花十萬美元便能開啓下海探訪泰坦尼克號之旅
In 1912, a trip on board the Titanic was the ultimate in luxury travel. More than a century later, it still is.
1912年，登上泰坦尼克號無疑是一趟豪華旅行，在一個多世紀以後的今天，依舊如此。Deep-pocketed 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.
2018年5月份，倫敦藍色大理石旅行社將讓支付天價門票的遊客們潛入泰坦尼克號沉沒的海域，和泰坦尼克號親密接觸。Interest in the 20th century's most famous maritime disaster has remained high since Robert Ballard and his team discovered the remains of RMS Titanic almost 32 years ago.
32年前，羅伯特·巴拉德和他的團隊發現了泰坦尼克號的殘骸，而20世紀這起最著名的海上災難對公衆的吸引力依然不減。
However, this could well be one of the last opportunities to visit. 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.
不過，這可能是最後的參觀機會了。據2016年的一項研究稱，近期發現的一種“極端細菌”將在未來15至20年將殘船吞噬乾淨。
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.
藍色大理石旅行社爲期8天的旅行將從加拿大紐芬蘭出發，遊客將進入特別設計的鈦和碳纖維潛水器，參觀位於大西洋海平面下方兩英里的泰坦尼克號殘骸所在地。The first voyage is already fully booked, despite the experience costing $105,129 per person.
儘管價格高達105129美元/人，但第一批航行名額已經報滿。Blue Marble Private declares in its press release that this is the equivalent (after inflation) to a first class passage $4,350 on RMS Titanic's inaugural -- and only -- voyage from Southampton, England, to New York.
藍色大理石旅行社宣稱，在根據通脹率進行調整後，這一價格相當於當年的4350美元，也就是泰坦尼克號處女航一等艙的船票價格，僅夠支付從英國南安普頓到紐約的航程。There'll also be the opportunity to "explore Titanic's massive debris field, home to numerous artifacts strewn across the ocean floor, nearly undisturbed for over a century," says Blue Marble Private founder Elizabeth Ellis.
藍色大理石旅行社創始人伊麗莎白·埃利斯表示：“人們還將有機會探索泰坦尼克號的巨大殘骸場，衆多文物散落在此，並封存了一個多世紀”。
