cruise ship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cruise ship
First recorded in 1715–25
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Decades later, cruise ship operators got permission from the Cuban government to do business there and started using the docks for international cruises.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
This bad news comes on the heels of a hantavirus outbreak onboard a Dutch cruise ship earlier this month that grabbed global attention with 11 cases, three of them fatal.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Clark said the hantavirus species behind the cruise ship outbreak that triggered a global health scare after three people died was known to be endemic in the area of Argentina where the ship departed from.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It’s a story that’s been retold in recent weeks amid the Andes virus outbreak on a cruise ship to show how outbreaks sometimes lead to scientific breakthroughs.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
A cruise ship surrounded by tiny boats in the ocean called middle school.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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