sail

A travel agency is hoping to be the latest business to capitalize on Taylormania and is selling tickets for a Taylor Swift-themed cruise.Called the In My Era Cruise, the Royal Caribbean trip is scheduled to embark from Miami on Oct. 21, a date that was intended to line up with the end of Swift’s three-night stint at the city’s Hard Rock Stadium during her Eras tour. It will take passengers on several stops across the Bahamas over four nights. Tickets run from $1,500 to nearly $2,000, according to the cruise’s website.The…

Oil-filled heaters operate on a simple yet effective principle. The heating element is immersed in diathermic oil, which acts as a heat reservoir. As the electric current passes through the heating element, it warms the oil, and in turn, the oil radiates heat into the surrounding space. This method ensures a gradual and even distribution of warmth, avoiding the sudden bursts of hot air associated with some other heating options. Our selection encompasses a range of oil-filled…

MV Lara Cruise ShipCourtesy: Miray CruisesA unique offer to cruise around the world for three years — which appeared at risk of running aground earlier this year — now is boasting of a bigger ship.But the prices are also higher.And some passengers who have already booked berths on the 130,000-mile cruise set to sail in November — as well as would-be passengers — told CNBC they are concerned about another new wrinkle in the sales pitch: the requirement that they board the ship MV Lara at a port outside the United…

Quordle 538 answer for July 16: Another week is gone and all we have seen are average puzzles so far without any real threat to the winning streak. The last time we saw a truly challenging puzzle was last Saunday. But today, we are in for treat as the puzzle is trickier than usual. But it also means that a laid back attitude can easily cost you the streak. Protecting your streak is important because it is never fun to share a picture of the puzzle on social media and have it be filled with grayed boxes instead of green…

Inspired by kitesurfing, French firms want to deploy the same wind technology to propel everything from yachts to cargo ships in order to cut the shipping industry's massive carbon footprint.The sector is under fresh pressure to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels as the International Maritime Organization sealed a deal on Friday that raises its emissions-reduction targets. In Arcachon Bay in southwest France, the startup Beyond The Sea tested a blue inflatable kite sail the size of a small studio to pull a…

Not long after his cryptocurrency hedge fund collapsed last year, spawning a market meltdown that devastated the industry, Kyle Davies got on a plane and left his troubles behind.He flew to Bali, Indonesia. As his company was liquidated and law enforcement authorities opened investigations on two continents, Davies spent his days painting in cafes and reading Hemingway on the beach. He also went sightseeing. He traveled in Thailand, where the fried oysters cost only a few dollars, and admired the architecture in Malaysia.…

A captain oversees the autonomous craft but doesn't need to touch the controls. A self-driving electric ferry set sail in Stockholm on Thursday, making the Swedish capital the world's first city to put the technology to use, the company behind it said. A captain oversees the autonomous craft but…

Just in time for the high season of yachting in the Mediterranean, when multimillion-dollar megayachts descend on ports such as Monte Carlo and St. Tropez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been photographed with his partner Lauren Sanchez on his new boat, Koru, off the coast of Spain.Bezos' vessel is a sailing yacht, a departure from the diesel-powered, floating palaces popular with other billionaires. But it is still massive. At 417 feet, Koru is the world's largest sailing yacht, according to Boat International, and it…

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Euclid satellite has taken another step on its journey to explore the dark universe. On 15 April, Euclid set sail for a port near its launch location in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the ESA announced today. The spacecraft is expected to reach the take-off site at the beginning of May. The launch is due to take place on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in July. After lift-off, Eulic will travel 1.5 million km from Earth to the Lagrange point L2, an auspicious location for…

California’s first short-run electric ferry is expected to break waves in 2024 as part of a collaboration between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and The Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Company. The Angel Island Ferry Service was established in 1959 with an already rich history in San Francisco. The company was launched by Milton McDonogh, son of “Sammy the Skiffman,” who would famously take vacationers to Angel Island on fishing excursions for $0.25. Milton carried on the tradition,…