This Was The World's Most Terrifying Airport
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@TheB1M 26 днів тому
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@COORS5766 26 днів тому
Can you do a video on that drill head or the head of the TBM? That was fascinating!
@MrCaiobrz 24 дні тому
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@SMGJohn 21 день тому
I wont ever use it, sue me Chinese Communist party!
@TheFirebrillz 26 днів тому
New drinking game: Take a shot every time he says “In the world”
@NewCastleIndiana 26 днів тому
He might someday age into looking like Clarkson, as well.
@acommenter 26 днів тому
Fred is vying for a spot on top gear.
@davefarmery8180 26 днів тому
I'd be pissed after 4 minutes 😅
@nottherealrashnar 26 днів тому
or "...on Earth."
@DangerB0ne 26 днів тому
You'll end up with the most cirrhosis ridden liver ...in the world.
@Nighteyes66 26 днів тому
Aways love a video about Hong Kong. 1:38 99.9% on time is actually one of the most useless stat you can give about the Hong Kong MTR, I mean that in the best way, because the trains are so frequent (one every 3 min ish when I lived there) that nobody checks train times so you don't even know if the trains are late. IMO train frequency is a better metric than how on time it is. Great video as always.
@maximusdeep 25 днів тому
yep and in rush hour the trains arrive 1 minute apart in busy lines.
@ObristPlayep 20 днів тому
@@maximusdeepRush hour at Admiralty station, the trains on Island Line arrive every 30 seconds or so. It's absolutely insane. As a commuter I cannot imagine my life if it wasn't this efficient
@uu78kk 15 днів тому
Still, many Hong Kong residents are still not satisfied with the service
@denizerni151 26 днів тому
I came here to watch sponsors but the content of the channel was distracting
@garytheosophilus 26 днів тому
There’s no such thing as free YT
@CharlesLechmere_the_Ripper 26 днів тому
@@garytheosophilus There is such a thing as 'to long and to many ad's' It is getting ridiculous and out of hand now, were close to spending more time on watching ad's than on the actual content. If we arent there already.
@Argylleagen 26 днів тому
@@CharlesLechmere_the_RipperWho decides what's too long? The creator. Because he's the one paying the bills. As for us, there not a better more viable system to switch to. So the least we can do is stop crying
@KelvinTan133 26 днів тому
UKposts Revanced
@brettsmithhanlon2495 25 днів тому
*too
@drewbaker5595 26 днів тому
Scared the death out of me, when I first flew in. You could actually see people in their apartments.
@only_1_kinobi 26 днів тому
And what they were watching on television
@washoecreative595 25 днів тому
I flew in at night. And this was before the airport became internet famous. The worse aspect I remember was waiting for 20-30 minutes in a mob of hundreds of travelers trying to get transport into the city.
@sam08g16 25 днів тому
What if you see a naked grandma
@catchaser52 25 днів тому
I wonder how they feel,,,,
@nezbrun872 25 днів тому
Yeah, but I bet you miss it, like I do.
@alectang1614 26 днів тому
I've lived in Hong Kong now for just over 11 years (from Scotland) and I've been seeing new roads, buildings, highway bridges, tunnels, MTR lines every single year since arriving. The new Chek Lap Kok airport is being expanded now too. Hong Kong really is an infrastructure Mecca.
@cv990a4 26 днів тому
Speaking of which, one of the last times I arrived in Kai Tak I was sitting in a window seat and got a magnificent view of all the infrastructure under construction for the new airport. It was like watching a gigantic model train set unfold beneath me. And then seeing the checkerboard up-close-and-personal just before landing (aircraft aimed for a checkboard pattern painted onto the hill, for its final turn, which you can just see in the opening video if you look carefully).
@PatrickStuart2012 26 днів тому
I remember when I was at school in hk watching the aircraft from the windows coming into land. Was always awesome! Miss hk loads (lived up in Sai Kung)
@pingpongdonkeykongkong 26 днів тому
I live across the border in Shenzhen which is also an infrastructure mecca for those that like construction. Seems it never stops. HK is truly an incredible place tho.
