Titanic Journal

9 April 1912 Papa, Madeleine, and I are going onto the Titanic tomorrow, and I am eager for this quite exciting journey to be. It is her maiden voyage across the Atlantic to New York. We have filled our bags full to the top, and are going down to Cherbourg, Normandy, France to board the breathtaking ship. I miss Mama and Alice dearly and I am anticipating seeing them again. I am hoping that I can find a chance to play my violin and maybe have someone take me into business with them, and we could become a duo, or even better we could start a symphony orchestra. That, I believe to be the one thing I would like to do before I die, especially on the maiden voyage of the Titanic.

10 April 1912 Today I boarded the ship, Titanic, with papa and Madeleine. Madeleine and I are sharing Cabin D-36 and papa is in D-48. This is the largest ship I have ever been on in my life. All of the details are somewhat over whelming. After exploring this jungle of people and happiness, I have returned to my cabin to write and then prepare for bed.
By my looking around I have discovered some of the wonders of this massive ship. Here is a list of my discoveries: * There is a Pool * There is a Gymnasium * There are Squash Courts
(Who doesn’t love a good game of squash?) * There are Turkish Baths * There is a Live Band on deck * There are Lifts
I am rather excited for this trip. We have already left port and are heading for Queenstown. According to everything I have heard about, we shall arrive there by tomorrow morning.

11 April 1912 Just as everyone has said we have arrived early in the morning at Queenstown. Everyone is up and about already and new passengers are boarding the ship. Today I have made a list of things I would like to do today:
Have a pleasant conversation, ride in the lifts, swim in the pool, and make acquaintances with someone.
I am off to fulfill my day. I have fulfilled my list and have done every single one. Edith Russel is