He says the Jewish cemetery is only open officially for funerals and stone unveilings. One of the busloads of tourists has already arrived. Past the brand new black and white sign that reads Titanic , a tourguide recites her litany of Titanic tragedies to an eager audience who gather round. Bill Cleary say the line, which owned the Titanic, paid for the burial plots and the basic square gravemarkers, but here and there are a few fancier headstones. On one, Titanic survivor Bruce Ismael pays tribute to his cabin boy.
Tourists wander among the graves, reading the headstones and snapping pictures.
Caroline Dox from Toronto tries to explain the enduring appeal of the Titanic. Titanic tourists aren't just Canadians. Xiao Tong came all the way from China. David White from Medway, Massachusetts was here on a mission. And therein lies the best story of all.