Passengers have their pictures taken before boarding the Balmoral cruise ship at Southampton docks for the official Titanic centenary voyage. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday April 8, 2012. 1,309 passengers will be marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster on the night of April 14, 1912 with lectures and will eat food the same as was served aboard the ill-fated liner. They will then visit Nova Scotia where some of the victims are buried before ending the 12 day trip in New York. Photo credit should read: Chris Ison/PA Wire