Luxury passenger boat sets sail from Tokyo

Luxury passenger boat sets sail from Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The 26,518-ton Japanese luxury passenger boat Pacific Venus sails past the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on March 15 on a 105-day round-the-world voyage that will take her passengers to 23 ports in 19 nations. The 60,500-kilometer-long tour costs an average passenger 4 million yen and the occupant of the ''Royal Suite Room'' 18 million yen.

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