“Billionaires or not and regardless of ticket price, I would have done my due diligence in checking this out before going on that ride. I hate being stuck in a plane for four hours and I’m being paid to do that. Not a chance I’d get in that thing and go 2.5 miles underwater with >2 tons psi trying to smoosh the cramped vehicle I’m in, much less for 8-12 hours.”
Agreed. I’m not a claustrophobic guy - but there’s no way I could picture myself getting in that thing at all.
Same here. One of the physical requirements was apparently the ability to sit cross-legged for 12 hours, jowl-to-jowl with four other people in a space so small that you had to go on a special diet beforehand so you wouldn't need to have a bowel movement.
I couldn't do it.
I did the Atlantis underwater sub tour in Kona, Hawaii where the bottom was maybe 30 feet down, the sub went 15-20 feet, we all had our own seats and a really nice view of coral and marine life through the windows for like 45 minutes. That was more than enough for me.