A London tour operator is selling trips to the Titanic in a submarine – but it will set you back £86,000
Guests will explore large areas of the ship in a submarine, gliding over famous spots like the grand staircase
MORE than 1,500 people died when the Titanic crashed into an iceberg in April 1912, but the ship is set to become the one of the world's most talked about tourist attractions once again.
A tour operator has launched trips to the wreck in a submarine - but it will set punters back an eye-popping £86,000.
That's the same price that a First Class passenger would have paid for a ticket on the actual ship back in 1912, when the $4,350 fare is adjusted for inflation.
The submarine trip is part of an eight-day cruise with Blue Marble Private.
Nine guests will be taken on each expedition, which will start off at Newfoundland in Canada with a helicopter or sea plane ride to a support yacht.
For two days, passengers will learn about how the Titanic worked and how to operate a special undersea navigation system.
They will then spend a few days exploring the wreck in the submarine, which carries three guests at a time alongside Titanic experts.
The specially-designed titanium and carbon fibre submersible can reach depths of up to 4,000 metres.
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Its compact size means that it will be able to explore large areas of the ship - which claimed 1,503 lives more than 100 years ago - gliding over famous spots like the grand staircase.
A spokesperson Blue Marble Private said: "Far fewer people have visited the wreck of the Titanic than the number who have been to space or summited Mount Everest."
The company will start selling the trips next year, with plans for the first customers to set sail in the summer of 2019.
