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

To me, as a first-time visitor, Avocet had the feel of a grand resort or a luxury cruise ship.

From Los Angeles Times

The hot tubs aboard our cruise ships got lots of use from me after our adventures, to relax my muscles and warm up.

From Salon

And cruise ships are, for all their arguable faults, an excellent setting for forcing two strangers to spend a week together.

From Salon

While it is rare for passengers to fall from cruise ships, rescues are not often successful when they do.

From BBC

If Stewart had taken this legend slot to sea, sure, it would have been a diamond-encrusted cruise ship.

From BBC

Related Words

• liner 
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• ocean liner