The Merchant of Venice

What is a gondola ? What is the significance of Lorenzo and Jessica not accompanying the characters in the ship?

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A gondola is a light flat-bottomed boat used on Venetian canals.

The significance of them "not" being on the ship speaks to their survival.

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The Merchant of Venice