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Nautical tourism
Tourism by boat travel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nautical tourism, also called water tourism, is tourism that combines sailing and boating with vacation and holiday activities. It can be travelling from port to port in a cruise ship, or joining boat-centered events such as regattas or landing a small boat for lunch or other day recreation at specially prepared day boat-landings. It is a form of tourism that is generally more popular in the summertime.
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First defined as an industry segment in Europe and South America,[when?] it has since caught on in the United States and the Pacific Rim.