@kaihang4685 26 днів тому
Hong Konger here - my favourite is Ṯsing Yi Island because it’s a bridge enthusiast’s paradise with three giant bridges spanning out of it! I’ve only ever seen the Scottish give us a run for our money. The Forth Bridges across the Firth were amazing to behold in person.
@alectang1614 26 днів тому
@@cv990a4 yeah I remember landing in Kai tak as a kid. There was one time our British Airways flight had to abort landing. I remember that very clearly!
@w2ttsy670 26 днів тому
This project is super awesome, but if you’re looking for more HK engineering content then a historic look at the build out of the new airport and the crazy logistics required to shift all the equipment between flights when Kai Tak was shut down is definitely worth looking at. Not to mention the switch over from British to Chinese ownership, a project on an insane deadline, and crazy engineering challenges related to rail, road, and reclaimed land.
@My-nl6sg 26 днів тому
the quad-track local + express airport rail connection and the transit oriented mixed used development over stations is worthy of its own episode
@porkpie2884 26 днів тому
"Super ......." is so 2022 🤣
@philtucker1224 26 днів тому
Sounds awesome W2 - you should do it! ( come on buddy, have a go!) 😁👍
@woodduck2178 26 днів тому
@@porkpie2884Are you 5 years old?
@porkpie2884 25 днів тому
@@woodduck2178 Looking for young children are you? I think I'd better alert the authorities.
@DeanStephen 26 днів тому
That airport is much missed by many old travel enthusiasts. It was reputedly the best “E-ticket ride” in the skies. I was too young and missed it, but I sure regret not having the experience.
@chrisforrester7782 26 днів тому
Thanks to this comment I had to educate myself as to what and "E-Ticket ride" was! New knowledge acquired, thanks Dean 🙂
@relaxingnaturevideos1203 26 днів тому
@@chrisforrester7782Disneyland, they had tickets for each ride back in the days when it was pay-per-ride and the tickets went form A for the most simple attractions to E for the most exiting and expensive ones. Just saying so u guys don’t have to research xD
@CockatooDude 22 дні тому
@@relaxingnaturevideos1203 Thank you! That was very helpful.
@headforthehillsuk 26 днів тому
The world's most terrifying airport. Lukla in Nepal might like to have that crown.
@egill624 25 днів тому
I heard Thimphu's airport in Bhutan is really tough to land in as well
@ScruffyMisguidedAndBlue 26 днів тому
My first ever flight was solo from UK to HK in '97. I had a window seat facing the apartments as we banked to come in to land, that was a scary initiation to flying!
@GigglyWalrus 26 днів тому
long as hell too
@megaflux7144 26 днів тому
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@parth__agarwal 26 днів тому
I bought surfshark its so bad i bought back my old vpn
@ryanortiz2648 26 днів тому
Haha
@rocko44444444 26 днів тому
And prepare for the next: NordVPN, Incogni, Betterhelp, Brilliant, Skillshare, Nebula & Curiosity Stream.
@sgbuses 26 днів тому
The irony when VPNs get banned in Hong Kong in future...
@glennac 26 днів тому
Entitled much? 😆
@pureheartx3576 26 днів тому
It makes me a bit sad that I'll never experience landing at Kai Tak in a 747 and then driving by the walled city into town.
@Mattwattss 26 днів тому
6:15 “which shits 1.5m away” hahaha
@yensteel 26 днів тому
My school used to be in Kowloon City. Every couple of hours my classmates had to close our ears during class. Nobody there were concerned with the safety, merely the noise.
@nikobellic570 18 днів тому
Nightmare
@Titot182 26 днів тому
I remember as 7 year old kid on the final approach into RWY 13 back in 1994 - A QANTAS 767-300ER What an epic view! At least you're able to recreate the landing on MSFS 2020
@ESC_jackqulen 26 днів тому
My hometown mentioned! And yes, pedestrian tunnels (and bridges) are common but important features throughout Hong Kong. Being a city so dense and reliant on public transportations, they are used by thousands if not millions daily to get to bypass the busy car traffic on the ground
@abdur2890 26 днів тому
The effort put for Pedestrian subway says why hong kong public transit is so efficient. They are putting effort to make Public Transit along with being walkable across city as easier as possible. While most other countries just develop new public transit and completely forgets how walkable and easy to move around city and homes which make them unsuccessful.
