cruise ship

noun

variants or less commonly cruise liner
: a large ship that stops at different ports and carries passengers who are traveling for pleasure

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Crowds, many arriving by cruise ship, clog the snug streets and queue to hike the once-tranquil trails, namely the Via dell’Amore, the coastal path connecting Riomaggiore and Manarola. Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025 The cruise ship Coral Princess docks at Port Miami on April 04, 2020, in Miami, Florida. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025 Visiting by cruise ship offers a simple way to see many parts of the country – and can even replace the long-haul flight from the U.S. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 As a result, some ports have put per-diem caps on cruise ship visitors (Santorini and Norway, for example), and other destinations—from Nice and Venice to Belfast, Maine—have made headlines for attempting to ban cruise ships, especially the larger ones, from docking in their ports. Sherri Eisenberg, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cruise ship

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“Cruise ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20ship. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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