Cardboardia II

**Owner:** Unspecified (presumably Cardboard Cruise Lines)

**History:** The Cardboardia II was the immediate successor to the Cardboardia.

**Featured in:**

*"THE SINKING OF THE CARDBOARDIA 2" [1]*

**Design:** In contrast to the Cardboardia, the Cardboardia II is of a much more classic design, bearing both a hull as well as a superstructure with four funnels as opposed to the three funnels of its predecessor. However, the Cardboardia II seemed to have drawn a lot of inspiration from its predecessor in terms of its interior design.

**Sinking:** The Cardboardia II sank on January 24th, 2017, nearly seven years after its predecessor. Much like the first Cardboardia, Cardboardia II sank in the winter in an unspecified body of water which was possibly the Sea of Cardboardia.

Akin to the Cardboardia I, the sinking of the Cardboardia II starts with flooding originating from unseen damage to its hull.

The Cardboardia II, like the Cardboardia, sinks bow first. During its sinking, halls are the first thing to be shown flooding, followed by the ship's own Grand Staircase. This is significant because it hints that the interior layout of the Cardboardia II was considerably different to that of the Cardboardia I.

As the sinking continues, water spills in through windows lining the halls and the Cardboardia II begins to take on something of a noticeable list. The sinking, which had been relatively slow, eventually accelerates. This accelerated flooding of the ship makes short work of the Grand Staircase as a torrent water from above pours down, destroying the stairs and flooding the room.

The sinking of the ship only becomes faster when a fire ignites on board (presumably in the kitchen). Shortly afterwards, the dining saloon is flooded and the water reaches the sternmost rooms. During the Cardboardia II's final plunge, she juts vertically out of the water and slowly slips under the water.

**Wreck:** It was stated by Cowgirlchloe two years ago that the wreck of the Cardboardia II was located, but that the wreck "doesn't look like much". By now, it can be assumed that all of the Cardboardia II's hull and superstructure, as well as her funnels, have deteriorated completely.

**Casualties:** Official numbers have not been released. An unconfirmed source claimed that in total, 2709 passengers and crew were on board. Of those, 2309 died and 400 survived.

**Fanfiction:**

The Cardboardia II seems to be a fan favorite, perhaps because of her novelty as only the second Cardboardia. Because of her popularity, small amounts of fanfiction exist in the comments. One prominent comment is from ActivistVictor which reads:

*"7 years after the sinking of the original, the Cardboardia's sister ship, the Cardboardia 2, set out on a mission to find the remains of the first. it was supposed to be a routine mission, but then things went horribly wrong... an ice field trapped the ship.. and crushed the front part opening a hole in it. And thus, what had happened before, began to happen again, and in a cruel twist of fate the Cardboardia 2 sank just 2 miles directly above the ship it was trying to find... the ship it would stay with eternally... at the bottom of the sea."*

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