cruise ship

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cruise ship¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

My mom and I were about to spend six days crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a 4,200-passenger cruise ship—at the tail end of hurricane season.

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Disney said when reporting fourth-quarter earnings on Nov. 13 that capital expenditures for the fiscal year increased to $8 billion from $5.4 billion, due primarily to higher spending on cruise ship fleet expansion.

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There are two fathers and three daughters standing at the top of a sizable cruise ship, smiling up to an invisible camera.

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Despite consistent profits, worries remain about Disney’s transition from traditional television to streaming and about its multibillion-dollar expansion in theme parks and cruise ships.

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Thousands more are being housed in cruise ships that have been moored in the estuary.

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