22/10/2026
Isidor and Ida Straus boarded the RMS Titanic in Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912.
The couple spent the winter of 1911–1912 on the French Riviera and originally planned to return home to New York on another ship. However, a coal strike in England disrupted travel schedules across the region. Because other vessels diverted coal to ensure the Titanic had enough fuel for its highly publicised maiden voyage, the Strauses changed plans and booked first-class passage on the ill-fated luxury liner instead.
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