Why Cruise Lines Keep Cutting Their Ships In Half • Discoverology

Why Cruise Lines Keep Cutting Their Ships In Half

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In a process called “stretching,” the Star Breeze is getting pulled apart to make room for a new, 84-foot, 1,250-ton prefab midsection addition. Think of it like unsnapping (or unwelding) two Legos and putting another block in between. But with a boat.

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