
boarding cards. Each boarding card the details of one
of the 123 passengers who came to the White Star
Line Ticket Office on Thursday, April 11th, 1912– the
question was did you survive. We would find out at the
conclusion of the tour.
The experience itself is a combination of a personal
tour and high-tech interactivity. Our guide took us on a
virtual journey just as if we were boarding the tenders
on the pier just outside the building that would take
us to the Titanic for her maiden voyage to New York.
The original dock is known as Heartbreak Pier, the last
point of land contact for the Queenstown passengers.
Through exhibits and cabin recreations we experi-
enced life aboard Titanic and learned about the diverse
conditions between third and first class passengers.
Of course, we experienced the disaster itself including
the band playing and the heartbreaking screams of the
passengers on and off the lifeboats.

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