cruise ship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cruise ship
First recorded in 1715–25
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A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columbia say.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Some of those cruises are also famous in the scientific literature—one of the foundations of modern contact tracing comes from an outbreak of gastroenteritis on a cruise ship.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
In travel news this week, 18 American passengers from the expedition cruise ship struck by a rare hantavirus outbreak were transported to a specialist quarantine center after one tested positive and another showed symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It seems there is an Italian cruise ship in the harbor headed for Miami.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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