ose id on ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film ▁P ose id on , ▁the ▁ship ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁cru ise ▁ship , ▁but ▁a ▁British ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁registered ▁in ▁South am pton , ▁which ▁is ▁sail ing ▁from ▁an ▁un named ▁port ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( pres umably ▁London ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁mentions ▁it ▁briefly ) ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁While ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁used ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁as ▁a ▁stand - in ▁for ▁P ose id on , ▁the ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film ▁has ▁an ▁original ▁exterior ▁design ▁not ▁based ▁on ▁any ▁real - life ▁vessel , ▁although ▁the ▁interior ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁modern ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁R MS ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁h ull ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁ 2 , ▁but ▁the ▁super structure ▁is ▁not . ▁This ▁P ose id on '' ▁is ▁also ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁huge ▁wave ▁just ▁after ▁mid night ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁and ▁caps izes , ▁but ▁unlike ▁the ▁original , ▁the ▁wave ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁t sun ami ▁caused ▁by ▁an ▁under se a ▁earth qu ake ▁or ▁lands lide ▁but ▁a ▁ro gue ▁wave . ▁In ▁the ▁movie , ▁after ▁six ▁surv iv ors ▁escape , ▁the ▁ship ▁turns ▁over ▁again ▁before ▁s inking ▁stern ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁ ▁Common ality ▁In ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁each ▁story , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁surv iv