Titanic memorial cruise makes Atlantic voyage - in pictures
The cruise ship Balmoral is retracing the voyage of the doomed liner Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank 100 years ago – it even has the same number of passengers on board
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The luxury White Star liner Titanic, which sank on its maiden voyage to America in 1912, seen here on trials in Belfast Lough
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Passengers on the Titanic memorial cruise dance during a reception on board the Balmoral
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A woman sees off the cruise ship Balmoral in Southampton
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Passengers in evening dress arrive to a reception prior to the gala dinner
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Passengers enjoy traditional afternoon tea as they sit in a top floor lounge
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Children in costumes and evening dress arrive to a reception prior to the gala dinner
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Derek Chambers, from Belfast, shows off his Titanic tattoo
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Americans Mike and Sherri Adgie, from Atlanta, pose for pictures on the Balmoral
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Passengers walk around the Balmoral
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Passengers dressed in period costumes assemble for a group photograph
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Many of the Balmoral passengers will have been inspired to take the memorial voyage by the romaticised dramatisation of the sinking portrayed in James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic
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People gather at Fairview Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia to remember the victims
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Kathryn Cordin from Perth, Western Australia, looks through a porthole on a Titanic-themed bus tour of Belfast
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A visitor takes a photograph of a display outside Belfast city hall during commemoration events
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Visitors listen to a tour guide at the Thompson dry dock
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A florist holds one of three wreaths, official biodegradable tributes to be cast overboard during a ceremony to mark the centenary of the sinking
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Lichfield sea cadets lay candles at a statue of Commander Edward John Smith, captain of the Titanic
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Joss Stone performing during a commemorative show at Belfast's Waterfront Hall
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Titanic Drums performing during the ceremony
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Mica Paris performs at the show held in honour of those who died when the Titanic sank in 1912
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