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Explore the breathtaking Otaru Blue Cave, a captivating natural wonder nestled in the scenic coastal landscape of Otaru, Japan. The adventure offers an 80-minute cruise through the Otaru Canal area, Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park and the renowned Blue Cave, with fascinating stops along the way. Otaru Blue Cave CruiseThe tour starts with Otaru North Breakwater, a symbol of Japan’s first concrete seawalls. These walls have stood proudly for over a century and are a registered Hokkaido heritage site. Following the seawalls, passengers will then visit Takashima Point, which is home to the famous...
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A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in Juneau starting in 2026, though a prominent critic of the cruise industry said on Tuesday the planned limits do not do enough. The agreement, finalised late last week, seeks a daily limit of 16,000 cruise passengers Sundays through Fridays and 12,000 on Saturdays. However, officials said that doesn't necessarily mean there will be that many people every day. Cruise passenger numbers ramped up rapidly after two pandemic-stunted years, hitting a record of more ...
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Grace and Jerry Grady have been living out of suitcases for the past couple of weeks. But it is a minor inconvenience as they prepare to fulfil the dream of a lifetime. The multicultural couple, who are in their 70s, are soon going to be two of the roughly 800 passengers on a three-and-a-half-year cruise around the world. The epic voyage begins on 30 May and will visit 425 ports in 147 countries across all seven continents. The itinerary is timed to catch the spring and summer seasons wherever it travels. Once it launches, the Villa Vie Odyssey will be one of just two residential cruise ships ...
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Amsterdam is banning the construction of new hotel buildings in its latest move to curb overtourism. The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists. "We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors,” the local government said in a statement. “This means: no over-tourism, no new hotels, and no more than 20 million hotel overnight stays by tourists per year." Authorities also announced a limit on river cruises as part of the bid to reduce visitor numbers. Amsterdam bans construction of new hotelsUnder the local council’s new rules, construction of...
Euronews (English)
The robotaxi company Cruise has resumed manual driving on public roads six months after halting all its journeys in response to an accident involving a pedestrian in San Francisco. The company, a subsidiary of US car giant General Motors, said in a blog post on Tuesday that it would resume "manual driving to create maps and gather road information in select cities, starting in Phoenix," in the US state of Arizona. "This work is done using human-driven vehicles without autonomous systems engaged, and is a critical step for validating our self-driving systems as we work towards returning to our ...
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Fahrzeuge der Robotaxi-Firma Cruise kehren rund ein halbes Jahr nach einem folgenschweren Unfall auf die Straße zurück. Die Wagen sollen aber zunächst nur von Menschen gesteuert unterwegs sein, um Kartendaten zu aktualisieren und frische Informationen über die Umgebung zu sammeln, kündigte die Tochterfirma des US-Autoriesen General Motors an. Erste Stadt sei Phoenix im Bundesstaat Arizona, weitere sollen folgen. In dieser Phase sollen Informationen zum Beispiel über Ampeln, Fahrspuren und Verkehrsführung neu gesammelt werden, erläuterte Cruise. Als zweiter Schritt seien dann autonome Testfahre...
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Washington (AFP) - The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage Saturday, carrying what amounted to the population of a small city. The ship, built over 900 days at a shipyard in Turku, Finland, is a monument to enormity, longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall, with 20 decks and room for more than 5,600 passengers (7,600 at maximum capacity) and a crew of 2,350. To ensure no one goes bored or hungry, the monster ship, registered in the Bahamas, has seven swimming pools including a 40,000-gallon "lake," six water slides, a carousel,...
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New York (AFP) - US vehicle company Cruise has suspended all operations of driverless cars, the subsidiary of auto giant General Motors said Thursday, days after California authorities halted testing of its driverless cars in the state. California on Tuesday suspended testing of Cruise autonomous vehicles as robotaxis citing safety concerns following a series of accidents. The company made the move in a bid to "rebuild public trust," it said in a post late Thursday on X, formerly Twitter. "The most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust," Cruise said. "In tha...
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San Francisco (AFP) - California authorities on Tuesday suspended testing of Cruise driverless cars put to work in the US state as robotaxis by General Motors, citing safety concerns following a series of accidents and other problems. "When there is an unreasonable risk to public safety, the DMV can immediately suspend or revoke permits," the California Department of Motor Vehicles said in response to an AFP inquiry. The move came just weeks after a self-driving car operated by Cruise ran over a woman after she was first knocked in front of it by a hit-and-run driver in San Francisco. Cruise p...
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San Francisco (AFP) - California authorities on Tuesday suspended testing of Cruise self-driving cars being developed by General Motors, citing safety concerns following a series of accidents and other problems. "When there is an unreasonable risk to public safety, the DMV can immediately suspend or revoke permits," the western US state's Department of Motor Vehicles said in response to an AFP inquiry. The move came just weeks after a self-driving car operated by Cruise ran over a woman after she was first knocked in front of it by a hit-and-run driver in San Francisco. "We are devastated by w...
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