@li_tsz_fung 16 днів тому
That is very true. If you also take look at Japan, a lot of the tunnels are underground shopping malls, going under major roads, or above metro railway. That's something Hong Kong probably can't do anymore, since a lot of the time, it was being built / structurally planned when they're building those road / rails. I feel like that is part of how you how a pedestrian subway more attractive. Instead of the mess you usually see some other countries. If a pedestrian way is under-used, it would slowly become an uncomfortable environment, along side with lack of funding for maintenance, cleaning and security
@wasir3703 26 днів тому
The aviation enthusiast inside me wants Kai Tak to still be in operation. The engineering side of me is terrified of the idea of the logistics of Kai Tak.
@glike2 26 днів тому
Flying into Hong Kong airport as a 12YO sitting in the cockpit in 1981 was amazing. Cathyway Pacific was so nice to let me, and excellent service!
@BradleySkaggsNYC 25 днів тому
I will never forget landing there. It was so incredible to be in the bubble of a 747 literally flying between buildings. So amazing.
@hamishpaterson2413 26 днів тому
Another brilliant docu from Fred & team 👍
@kaihang4685 26 днів тому
Hong Kong really does have the best mass transit in the world. Moving to a car-centric America-wannabe regional town in Australia was the biggest cultural shock for me.
@kenster8270 26 днів тому
The airport on Saint Martin / Sint Maarten is also pretty terrifying.
@fosterfuchs 26 днів тому
For spectators beyond the runway, rather than the cockpit crew/passengers.
@J3scribe 26 днів тому
I must say, I was not expecting this to be a pedestrian access project. Nice reveal at the end. Kudos to another excellent video, B1M.
@EnzoFoove 26 днів тому
whoa that rectangular TBM is mind blowing
@CriticalMass-yu1ec 26 днів тому
St. Maarten the Princess Juliana International Airport is freaking crazy 🤣✅🪣📃😅
@cyberpunk.386 25 днів тому
Fred, that move slightly away from the camera for the Surfshark ad was classic. Almost Bond-esque! The only thing missing was “my name is Mills…Fred Mills”
@Toastybear1 26 днів тому
B1M should do a video on Kowloon walled city. It was demolished in the late 90’s but was a fantastically interesting place.
@yensteel 26 днів тому
The remains now reside in Kowloon Walled City Park. There's so many quirks and oddities indeed!
@stickynorth 26 днів тому
Great video but I want to know more about that square head TBM and if its been in use anywhere else in the world and/or if it can be scaled up to use on other types of projects and how it compares in both time and economics...
@jakemarcus9999 26 днів тому
Absolutely great content as always!
@CaravelClerihew 26 днів тому
Having both flown into the old Hong Kong airport (and just flown out of the new one literally last week), I can say the new one is a vast improvement.
@Girder3 26 днів тому
I missed out on Kai Tak since the first time I visited Hong Kong was in '98, but I would always read about how risky landing at the old airport was.
@djd1121 26 днів тому
I lived there back in thelate70s- early 80s and it always scared me witless coming in (they were still shaving the mountains down at that time.
@SpaceJesus_69 26 днів тому
HK mentioned, wtf is a competent government 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
@GazMoby 26 днів тому
Very enjoyable as always 👍
@DavidS5118 26 днів тому
I've traveled for pleasure and business for decades and have no fear of flying except landing in Hong Kong or Sint Martin, both are scary airports for arrivals.
@mikeinsw11 26 днів тому
Great to see you showcase Greencoat Place : )
@Italianmarcus10 26 днів тому
something very similar to this is happening in Toronto with the Downsview airport redevelopment. Definitely worth checking out!!!
@evr0408 26 днів тому
Another great B1M video, but I have a slight criticism. If the old airport got redeveloped, where is the new one and how do it's logistics work? It would have been just a neat little inclusion to top off a nearly perfect video!
