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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 11, Round 4 - Leisure - Cruises   
      
   > 1. This cruise line became famous with "The Love Boat" -- so much   
   >    so that, to this day, they do their onboard sail-away parties   
   >    to the "Love Boat" theme.  Name the line.   
      
   Princess   
      
   > 2. Which holding company is the world's largest cruising company,   
   >    owning 9 cruise lines, including  and its own namesake   
   >    signature line?   
      
   Carnival   
      
   > 3.  and three other cruise companies control 85% of the   
   >    cruise market.  Name any one of the other three.   
      
   Viking   
      
   > 4. The Magical Cruise Line was first incorporated in 1996, and   
   >    currently has 8 ships in its fleet.  Based in Celebration,   
   >    Florida, this cruise line is more commonly known as what?   
      
   Disney At Sea   
      
   > 6. The "Titanic" is of course the most famous cruise ship disaster   
   >    in history.  Within 1, the iceberg that struck the ship pierced   
   >    how many of the ship's watertight compartments?  (If it had   
   >    pierced one less, the ship would have been able to stay afloat.)   
      
   4   
      
   > 8. Royal Caribbean launched the world's largest cruise ship in   
   >    January 2024; it weighs 248,000 tons and has a combined passenger   
   >    and crew capacity of almost 10,000 people.  What is its name?   
      
   Icon of the Seas   
      
   > 9. Within 3,000,000, how many people took a cruise in 2023,   
   >    according to the Cruise Lines International Association?   
      
   320 million   
      
   > 10. Although most cruise lines focus on oceanic cruises, river   
   >    cruising is also very popular.  The largest river-cruising   
   >    company in the world is headquartered in Switzerland and operates   
   >    over 80 ships in rivers around the world.  Name it.   
      
   Viking River Cruises   
      
   > * Game 11, Round 6 - Geography - National Legislatures   
      
   > 1. Diet, Japan.   
      
   7; 13   
      
   > 2. Knesset, Israel.   
      
   4   
      
   > 3. Althing, Iceland.   
      
   5   
      
   > 4. Riksdagen, Sweden.   
      
   18; 6   
      
   > 5. Bundestag, Germany.   
      
   10   
      
   > 6. Palais Bourbon, France.   
      
   8   
      
   > 7. Parliamento Italiano, Italy.   
      
   16   
      
   > 8. Parliament House, New Zealand.   
      
   14; 1   
      
   > 9. Tithe na Parliamente, Ireland.   
      
   6; 1   
      
   > 10. Palacio de las Cortes Espanolas, Spain.   
      
   17; 2   
      
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