CRUISE companies, particularly river cruise lines, are constantly on the hunt for new destinations to sail in. One Australian man may have just provided a new answer. Verdis was once a previously unclaimed pocket of land between Serbia and Croatia – that was until 20-year-old Daniel Jackson declared himself the...
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CRUISE companies, particularly river cruise lines, are constantly on the hunt for new destinations to sail in.
One Australian man may have just provided a new answer.
Verdis was once a previously unclaimed pocket of land between Serbia and Croatia – that was until 20-year-old Daniel Jackson declared himself the president of the patch of dirt.
The parcel was left unclaimed by the two Balkan states following the Croatian War of Independence in 1995.
Jackson is fortunately planning to be a benevolent leader, proposing the tiny state of Verdis as a place where “new systems of governance” can be tested, and for humanitarian workers to live.
However, he is currently being forced to “govern” Verdis in absentia, in exile in the United Kingdom, thanks to Croatia not looking too kindly upon his claim.
Where cruise may be able to get in on the fun is that the microstate borders the Danube – one of the most popular rivers for cruise lines.
As Jackson continues to seek international recognition of his state, CW would not be surprised if he is happy to set up shore excursions showing off the country, which is barely larger than Vatican City.
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