A cruise ship retraced the Titanic's route across the North Atlantic exactly 100 years after it sank. Passengers and crew held a remembrance ceremony at the site where 1,500 people died. Some passengers were relatives of those who sailed on the Titanic, while others were fascinated by its history. At the sinking site, wreaths were thrown in the water and the ship's band played "Nearer My God to Thee", the hymn reportedly played as the Titanic sank.

2. • A cruise ship has retraced the Titanic's
route across the North Atlantic exactly 100
years after the liner sank there.

3. • The passengers and crew of the Titanic held a
remembrance ceremony at the spot where
1500 people lost their lives.

4. • It's been a blustery voyage at times for the
MS Balmoral crossing the Atlantic carrying
1300 passengers.

5. • Some of them relatives of people who
travelled the same route on the Titanic a
century ago; others, just fascinated by
the history and mystery of what happened
to her.

6. • Now they are all coming together at the
very spot where Titanic sank to be led in
prayer on the decks overlooking the stern
of the cruise ship.

7. Wreaths of flowers will be thrown into the ocean directly above the wreck
site and .
then this ship's band will play 'Nearer My God To Thee', the hymn said to
have
been played by Titanic's band, icy water exactly 100 years ago

9. Blustery: very windy
Fastinated: very interested
her: pronoun used to talk about a ship when normally 'its' would be used
Prayer: words used to speak to a god
Decks: the floors on a ship
Stern: the back part of a ship
cruise ship: a ship used for long-distance leisure trips
Wreaths: rings of leaves and flowers
Wreck: the remains of a sunken ship
Hymn: a song sung by Christians to praise God