A 101-year-old woman, Rose DeWitt Bukater, shares her experience aboard the infamous Titanic ship that sank in April 15, 1912 on its first voyage. She describes the events from her youthful perspective as she embarks on the ship with her mother and fiancé, and also from the eyes of Fabrizio De Rossi and Jack Dawson, two individuals who won third-class tickets aboard the ship.