Infographic illustration comparing the Titanic to a modern cruise ship. The Titanic was built in 1912 and was the largest passenger ship at the time. The Royal Caribbean's Symphony of The Seas cruise ship depicted here was built in 2018 and is one of the world's largest passenger ships. This infographic compares the relative size and capacity of the two ships alongside the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, an airplane and a school bus.