Technically, the Titanic was slightly more luxurious than the Olympic. This had not been the intention – both ships were designed to be luxury ocean liners – but some desig… See more

The reason that the Titanic is more famous than her sister ship the Olympic is purely down to her sinking. The massive loss of life had a huge effect on the whole cruise and shippin… See more

Another design change made for the Titanic, following lessons learned from the Olympic, was the design of the promenade on A deck. On the Olympic the forward section of t… See more

You might assume that the Titanic was a less safe ship – after all, she is the one that sank. However, the Olympic began life with exactly the same flaws as the Titanic, including a … See more