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Guinea-Bissau lies on the west coast of Africa and has 1 ½ million inhabitants. Neighboring countries are Senegal and Guinea. The republic has a coastline with the Atlantic Ocean. The coastal plain is very irregular in estuaries and river valleys. Central are tropical rainforests and savanna areas and southeastern many hills and mountains. There is a humid tropical savanna climate. The capital Bissau has 355,000 inhabitants. Places are the artistic youth center, the fort Amura and the mausoleum of Amilcar Cabral. Other cities are Bafatá, Quinhámel, Cacheu, Gabû, and Farim Catió. Other attractions are coastal city Cacheu, the Bijagós islands and the natural park Cantanhez.

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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