• tymon@lemm.ee
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    3 年前

    Maybe they could all try a submersible? Nice and compact, doesn’t take up much space, will kill them, etc

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    As much as I enjoy the billionaire tears, I wish the article went into more detail about why Naples banned them in the first place.

    • Melody Fwygon@lemmy.one
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      The billionaire tears are so refreshing to drink from this article yes…quite a fine vintage.

      I suspect the “reasons” are never going to be discussed; probably to prevent the same billionaires from money-ing their way out of this as well. Fortunately in countries like that; the Harbormaster’s word IS LAW.

      I suspect they simply don’t want these sorts of luxury yachts clogging up the ports anyways and would rather that they anchor at a nearby port that is better equipped for them and use their smaller craft to visit Naples.

      I could see how large yachts captained by assholes working for billionaires could be a safety hazard if they don’t behave professionally or ethically in port or manage the expectations of an immature yacht owner.

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      Yeah, all I got was something about security reasons & some fan almost drowned swimming out to Leonardo’s boat to say hi?! Personally I’d say good riddence BUT I would say the local economy might take a hit?

  • HTTP_404_NotFound@lemmyonline.com
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    Sheesh, everyone acts like this will be the end of life for the billionaires.

    Nah, they won’t notice a thing. They will just fly their local helicopter from their yacht over to the local airport.

    Or, they will dock off-shore, and just take one of the MANY boats inside of their yacht to shore. Seriously- lots of the mega yachts have a internal boat dry dock.

    Those mega yachts are no joke. I’d recommend watching a few youtube videos giving tours of them… it’s pretty insane.

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        I watch them to understand and learn about some of the engineering that goes into them.

        Power systems, hydraulic systems, redundant propulsion systems, etc. The engineering can be quite fascinating.

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      They’ll probably just anchor off the Amalfi coast just south of Naples where it’s yacht-central. Seriously, it’s straight out of a James Bond movie or something. The amount of rich people hanging out on boats just offshore and in little secluded private beaches is overwhelming. I bused through it once years ago (didn’t stay there: too rich for me) and was just amazed at the scenery and wealth on display. Gorgeous place. Poor people not welcome.

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    3 年前

    In solidarity with Naples’ economic losses, we must force every port to ban super yachts. Apart from Blackpool, which needs the cash.

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      It’s probably so they can fit another cruise ship in the harbor. I can’t imagine even a billionaire outspending thousands of tourists.

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    3 年前

    May I suggest a refreshing trip to the Titanic to lift your ailing billionaire spirits?

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    tf? You mean to tell me that there’s something billies can’t money their way out of? I’m temporarily impressed, right up until they do that, too.