@runderdfrech3560 26 днів тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/n4GFiYKpqJCTy6s.html
@ETKelly 26 днів тому
So lucky to have landed at kai tak and live in hong kong in the early 90s seeing concorde land was the best sight
@surfside75 26 днів тому
China: where'd everybody go?😢 USA: 😂😂😂
@jesper1010 26 днів тому
As an airline captain, I would like to argue that the intro is a bit dramatic 😂 There is nothing unsafe about disconnecting the autopilot. Neither is it a problem to turn at 1000ft above the ground. This happens everyday multiple time on so called visual approaches. "Diving straight towards a mountain..." Have you seen the approaches into FNC (Madeira)? Quite a bit more dramatic than the 45 degree turn at 1000 ft you are referring to. Also flying low enough to see into peoples homes.. Have a look at LIS runway 02. There are procedures in place for making this possible in a safe way, (ILS). Your videos are normally great, and it's clear that you do a lot of research! But when it comes to aviation, you might wanna read up a bit...
@gigglesmurf2004 24 дні тому
What is the most difficult international airport to land at? Are there ones with no ILS?
@jesper1010 23 дні тому
@@gigglesmurf2004 Various airports have their own difficulties, but most are very straight forward. Many places only have ILS on one side of the runway, where the other side have some form of non precision approach.
@BayuAH 23 дні тому
I think somewhere in Nepal in the foot of Himalaya. I forgot the name, but the take-off almost 45 degree angle down straight to the cliff.
@jesper1010 23 дні тому
@@BayuAH ukposts.info/have/v-deo/gHihiqKdb2OmpX0.htmlsi=Zw69hQD_s3IQJNix This circling onto 04 in AMS is quite nice.
@paradise_valley 13 днів тому
@@BayuAH Lukla I believe it's called
@Samuel_J1 26 днів тому
When I first heard about RTBMs I thought they were a hoax, but seeing them in action is so cool!
@user-ui4le8wo3t 25 днів тому
I used to love flying in/out of Kai Tak it was a bit of a roller coaster ride! I remember flying out of Kai Tak once, and at end of the runway (of to the left) was a KLM 747 fitted with an optional front landing wheel delete package
@spam_slayed1481 25 днів тому
I remember seeing the China Airlines Flight that went off the end of the runway into the water. It sat in the water for quite a while.
@sultanabran1 25 днів тому
so proud of my city. i lived 10 minutes from kai tak.
@northropgrumman788 15 днів тому
This UKposts channel is 1 of my faves so interesting and delivered in a very informative way. Keep up the great work. ps... Could you come to Stoke-on-Trent and do a video on the biggest infrastructure project the area of Longton has ever had. Next month Stoke Council will be finally filing the massive pothole on Anchor Road. Once done 8 hours later the whole Stoke-on-Trent metropolitan area will be running like clock work.
@rickkearn7100 22 дні тому
Undeniably the best channel in this genre. Love every single episode. Top shelf. Cheers.
@markbuhler5721 24 дні тому
Landing at the Hong Kong Airport in 1995 is still a very memorable experience! Genuinely could look into people’s apartments!
@Perfectlyhonest22 26 днів тому
Flew into Kai Tak several times in the 80’s and absolutely loved it. Could even see what the tenants were watching on their tvs under the airplane as it came in for a landing
@fuzedcable5612 26 днів тому
I just came back from Hong Kong and holy that city is beautiful. As a New Yorker I’ll say New York is still better but if I’m being honest Hong Kong was objectively just… holy moly that reshaped how I see cities.
@mypasswordisuod7f1kwjrvzx32 20 днів тому
Hongkonger here, would you mind sharing how Hong Kong reshaped the way you see cities? I have never been to NYC so I can’t really tell the differences from my own perspective
@briansmith8470 24 дні тому
I love the 3D animations - they explain the ideas clearly!
@Evelynyns112 25 днів тому
I live very near to Choi Hung, Hong Kong. It's amazing that you know more than I do.
@matdrat 25 днів тому
I remember flying in and out of that old airport. I miss that thrill.
@asustransformer28 25 днів тому
The area as changed so much, went last week too the airside shopping centre its nice. I really wish i had a go at kai tak tho lol
@tonypapas9854 26 днів тому
The RTBM is such a clever machine!
@chriv8429 23 дні тому
Its not
@jens_le_benz 26 днів тому
Could you make this development a series?
@michaelandrew4812 25 днів тому
Another fantastic video I am abit of a plane spotter and enjoyed this.
@RedMushroomPanda 26 днів тому
Shout-out to the background music. Yin Yin is great.
