Japan cruise ship Nippon Maru bids farewell after 35 years of sailing

The Japanese cruise ship, Nippon Maru, returned Sunday to a port south of Tokyo after its final voyage to mark the end of its 35-year career, in which it carried a total of 600,000 passengers and sailed around the world. Fans and the families of crew members gathered at a terminal in Yokohama to bid farewell and showed gratitude to the retiring 22,472-ton ship, once considered a pioneer of Japan’s luxury cruise industry. They waved flags and cheered as the Nippon Maru, operated by a subsidiary of Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., berthed at around 8 a.m. after […]...

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