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So, in the last thread someone asked me if it was possible to rent time aboard an undersea habitat. They left before I remembered the Jules Undersea Lodge. Anyone who wants the aquanaut experience for a relatively affordable amount can go here.

It's a 1980s undersea lab, rescued from the scrap heap after it's planned lifespan was over and refurbished with comfy furniture and amenities. Now it serves as an undersea hotel with two bedrooms, a wet porch and a common area/kitchen. It rests 30 feet down next to a second habitat guests can swim over to and explore called Marinelab. From here, they can sit in a spherical glass observatory bubble and pilot VideoRay, a tethered ROV.

Costs range from $125 for a 3 hour exploratory visit to $400 for the full package where you visit marinelab, get pizza and hey lime pie delivered by a diver and so on. It's extremely cool and available today, to anyone.

www.jul.com

Basically, for anyone who just HAS to get the full undersea living experience today, there is a refurdished undersea lab from the 70s that was turned into a 4 room hotel called the Jules Undersea Lodge. It's actually one of the largest and nicest habitats that was built in that era, with the biggest windows on any habitat I know of. It's fully furnished, has all the amenities, and it sits a few dozen feet away from a second smaller habitat called Marinelab with a spherical glass observation bubble you can sit inside of while you pilot an ROV. So you not only get a hab to sleep, eat and relax in, but there's another one to go visit and explore during EVAs.

It all rests in about 30 feet of water which sounds shallow until you visualize it as multiples of your own height. There's a fridge, microwave, TV, DVD player, sinks in each room, a kitchenette and a moon pool to dive out of. Cost per night varies between $300 and $400 depending on the activity package you purchase (like whether you visit Marinelab or not, and whether or not you get a pizza delivered)

www.jul.com