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For a mere $168,000 you can take a sub to see the Titanic wreck
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Only two of 54 spots remain open for the six 2019 expeditions set to depart from St. John’s, N.L., however more are available for 2020

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Adventure tourists with money in the bank have a new bucket list travel item: a spot on a submarine diving 3,800 metres down to the rusting remains of one history’s most iconic shipwrecks.

“If you can board an airplane on your own and haul your bag into the luggage container, you probably can do this,” he said. Each dive on the five-person submarine will last eight hours. When not exploring the depths of the cold Atlantic, mission specialists will be able to help assemble a virtual reality project with partner Virtual Wonders. The project aims reconstruct the hull and eventually bring the wreck site to a wide audience.

Daley saw international interest boom after Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster, “Titanic,” reintroduced the world to the doomed vessel’s story — and he said 2019 could be the biggest year for Titanic tourism since.

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