2012 will mark 100 years of the Titanic disaster. I know that Fred Olsen have a sailing following the original Titanic route to reach the site with a memorial service taking place but taking a dive to the Titantic is something that seems very different.
There is a rare opportunity for the centenary year to go and see the Titanic's ship wreck, outlook and bridge etc. People taking part in this trip will dive 12,500 feet to the shipwreck. Participants will be onboard submersibles and the dives can take place day or night depending on conditions. The participants will attend full briefings with the pilots and members of the group will be able to follow the route of the submersibles. The submersibles are able to dive for as long as 16 hours giving the participants plenty of time to explore the wreck. The submersibles take 2 passengers and the pilot. You don't get to experience all of this without a cost and if you have a spare £40,000 then maybe this is for you. I must admit I found the Fred Olsen sailing to the site quite odd and I personally wouldn't want to follow the route but to actually go and see the wreckage I don't think this would be for me. I could see it being quite upsetting with the amount of people who lost their lives those many years ago. What are your views on the happenings for the Centenary of the Titanic?
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