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I had no idea that "tourists" visited Titanic. Is this the new thing after Everest became crowded?

by mongol 3y ago

driscoll42 3y ago
Costs about $250k per person - https://oceangateexpeditions.com/tour/titanic-expedition/ https://oceangateexpeditions.com/tour/titanic-expedition/ (Site looks to be down at the moment, probably overloaded due to people searching after this news). I don't think it's particularly crowded, but certainly could become one day in theory. Cached Link: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bwPF964o1GkJ:https://oceangateexpeditions.com/tour/titanic-expedition/&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bwPF96...
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  The article mentions $250k/person
  - _trampeltier 3y ago
    Two way ticket ..
    - ChuckNorris89 3y ago
      Is there the option of a one way ticket? Do they drop you off in the wreck of the Titanic and leave you there?
      - dTal 3y ago
        Maybe it's for if you want rescuing from the wreck.
        dylan604 3y ago
        which wreck. for that kind of money, i hope it's specified.
        GolfPopper 3y ago
        "Goliath Awaits is a 1981 American made-for-television action adventure science fiction thriller... about an ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1939 whose wreck is discovered in 1981, with over 300 survivors and their descendants living in an air bubble inside the ship."[1] Watched it as a kid, and it definitely stuck in my head. Quite impressive cast. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_Awaits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_Awaits
        jedberg 3y ago
        And the movie is in the public domain, so you can stream it on the the internet archive! https://archive.org/details/goliathawaits1981 https://archive.org/details/goliathawaits1981
        1317 3y ago
        is it really? the wikipedia article says it was first broadcast in 1981
        jedberg 3y ago
        It was donated to the public domain by the creators. If you follow the link to IA it's explained there.
        1317 3y ago
        I don't see it I'm afraid. Yes, it says it's CC0, but that doesn't mean it's actually true...
        jedberg 3y ago
        I mean you have to trust that the IA did their due diligence. I trust them.
      - chihuahua 3y ago
        It seems that they just did that. We'd have to look at the details of the contract to see if half of the ticket price is refunded in the event that they bring you to the Titanic but don't bring you back to the surface.
      - carabiner 3y ago
        I would prefer to be left there.
  - driscoll42 3y ago
    You're right, Google showed $125k from other articles and some looking at this earlier (a year or so ago) and $125k sounded right. I guess they doubled it!
- francisofascii 3y ago
  So roughly the cost of a first class ticket. (In today's dollars.)
  - dtagames 3y ago
    With identical results.
    - TechBro8615 3y ago
      I think I'd prefer drowning to whatever horrors happen when your submersible runs out of life support at the bottom of the ocean.
      - HKH2 3y ago
        Surely if they slowly run out of air they won't be fully conscious when there is none.
        TechBro8615 3y ago
        Yeah I suppose that would be the ideal outcome. I was thinking of some kind of depressurization scenarios where they get crushed by 300 atmospheres worth of pressure.
        HKH2 3y ago
        Wouldn't that be much faster than drowning though?
- 1024core 3y ago
  > Costs about $250k per person Actually, the trip down is free. The $250K is to bring you back... ;-)
  - TechBro8615 3y ago
    I think it was George Carlin who asked why people say "have a safe flight" instead of "have a safe landing."
lode 3y ago
These accounts are apparently of one of the participants (called "mission specialists" in Ocean Gate Expeditions parlance): https://twitter.com/ActionAviation0 https://twitter.com/ActionAviation0 https://www.instagram.com/p/CtmxGHvs1yE/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CtmxGHvs1yE/
dtagames 3y ago
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- mcpackieh 3y ago
  > Did it not occur to anyone that it might be a bad idea? Of course the danger was considered, be realistic and stop letting class conflict cloud your judgement. Something being judged to be dangerous doesn't mean people won't do it, and people doing something dangerous doesn't mean they didn't consider the risks. People go skiing, base jumping down cliffs with wingsuits, cave diving and swimming with sharks. It's okay to do dangerous things if you know and accept the risks.
  - dtagames 3y ago
    All of the things you mentioned are activities for the wealthy. Why does that matter? Because having a lot of money can make risk not as risky. Rich people know they will be rescued. They have insurance and fancy doctors. They can afford to be airlifted out of exotic places. While it's not a conclusive link, it seems to me that people with a smaller financial safety net might not be as interested in such activities because they cannot stand the risk.
    - defrost 3y ago
      It's not the risk, it's the eight unpaid days. Offer up $5 USD p/hour and you'll be inundated with people with no financial safety net willing to take on great risk. eg: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/6/19/cleaning-doha-windows-its-not-a-job-for-the-faint-of-heart https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/6/19/cleaning-doha-wi...
      - dtagames 3y ago
        Unfortunately, that's true also.
    - mcpackieh 3y ago
      > All of the things you mentioned are activities for the wealthy That's really the key aspect of this story for you isn't it? Screw them because they're rich; I get that, but just own it. And for the record, you don't need to be rich to go skiing and break your neck on a tree. A whole lot of working class people save up money for a vacation then go skiing. A whole lot of working class people save up money for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Hawaii and go scuba diving. If you find it hard to believe either of those scenarios then believe this: a whole lot of working class people buy motorcycles and drive them fast. Hell, when I was a teen I used to pedal my $100 bicycle down steep hills as fast as I could. Taking risks for thrills is something that's broadly accessible to just about anybody.
HWR_14 3y ago
Not only the Titanic, but someone recently started bringing tourists to the Marianas Trench.
Apocryphon 3y ago
I was told by WIRED that Richard Branson was offering suborbital spaceflights soon- back in 2005. https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Magazine-January-Richard-Galactic/dp/B001I4KPX4 https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Magazine-January-Richard-Galact...

