'But she will also circumnavigate the globe, inspiring and enchanting people while attracting unrivaled attention, intrigue and mystery in every port she visits.' 'The ship will follow the original journey, carrying passengers from Southampton to New York,' Palmer said in a statement last month. If all goes according to plan, Palmer said the ship will travel from Dubai to Southampton before making the journey across the Atlantic. Palmer told Cruise Arabia and Africa that the launch date for the ship had been pushed back from 2018 to 2022, 110 years after the original hit an iceberg and fell to the ocean floor. The new Titanic, which will cost about $500 million to build, could hold 2,400 passengers and 900 crew members. Clive Palmer, an Australian businessman and chairman of Blue Star Line, announced the revival of the project in September following years of delays due to financial constraints. A replica of the Titanic could embark on its maiden voyage by 2022 and eventually follow its doomed predecessor's original route from Southampton to New York, the company behind the 'Titanic II' project says.