
Apparently, tourists are still obsessed with vising the wreck site 
of the legendary Titanic ship. In 1912, a trip on board the Titanic was 
the ultimate in luxury travel and more than a century later, it still 
is. 
Tourists will once again get the chance to
 glide along the Titanic's deck when London-based travel company Blue 
Marble Private begins dives to the wreck site in May 2018.
Interest
 in the Titanic vessel has remained high since Robert Ballard and his 
team discovered the remains of RMS Titanic almost 32 years ago. However,
 this could well be one of the last opportunities to visit the wreck 
site.
 A 2016 study claimed that a recently 
discovered "extremophile bacteria" could eat away what's left of the 
famous shipwreck inside 15 or 20 years.
The 
adventure is however quite expensive! Blue Marble Private's eight-day 
journey sets off from Newfoundland, Canada, and will transport visitors 
in a purpose-built, titanium-and-carbon-fiber submersible to the mighty 
vessel's final resting place, more than two miles below the surface of 
the Atlantic. 
The first voyage is already fully booked, despite the experience costing $105,129 per person.
So
 far, the Titanic Museum has welcomed nearly 3.5 million visitors since 
opening in 2012, and was named the World's Leading Tourist Attraction at
 the World Travel Awards in 2016.

 
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