I had no idea that "tourists" visited Titanic. Is this the new thing after Everest became crowded?

by mongol 3y ago

I had no idea that "tourists" visited Titanic. Is this the new thing after Everest became crowded?

Costs about $250k per person - https://oceangateexpeditions.com/tour/titanic-expedition/ https://oceangateexpeditions.com/tour/titanic-expedition/ (Site looks to be down at the moment, probably overloaded due to people searching after this news). I don't think it's particularly crowded, but certainly could become one day in theory. Cached Link: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bwPF964o1GkJ:https://oceangateexpeditions.com/tour/titanic-expedition/&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bwPF96...

ChuckNorris89 3y ago
The article mentions $250k/person
- _trampeltier 3y ago
  Two way ticket ..
  - ChuckNorris89 3y ago
    Is there the option of a one way ticket? Do they drop you off in the wreck of the Titanic and leave you there?
    - dTal 3y ago
      Maybe it's for if you want rescuing from the wreck.
      - dylan604 3y ago
        which wreck. for that kind of money, i hope it's specified.
      - GolfPopper 3y ago
        "Goliath Awaits is a 1981 American made-for-television action adventure science fiction thriller... about an ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1939 whose wreck is discovered in 1981, with over 300 survivors and their descendants living in an air bubble inside the ship."[1] Watched it as a kid, and it definitely stuck in my head. Quite impressive cast. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_Awaits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_Awaits
        jedberg 3y ago
        And the movie is in the public domain, so you can stream it on the the internet archive! https://archive.org/details/goliathawaits1981 https://archive.org/details/goliathawaits1981
        1317 3y ago
        is it really? the wikipedia article says it was first broadcast in 1981
        jedberg 3y ago
        It was donated to the public domain by the creators. If you follow the link to IA it's explained there.
        1317 3y ago
        I don't see it I'm afraid. Yes, it says it's CC0, but that doesn't mean it's actually true...
        jedberg 3y ago
        I mean you have to trust that the IA did their due diligence. I trust them.
    - chihuahua 3y ago
      It seems that they just did that. We'd have to look at the details of the contract to see if half of the ticket price is refunded in the event that they bring you to the Titanic but don't bring you back to the surface.
    - carabiner 3y ago
      I would prefer to be left there.
- driscoll42 3y ago
  You're right, Google showed $125k from other articles and some looking at this earlier (a year or so ago) and $125k sounded right. I guess they doubled it!
francisofascii 3y ago
So roughly the cost of a first class ticket. (In today's dollars.)
- dtagames 3y ago
  With identical results.
  - TechBro8615 3y ago
    I think I'd prefer drowning to whatever horrors happen when your submersible runs out of life support at the bottom of the ocean.
    - HKH2 3y ago
      Surely if they slowly run out of air they won't be fully conscious when there is none.
      - TechBro8615 3y ago
        Yeah I suppose that would be the ideal outcome. I was thinking of some kind of depressurization scenarios where they get crushed by 300 atmospheres worth of pressure.
        HKH2 3y ago
        Wouldn't that be much faster than drowning though?
1024core 3y ago
> Costs about $250k per person Actually, the trip down is free. The $250K is to bring you back... ;-)
- TechBro8615 3y ago
  I think it was George Carlin who asked why people say "have a safe flight" instead of "have a safe landing."

lode 3y ago

These accounts are apparently of one of the participants (called "mission specialists" in Ocean Gate Expeditions parlance): https://twitter.com/ActionAviation0 https://twitter.com/ActionAviation0 https://www.instagram.com/p/CtmxGHvs1yE/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CtmxGHvs1yE/

dtagames 3y ago

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mcpackieh 3y ago
> Did it not occur to anyone that it might be a bad idea? Of course the danger was considered, be realistic and stop letting class conflict cloud your judgement. Something being judged to be dangerous doesn't mean people won't do it, and people doing something dangerous doesn't mean they didn't consider the risks. People go skiing, base jumping down cliffs with wingsuits, cave diving and swimming with sharks. It's okay to do dangerous things if you know and accept the risks.
- dtagames 3y ago
  All of the things you mentioned are activities for the wealthy. Why does that matter? Because having a lot of money can make risk not as risky. Rich people know they will be rescued. They have insurance and fancy doctors. They can afford to be airlifted out of exotic places. While it's not a conclusive link, it seems to me that people with a smaller financial safety net might not be as interested in such activities because they cannot stand the risk.
  - defrost 3y ago
    It's not the risk, it's the eight unpaid days. Offer up $5 USD p/hour and you'll be inundated with people with no financial safety net willing to take on great risk. eg: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/6/19/cleaning-doha-windows-its-not-a-job-for-the-faint-of-heart https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/6/19/cleaning-doha-wi...
    - dtagames 3y ago
      Unfortunately, that's true also.
  - mcpackieh 3y ago
    > All of the things you mentioned are activities for the wealthy That's really the key aspect of this story for you isn't it? Screw them because they're rich; I get that, but just own it. And for the record, you don't need to be rich to go skiing and break your neck on a tree. A whole lot of working class people save up money for a vacation then go skiing. A whole lot of working class people save up money for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Hawaii and go scuba diving. If you find it hard to believe either of those scenarios then believe this: a whole lot of working class people buy motorcycles and drive them fast. Hell, when I was a teen I used to pedal my $100 bicycle down steep hills as fast as I could. Taking risks for thrills is something that's broadly accessible to just about anybody.

HWR_14 3y ago

Not only the Titanic, but someone recently started bringing tourists to the Marianas Trench.

Apocryphon 3y ago

I was told by WIRED that Richard Branson was offering suborbital spaceflights soon- back in 2005. https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Magazine-January-Richard-Galactic/dp/B001I4KPX4 https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Magazine-January-Richard-Galact...