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Owl Kicked off Cruise After 2 Weeks as Stowaway
The all-inclusive nature of cruises appeals to vacation-goers across the country. Passengers are ferried from one beautiful destination to the next while being constantly fed and entertained. It’s an experience enticing to even wild birds. An owl from South Florida was recently able to take a two-week round-trip voyage to Mexico free of charge. However,…
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Norwegian Cruise Line Refuses to Transport EVs, Hybrids Due to Fire Concerns
One of the things that have become increasingly apparent with the rise of electric cars is that when they catch on fire, those fires are incredibly difficult to extinguish. This is true of fully equipped fire crews on dry land, but imagine if one of those fires happened inside a ship at sea.
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The Candela C-8 Borrows the Polestar 2’s Batteries to Achieve the Longest Range of Any Electric Boat
Swedish boatmaker Candela partnered with Polestar to make an electric boat that the company claims will have the longest range in the world. The Candela C-8 will have a range of up to 57 nautical miles, or 105 km, at a cruising speed of 22 knots, or 40 km per hour. Candela says the C-8’s…
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Disney Buys Unfinished Sister of Scrapped ‘World’s Largest Cruise Ship’
Global Dream II, the world’s largest cruise ship by passenger count, was scrapped before it ever set sail.