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The Cape Verde Islands is a country located west of Africa, with 430,000 inhabitants. The republic is situated in the Atlantic Ocean at 450 km from the coast of Gambia and Senegal. Cape Verde is an archipelago that consists of 10 large islands of which only Santa Luzia is uninhabited. They are divided into six upwind Islands (Barlaventos) and four Leeward Islands (Sotaventos). The landscape of Cape Verde is predominantly hilly and only a few islands are green. Furthermore mountains of basalt, eroded canyons, valleys, volcanoes, sometimes desert-like and an active volcano Pico the Fogo. There is a tropical climate. The capital Praia is located on the island of Santiago and has 62,000 inhabitants. Sights are the two beaches, Praia Mar and Praia Quebra-Canela. Other cities are the colonial city of Mindelo, Espargos and Santa Maria. Other attractions are the greenest island of Santo Antão and the mountainous Brava. There is much scope for water sports, diving and fishing.

A cruise is a holiday to many different destinations in a cruise ship or a large passenger ship. Such a ship is equipped to carry passengers and alteration. It is organized as a floating hotel with rooms with beds and bathrooms, catering and restaurants. There is space for recreational activities such as bars, swimming pools, restaurants, casinos, fitness rooms and climbing walls. For all these devices, there is extra staff available. The most luxurious ships now have more staff and crew than passengers. Cruise ships are equipped with technology to meet comfort as solar panels for power, satellite communications for mobile phones and the Internet and water makers who transform seawater into drinking water. Often there are sunny destinations in the program, but also Alaska or the Arctic are popular. There are also smaller cruise ships that sail rivers. The television series "The Love Boat" from the 70s, has published cruises to the general public. Since then cruising is a major tourist industry with millions of passengers a year.

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