OceanGate had been promoting the third dive for months on its website which is currently disabled, as well as in Facebook posts, offering the opportunity to “follow in the footsteps of Jacques Cousteau and become an underwater explorer” for the price of US$250,000 (almost 4.3 million Mexican pesos per week). current parity).
“Become one of the few to see the Titanic with your own eyes,” the tour company mentioned in its website . The ticket comes with a title: “mission specialist”.
In this expedition in which only six people could go, he points out that it lasts 8 days and 7 nights, in deep waters, with wi-fi availability, but by requirement it is required to be over 17 years old to be able to board the ship .
Within what is included in the payment of this trip are named: A submersible immersion, private accommodation, necessary training, expedition equipment, all meals on board.
The tour started from Saint John, in the province of Newfoundland, continued across the Atlantic on the second day, between the third and seventh they approached the Titanic sinking area, and on the eighth they returned to Saint John in Canada.
According to their calendar, this would be the last expedition to carry out in 2023, although they would resume exploration in 2024.
In the data that the company shared regarding this expedition, it indicates that the participants have included a chef, an actor, a videographer and someone who worked in a bank, as reported on Facebook. One of the clients stated through an Instagram post last year that it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that she lived up to her expectations.
All this millionaire experience is very interesting, although the tragic end of this vessel was its shipwreck and claimed the lives of all its crew members, as reported on June 22, one day before it was scheduled to return to the Canadian coast.