APRIL Fools’ Day didn’t forget the at-sea holiday industry among its multitude of pranks.
The best one came from German cruise site Dreamlines, which late last year launched into the Australian market.
Billed as the first underwater crossing of the Pacific, the new product was an exclusive “world first” 10-day submarine cruise aboard the research submersible USEA-341.
The route from Sydney to Honolulu includes a series of lectures about the underwater surroundings just outside.
Labelled as four-star, the submarine apparently offers views to the outside through 15cm thick armoured glass.
Cabins are a “comfortable” 15sqm in size and offer specially enlarged portholes.
A highlight of the itinerary, according to Dreamlines, would be a visit to the sunken wreck of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbour, just before the holiday reaches its conclusion.
