Travel Company Offers 100th Anniversary Diving Trip to the Wreck of the Titanic

As the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the iconic Titanic ship approaches, one travel company is cashing in by offering submarine trips to the wreck that lies at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Travellers looking for a unique experience during scuba diving holidays can book a place on the submarine trip which is being offered by Kensington Tours from St. John's in Newfoundland, Canada.

The 15-day dive expedition will take divers 12,500 feet below the surface of the ocean to the eerie site where the wreck of the massive ship lies.

The Kensington Tours itinerary begins with a trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia where groups will visit the pier which was used to send rescue ships, and Fairview Cemetery where 120 victims from the accident now rest.

The tour then takes groups to St. John's where they will attend an introductory dinner before boarding the ship that will take them 329 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to the site of the Titanic, where they will spend seven days.

During the seven days at sea, Titanic enthusiasts will be able to enjoy wreck diving with a difference as they dive down to the site in a Russian MIR submersible dive unit, which can reach depths of up to 20,000 feet (6,090m).

Image by anubis_uk, on Flickr.

Before heading down to the haunting site, the group will commemorate the loss of the ship and its passengers with a short ceremony.

The Titanic, which was ironically dubbed the "unsinkable ship", hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton in the United Kingdom to New York in the U.S on 15th April 1912. The ship sank within three hours, taking 1,517 of its 2,224 crew and passengers with it.

During unique scuba diving holidays to the Titanic, guests will be able to see one of the ship's boilers and its propeller as well as an array of marine creatures that have made the ship their home over the past 100 years.

Image by Titanic Prop, on Flickr.

Travellers will be prepared with orientation sessions, lectures and briefings, as well as films and presentations from experts before they make the two-hour journey to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Kensington Tours states: "On the way from bow to stern, or vice versa, your MIR will move out into Titanic's debris field. You will see numerous artefacts strewn across the ocean floor, undisturbed for a century. These will not be touched.

"Keep in mind that you are one of the few to have dived to these depths and seen these animals alive."

These submarine trips, however, are not at the reach of the average traveller's budget and those wanting to participate will have to dig really deep into their pockets. Diving enthusiasts keen to take a trip to one of the world's most sought after scuba diving destinations will have to shell out $66,257 (£41,784) for the exclusive experience.