Titanic used to be for the rich and famous…now, it still is.
In 1912, the Titanic served as a form of luxury travel from Southampton to New York for the rich and famous. Hundred years after the legendary ship sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic, it still is.
If you have got a $100,000 lying around, you will get the chance to glide along the decks of Titanic. Blue Marble Private, a London-based travel company is expected to begin dives to the wreck starting May 2018.
Interest in one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time has spiked since Robert Ballard and his team discovered the remains of RMS titanic 32 years ago, inspiring the iconic movie Titanic years later.
Now Or Never
The dive in 2018 is not the first time tourists will have access to the wreck site. The last dive to the wreck site was conducted by Deep Ocean Expeditions back in 2012, at about half the price of the dive offered in 2018.
However, the upcoming dive could be one of the last opportunities to visit this shipwreck. A recent study discovered that extremophile bacteria could potentially eat away what is left of the shipwreck within the next 15 to 20 years.
What You Will Get For Your Dollars
The eight-day journey starts from Newfoundland, Canada. Visitors, or mission specialists as they will be called, will be transported in a titanium and carbon fibre submersible to the Titanic vessel’s final resting place, about 3.7 km below the surface of the Atlantic.
Even with the hefty price tag of $100,000, the first voyage is already fully booked. Blue Marble Private claims in its press release that this price is equivalent, after inflation, to the first class passenger ticket fare on RMS Titanic’s voyage.
As a mission specialist, one will learn to assist the expedition team both in the submersible and aboard the expedition yacht. Clients will also have three days of diving, with each dive lasting about three hours. There will also be three hours dedicated to exploring the remains of the ship, taking in the bow, the deck, the bridge and the cavern where the grand staircase once stood. The dives will also let you explore Titanic’s debris field, with artifacts on the ocean floor, nearly untouched for over a hundred years.
Other than the main attraction, mission specialists will also get the opportunity to marvel at the unique bioluminescent creatures during the 90 minute descent. During the dive, the crew may also conduct 3D and 2D sonar scans or search for the ship’s landmarks!
If all this excites you, but if you think you would not be able to come up with that $100,000 by May 2018, you have one more year to save up. Los Angeles- based luxury firm Bluefish is also taking reservations for Titanic expeditions for 2019, though prices and itinerary is yet to be released.
