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Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends
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I believe itβs mostly because it allows you to use electric motors mounted on swiveling pods under the water line. The same thing with mechanical propulsion is tricky because of leaky shaft connections.
But apparently there are more advantages:
https://www.marineinsight.com/tech/cruise-ships-powered/
That's pretty neat