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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Almost 60% of all tourists to Alaska arrive by cruise ship each year, according to state statistics, many of them traveling through Glacier Bay National Park or Kenai Fjords National Park before taking a scenic bus or train ride to Denali National Park.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 May 2025
What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trials.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
The majority of those traveling will be doing so by car — 2.6 million — but the biggest increase compared with last year will be getaways via a cruise ship, bus or train.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
According to a police statement obtained by PEOPLE, the 57-year-old from Devon, England, was released on bail on Tuesday, May 6, after Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrested him following a fatal altercation on a cruise ship.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 May 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 May 2025
What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trials.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
The majority of those traveling will be doing so by car — 2.6 million — but the biggest increase compared with last year will be getaways via a cruise ship, bus or train.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
According to a police statement obtained by PEOPLE, the 57-year-old from Devon, England, was released on bail on Tuesday, May 6, after Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrested him following a fatal altercation on a cruise ship.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 May 2025
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“Cruise ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20ship. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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