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Strong winds delay special Titanic cruise

Mary Beth Crocker and her husband, Tom Dearing, from Newport, Ky., pose for pictures in period costume as they disembark the MS Balmoral Titanic memorial cruise ship at its first stop in Cobh, Ireland, on Monday. (Associated Press)

LONDON – A memorial cruise retracing the route of the Titanic 100 years since it sank has been slightly delayed because of high winds, a spokeswoman for the cruise said Monday.

The Titanic Memorial Cruise arrived at the town of Cobh, on Ireland’s southern coast, about two hours later than scheduled due to the bad weather, Rachel O’Reilly said.

The vessel, called the MS Balmoral, set sail from Southampton in southern England Sunday for the 12-night cruise.

Cobh, once known as Queenstown, was the Titanic’s last port of call before it set out across the Atlantic in April 1912.

The cruise seeks to recreate the experience onboard the Titanic – minus the disaster. Many passengers are dressed in period costumes for the journey, as are crew members.