Why were the Titanics passengers going to America?
The answer to that question depends to a large extent on the class of travel. The passengers in first-class were members of the social elite who traveled frequently and well and who would have thought of the Titanic as the place to be that season. Many among them were returning from extended stays in Europe where they had toured the continent or had engaged in large stake business endeavors. Second-class passengers were traveling either on holiday or for the purpose of relocating to the United States. And relocating was the prime reason those in third-class were making the journey. The Titanic was very much a Ship engaged in the lucrative business of carrying emigrants to a new life on a new continent.
