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A meatball at sea

60 mins | Apr 4, 2024

'Thinking' people simply should not be put on cruise ships, Gary Shteyngart argues. Inside his rollicking voyage on the Icon of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship that has ever sailed. Read by Michael Satow.

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