cruise ship

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noun

a passenger ship built or used for pleasure cruises, usually taking passengers on an extended cruise with occasional calls in various places of interest.

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Origin of cruise ship

First recorded in 1715–25

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cruise ship

barge, boat, canoe, cruise ship , sailboat, ship, yacht

Words nearby cruise ship

cruise, cruise control, cruise missile, cruiser, cruiserweight, cruise ship, cruiseway, cruising radius, cruizie, cruller, crumb

How to use cruise ship in a sentence

“That one case went through our community here, almost like a cruise ship,” Garry says.
Can Louisiana’s COVID surge trace back to one Mardi Gras reveler?|Philip Kiefer|February 11, 2021|Popular-Science
Canada has banned cruise ships for another year, dealing the industry another blow after the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered most sailings for the past year.
The cruise industry has received yet another blow, this time from Canada|Karen Ho|February 8, 2021|Quartz
Consider the image of the Diamond Princess cruise ship berthed in Yokohama, Japan.
A COVID-19 time capsule captures pandemic moments for future researchers|Sujata Gupta|December 2, 2020|Science News
I remember seeing the news about a virus in China and on cruise ships thinking, “Wow, that’s terrible,” and never once thinking it could come to Michigan.
I’m a Michigander who’s always voted Republican. But the President has failed us|jakemeth|November 1, 2020|Fortune

As the virus hopscotched across the globe, cruise ships became early symbols of the pandemic.
Inside the Fall of the CDC|by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg|October 15, 2020|ProPublica
Nerd Cruise By Adam Rogers, Wired What 800 Nerds on a Cruise Ship Taught Me About Life, the Universe, and Snorkeling.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014|William Boot|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He told the court he called the retired captain to see exactly where he lived so he knew when to sound the cruise ship horn.
The Costa Concordia’s Randy Reckless Captain Takes the Stand|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than 150 passengers on a California cruise ship came down with norovirus, continuing a trend that happens every year.
A Doctor Explains Why Cruise Ships Should Be Banned|Kent Sepkowitz|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One hopes we will never have to repeat such a careless cruise ship disaster to find out.
The Racism of Disaster Coverage|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then you would get flown on a private jet up to Alaska and go on his cruise ship for the party.
Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans|Andrew Romano|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another meeting was held in late August to discuss the problem with members of the cruise ship industry.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska|United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
The cruise ship industry companies have not as yet been placed under a permit system.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska|United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
The tourists enjoyed the sights, but they ate aboard their ship, which was evidently somewhat like a Caribbean cruise ship.
A World by the Tale|Gordon Randall Garrett
You say the 'Lachesis' and they say 'Oh, yes, the cruise ship.'
A Question of Courage|Jesse Franklin Bone