In Titanic '53 Richard Sturgess reassures his now nervous wife that there's no danger, and all this fuss and bother about lifeboats is merely a part of the corporate mind to deliberately inconvenience people to show they're on the ball.
A frustrated Cal in Cameron's Titanic yelling "The damned English, doing everything by the book!" To which Ruth responds, "There's no need for language, Mr. Hockley!"
Ruth seems to corner all the good lines though and she comes across like a real dingbat. Among the following gems:
Will the lifeboats be seated according to class? I hope it won't be too uncomfortable.
Ruth to Trudy: "I'll want a cup of tea when I return."
A frustrated Rose tries to explain that the sea was freezing and most of the people were going to die. To which Cal, Mr. Sensitivity, responds, "Not the better class."
Cal, grabbing the little immigrant girl as he shamelessly tries to manuver his way into the last lifeboat, explains to the officer, "I'm all she has." Cal probably hated kids and couldn't wait the palm the screaming brat off to someone else.