Hi there!

I'm not quite sure how to answer this with the length requirement but I'll give it a go. Short answer? No. Longer answer? If there were, we have no record of it and in the buttoned up, puritan Edwardian era, sex wasn't publicly discussed. There were three provocative passengers- Lucille Duff-Gordon designed lingerie, Benjamin Guggenheim traveled with a mistress, and John Jacob Astor came aboard with his pregnant teenage wife, Madeline Astor. That was pretty saucy gossip in 1912.

However, I do know of two prostitution connections to Titanic that may interest you.

Fireman and former petty thief William Jarvis (real name William H. Worthman) was married at the time to a former prostitute named Mary Jackson/Jarvis/Worthman. Upon his death, she sought relief from the Titanic relief fund from which she was later cut off, moving into a charity house and claiming in court the next year that she had no idea where her child was, as she was not legally her caretaker.

After being denied from the TRF in 1913, she tried to take White Star to court under the workman's compensation act. This was slightly unusual because many of these claims were automatically approved, but WSL had found enough evidence that this was a fraudulent claim to have a judge oversee it.

In the end, after testimony from William's landlord who said that Mrs. Worthman/Jarvis rarely appeared/did not live with her husband and when she did, was thrown out the judge decided....to award her claim. She walked away with a little over £200 for her loss, the judge citing pity.

However, perhaps the most famous connection to prostitution was passenger William T. Stead, famed journalist whose undercover investigation of child prostitution resulted in. the law for age of consent to raised to age 16. While this saga is too long for a single post, the very abridged version is that Stead wrote a series of articles exposing child prostitution rings. To do this, he facilitated the purchase of a 13 year old girl from her father- ie: he planned a sting. Unfortunately, Stead forgot to procure proof that money was exchanged and while the girl escaped her parents/traffickers with Stead handing her over to the police- upon arrest, they claimed she was kidnapped, not sold.

So Stead when to jail on a technicality (abduction)- where he was treated very well and claimed he had a lovely time, being a bit of a folk hero. He had his own room with fireplace where he wore his usual clothes and enjoyed staff to buttle him. His sentence basically became a publicity event where he was celebrated.

A little bit of folk history which I admit I have no idea is true. A story has floated around that the girl saved was the namesake of Eliza Doolittle. No idea how true that is, but it exists!

Those are the only instances I can think of where prostitution is related to Titanic. Maybe someone more familiar with turn of the century sexuality would be of better assistance. If you're interested in reading more about William T. Stead, I'd send you to the articles that resulted from his undercover sting- they are known collectively as "The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon".

Hope this gave at least a little bit of insight!