Cruise Ship
A Cruise Ship is a large passenger vessel that provides travel, accommodation, and recreational facilities on board during a voyage.
- Context:
- It is a passenger ship that is used mainly for vacationing.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Cargo Ship,
- a Ferry,
- a Yacht.
- See: Royal Caribbean International, Vacation, Ocean Liner, Water Tourism.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_ship Retrieved:2023-7-3.
- Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports of call, where passengers may go on tours known as "shore excursions". On "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages", some cruise ships make two- to three-night round trips without visiting any ports of call.[1]
Modern cruise ships tend to have less hull strength, speed, and agility compared to ocean liners. However, they have added amenities to cater to water tourists, with recent vessels being described as "balcony-laden floating condominiums".
As of December 2021, there were 323 cruise ships operating worldwide, with a combined capacity of 581,200 passengers. Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with an estimated market of $29.4 billion per year, and over 19 million passengers carried worldwide annually . The industry's rapid growth saw nine or more newly built ships catering to a North American clientele added every year since 2001, as well as others servicing European clientele until the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 saw the entire industry all but shut down.[2]
As of 2023, the world's largest passenger ship is Royal Caribbean's , which surpassed its predecessor, Symphony of the Seas .
- Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports of call, where passengers may go on tours known as "shore excursions". On "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages", some cruise ships make two- to three-night round trips without visiting any ports of call.[1]
- ↑ Compare: Mayntz, Melissa. "Cruise to Nowhere". Cruises.lovetoknow.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018. A two-night, three-day cruise to nowhere can offer a quick vacation for a very reasonable price. Ships depart from their home port and sail in a loop to and from the same port, without any other stops."
- ↑ Ceylan Yeginsu, Why U.S. Cruises Are Still Stuck in Port, 19 March 2021, The New York Times, Retrieved from [1], Accessed on 28 June 2021.