@garyrandalls853 26 днів тому
I was there! First time visiting Hong Kong, one year after the takeover in 1997. I and my Taiwanese fiancé were visiting our Hong Kong friends, a couple, where the husband worked for the government monitoring the dopplers at the airport and various installations. He also gave us a tour of the new airport before it opened up. It was really quite amazing!
@PakaBubi 26 днів тому
I miss Kai Tak. I remember flying there often with Mom when I was a wee fella.
@oliviercoulon5196 25 днів тому
Landed in Kai Tak in Feb 1998. Amazing experience but glad they opened the new airport.
@alidaweber1023 26 днів тому
I have heard that there’s an airport in Nepal that is at least as scary due to the unforgiving altitude, weather, and terrain.
@rogerhargreaves2272 25 днів тому
I remember flying into Kai Tak as a kid, it was called the Checkerboard approach. It was quite a thrill unless you were a nervous flyer.
@EvandroJRSilva-mu6mi 26 днів тому
I've been to Hong Kong in 2015. It's public transport system is insanely good.
@johnwalton3850 26 днів тому
I do like the idea of the new TBM, that is what you really call thinking outside the box😂
@dallascowboy2221 26 днів тому
I’ve been to HK for business but it was at the new airport,,,, The old one was in Kowloon 😮
@PRCOM 26 днів тому
Miss kai tak airport, it was such a rollercoaster of a landing
@jcngokai-76 22 дні тому
I used to live near Kai Tak Airport back in the 1980s and, from experience, I still couldn’t believe that there had yet to have a crash in the nearby neighborhood as a child growing up in Hong Kong. While I have been looking forward to seeing the transition in person one day, the controversial Article 23 and National Security Law have made my dream trip practically impossible.
@KMIP-kl1zk 18 днів тому
thank you for introducing this tunnel. I live in that area.
@benlau4026 26 днів тому
04:58 ah Choi Hung Metro 🤩
@kvom01 26 днів тому
I landed there at night back in the early 90s. Didn't seem terrifying as a passenger, but looking at the apartment building windows was interesting for sure.
@princetandukar9290 26 днів тому
The Lulka airport where they fly off a mountain is wicked! A video on that would be cool.
@bibekdas5595 26 днів тому
Love you Bro
@aracelyd.6455 26 днів тому
Amazing video, thanks for sharing, have a great day.☺️🧚🏻♀️
@wyqtor 26 днів тому
Was expecting a video about Lukla! 😅😅
@dg868HF9f 26 днів тому
The second part about the tunnel is good, but overall, the redevelopment so far is a failure. The cruise terminal is not easy to access and few ships coming, the mall inside the terminal is hardly and shops. For the residential and commercial, plan for rail connection has been changed between build and not build, very limited public transport to previous runway area, leasing of commercial building is also very bad, even for those just above subway station has just 50% leasing rate. For the sport's stadium, near finish but still developing, not much can be commented.
@canto_v12 26 днів тому
It’s still a work in progress. The KT cruise terminal is not really convenient but cruise passengers can be dealt with by feeder buses.
@andrewfrance1047 26 днів тому
Worth mentioning that when landing the pilot is aiming at the big red and white checkerboard you can see on the side of the hill. They fly straight towards it till they pass over an apartment block with another visual marker on its roof. That tells them exactly where to turn to line up with the runway. It was the most common airport model purchased for commercial flight simulators. No commercial airliner pilot landed there without having done simulated landings.
@NewCastleIndiana 26 днів тому
Love the channel, hate the ads.
@CT-vm4gf 26 днів тому
Without the ads, you wouldn’t have the channel.
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@NewCastleIndiana 26 днів тому
I pay monthly for content, so I am not attempting to skirt anyone's livelihood. there is a free UKposts, but I pay for premium. I do my part. It's up to Google/UKposts to share their revenue with content providers.
@AgiHammerthief 26 днів тому
landing at Kai Tak was fun. Check in with a standby ticket was not: Captain next to the counter, guesstimating passengers weight to calculate the take off weight to be able to clear the mountain.
