April 10, 1912. Southampton, England. Hundreds gathered at the docks to watch the brand-new RMS Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage to New York City.

The day begins overcast and cool. The last-minute crew are signed on to the ship and the last bit of cargo is loaded before the passengers start boarding. The trains carrying passengers from London to Southampton arrive at the station and are taken to the docks and board their ship through gangways. While First-Class passengers are greeted openly (some are even given flowers), Third-Class, or steerage passengers are given medical inspections to make sure they have no illnesses or lice. Those who are ill are turned away.

At the stroke of noon, Titanic makes her departure as tugs nudge her into the channel. Loved ones and well-wishers on shore cheer and wave good-bye as Titanic makes her way down river.

However, as she passes by the moored ships New York and Oceanic, the Titanic's wake pulls the New York out. Her lines snap and her stern swings out at Titanic, nearly hitting her. Passengers watch in horror at the near-accident. Two tugs manage to latch on to the New York and mover her away. Many passengers saw this as a bad omen.

After an hour, Titanic continues on her way, past the Isle of Wight and down the channel, without further incident.

That evening, she makes her first stop in Cherbourg, France. With no dock large enough to hold her, she instead drops anchor in the harbor. Two tenders bring more passengers and sacks of mail out to her. Many of the wealthiest and well known First-Class passengers boarded in Cherbourg.

The next day Titanic makes her last stop, dropping anchor in Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland.

She picks up only a handful of Second-Class passengers, but many more Third-Class passengers, mostly Irish immigrants. Along with several sacks of mail.

At one o'clock, Titanic raises anchor for the last time and departs Queenstown. Under her own steam, she sails past the Irish coast, out towards the open Atlantic and into history.