I appreciate the speed and (relative) convenience of long-distance air travel. It has enabled more people to see more of the world than ever before, at a surprisingly affordable price and with genuinely amazing safety.
But I do feel we lost something great when the ocean liners died out. And the dedicated cruise ships, overgrown hotels on the sea, are not a worthy replacement.
Needs more bruises, scabs and grime 
Follow-up:
Luxury liner designed to rush troops to thwart a Soviet invasion to join worldâs largest artificial reef
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The design choices were also primarily influenced by a silent partner in the project â the Pentagon. Military naval architects were involved in the design from the beginning, with a plan to use the ship to move 15,000 troops to Europe if the Cold War turned hot, according to an official history of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard published in 2002.
âThe U.S. government worked in conjunction with the United States Lines to develop a âsuper shipâ to be part Cold War weapon and part luxury ocean liner,â according to the shipyardâs history. âThe top-secret Pentagon project produced the fastest, safest and most advanced vessel ever constructed.â
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Hm. Is that pork I smell, issuing from the funnels?
I am honoured
On an international level, it is definitely the Mercedes Benz 600, beloved by petty dictators across the world, so maybe appropriate for this inauguration.
Until a few days ago you could have bought one of these for a song and waved to your subjects with the roof down.
The copy reads as a puff piece directly from Daimler.
Iâm guessing the cost of gas would be about the same, yearly.
Depends how far away your subject lives.
Iâd have to have it repainted, but Iâve always dreamt of recreating the opening sequence of The Prisoner at my workplaceâs car park.
You Can Get A Brand New Tesla Cybertruck In A Week If You Order It Now, And Thatâs Probably Bad For Tesla
Itâs half the price of a new basic model Caterham, so probably.
https://caterham.de/seven-170/
The Caterham is probably 20% safer in a crash but neither of them is going to be especially safe.