@fredericperrin3279 22 дні тому
I lived in HK from 1995 to 2000, so I experienced the old and the new aiports. Kai Tak is mythical, I had so many epic landings! The new airport is much better in terms of infrastructure, but it was such an anti-climax landing there when it opened compared to Kai Tak. For people living in the old neighborhood, the closing of the aiport was a blessing. For flying enthusiasts, it was a disaster.
@akihiro3798 25 днів тому
3:17 (for the car nerds) if you don't notice theres a Mercades Mclaren SLR on the right side stuck in traffic
@bingbang7455 23 дні тому
Wow! I flew into this airport once in the mid 90's en route to Singapore. I remember seeing peoples laundry during the landing. It is no exaggeration about seeing inside people apartments or it being scary. We deplaned, but those who were continuing on to Singapore did not get to go to the airport. They bussed us to a crowded waiting room where we were kept prisoner for hours. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think they didn't even have a bathroom. The whole experience was surreal.
@darwinqpenaflorida3797 26 днів тому
It’s jut like a story in Jakarta’s Kemoryan Airport operated from 1955 until 1983 when it was converted into developed land like parks and condominiums
@johnlabus7359 21 день тому
I was fortunate to have flown in and out of the old airport. It was terrifying as much as it was fascinating!.....and yes, you could look into the apartments as you landed.
@MrDadyD 26 днів тому
150k ppl on that small area? Im getting PTSD by just hearing it....
@somewhat.random 26 днів тому
I remember landing there in the early '80's. I was a teenager at the time and really did think we were going to crash.
@44unknown83 25 днів тому
Is this video using a Kaissereich soundtrack at the start?
@RazKino 26 днів тому
Oh damn! I landed there in my teens! This video reminded me about the warnings the tour guide gave saying "it might feel scary" 😂 #flashback
@user-iz3gv5vo6b 26 днів тому
God I miss that old airport! The landing was epic!
@sharonkwan5732 18 днів тому
Great to look at how amazing these engineering technologies are happening in my home town ❤
@RoboJules 22 дні тому
RTBMs really should be standard in transit construction, as they would allow for shallower cheaper stations without forcing disrupting cut-and-cover on an entire artery. Compared with the deep bore TBM construction methods that often balloon subway costs to $500m per km, this looks like it could be half the price per km and feature much more accessible stations. Remember that cut and cover isn't merely cheaper because it doesn't require a TBM, it's cheaper because station platforms can be located 8 meters below the surface instead of 24 meters, which can be the difference between a station costing $50 million and $150 million. Of course there will always be projects where deep bore TBM or regular circular TBM is necessary, but I imagine there's serious cost and times savings by utilizing shallow RTBM that transit planners and engineers should seriously consider.
@MultiSciGeek 11 днів тому
I swear the god every time I see a development project in urban areas THIS dense, I just think "for this price, buy more land" lol
@ronduncan9527 25 днів тому
Flew there once on a Thai 747. I was 10 so I didn’t know that anything was special about it until I was older.
@gjlrocco9793 26 днів тому
My grandfather on my mom side he was captain for years for Canadian Air line before Air Canada bought the company in 1999. He flew to that airport couple times in his career and he said he hated landed there because it was very dangous. Also, he flew the F-86 and F-104 for the RCAF in the 1960's.
@WILLIAM1690WALES 26 днів тому
I landed there in early 96, with who else Cathay Pacific, but of course I was not scared, perhaps that was due to the glasses of brandy that I had at the end of the flight that’s when you truly had fantastic service, even though it was only economy and metal cutlery?
@canto_v12 26 днів тому
I think airlines are reintroducing metal cutlery now. But not sure if CX has it for Economy
@BSGSV 26 днів тому
As a kid, I landed in 747s several times at Kai Tek. Best time ever.
@Mafiooso686 26 днів тому
It only took 20 years to start planning to redevelop it 💀
@luigifranceschi2350 26 днів тому
Thus system is very interesting, but it seems to me that can be used only for short tunnels, like this one, because there is a limit of how much force you can push into the precasted section of the tunnel being added one after the other. And that is the limit.
@_yadokari 25 днів тому
Landed there in 1994. I was not prepared for being close enough to the buildings to see a man shaving.
@stephenspackman5573 22 години тому
That's interesting-an Asian infrastructure project that solves a problem I've had personally. That cruise terminal was bizarrely hard to get to!
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