cruisekid13 Posted February 27, 2005 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Is there any cruise words or terms that i need to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICruizers Posted February 27, 2005 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Kind of a vague question...........is there anything in particular that you're looking for? Here are some examples......... The large vessel you will be sailing on for a week is referred to as a "ship," not a "boat." "Fore" and "Forward" are used to refer to the front of the ship. The word "port" is used one, to refer to a destination on the cruise, and second, to refer to the direction of left, as in "turn to port" and also as in the "port side of the ship". "Starboard" means to the right and also right side of the ship. "Aft" refers to the rear of the ship. "Draft" or "Draught" is how much water the ship displaces, as in how many feet of the ship are unseen below the waterline. "Galley" is the ship's kitchen. "Stateroom" or "cabin" are the passengers accomodations during the cruise. "Beam" is the width of the ship at it's widest point. "Keel" is the very bottom, or backbone of the ship. "Gunwhale," pronounced "gunnel" is the side of the ship, though you probably will not hear this term used at all. "Funnel" is the ship's smokestack. "Keel hauling" was a form of punishment used by pirates whereby a criminal was tied to the bowsprit of a ship by a long rope and dragged beneath the ship, where the barnacles on the hull would cut up the person very badly before they drowned. Note that "keel hauling" is no longer used, though some passengers on board ship probably deserve it. "Hull" is the shell or body of the ship. "GRT" or Gross Registered Tonnage is used by cruise lines and others to denote the size of a ship. Contrary to popular belief, GRT is not really a measurement of weight, but is a measurement of revenue-producing cubic footage, which I believe is equal to 100 cubic feet per GRT. "CD" is an abbreviation for Cruise Director, which is the person responsible for the entertainment and activities onboard. If you have any other specific ones you're looking for, let us know, and someone will be more than happy to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted February 27, 2005 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Muster drill (or as I've also seen it written -- mustard drill): Where you go right before sailaway, and everybody stands around looking goofy in lifevests with lots of blowing of whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyf Posted February 27, 2005 #4 Share Posted February 27, 2005 DOD, drink of the day, this is an important one! All kidding aside I think the previous posters touch on most of them and a few I didn't know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted February 27, 2005 #5 Share Posted February 27, 2005 CruiseKid - Click on this link for "Cruise Ship Terminology".....:) http://www.vacationshop.com/specialnews/crterminology.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICruizers Posted February 27, 2005 #6 Share Posted February 27, 2005 That's a pretty good list you've found. Nothing new there, but may help the O.P. with his question........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted February 27, 2005 #7 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Uh, yeah, that's why I posted it....for the newbie. He asked. I found him a complete list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiHo Posted February 28, 2005 #8 Share Posted February 28, 2005 The person who takes care of you cabin is the "steward", not "stewart" as you will sometimes hear people call him/her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendaB1 Posted February 28, 2005 #9 Share Posted February 28, 2005 PCD Post Cruise Depression You'll know when it hits you. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrandle Posted February 28, 2005 #10 Share Posted February 28, 2005 The person who takes care of you cabin is the "steward", not "stewart" as you will sometimes hear people call him/her.Unless, of course, you see him wearing a tartan kilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted February 28, 2005 #11 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Unless, of course, you see him wearing a tartan kilt. But what are the chances that his name would be Stewart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Belvedere Posted February 28, 2005 #12 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Maitre D - The guy in the "dining" room with his hand out on the last night. Ship's Time - Stay on it. Lido Deck - FOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrudr Posted February 28, 2005 #13 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Chaise Lounge = Pool Deck Chair As in, "Yes, all eight of these empty chaise lounges are taken." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea_u_onboard Posted February 28, 2005 #14 Share Posted February 28, 2005 BUFFET - also known as the trough.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selucrey Posted February 28, 2005 #15 Share Posted February 28, 2005 LUCY- any female who appears to be having a particulaly good time after consuming a few DOD's. RICKY- (male) see above.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverenufcruising Posted February 28, 2005 #16 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Bucket (as in bucket of beer):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxShipShape Posted February 28, 2005 #17 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Just a memory trick. 'Port' and 'left' have the same number of letters, 'starboard' and 'right' do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXRoo Posted February 28, 2005 #18 Share Posted February 28, 2005 How about "no mucho dinero, soy mucho pobre!"? :) After paying for the cruise, it's all I can manage. :D Growing up as a kid I lived on a ranch called El Rancho de los Pobres...with good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suseg Posted February 28, 2005 #19 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Unless, of course, you see him wearing a tartan kilt. lmbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyh Posted February 28, 2005 #20 Share Posted February 28, 2005 "Ship Time" - All schedules are coordinated with the time on the ship, which may not match shore time. "Screwed" - What you'll be if you forget about "Ship Time" when deciding what time you need to be back to the ship by. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsvacation Posted February 28, 2005 #21 Share Posted February 28, 2005 By the way, always refer to her as a "ship" and never as a "boat." Tradition has it that whenever someone refers to her as "a boat" or "the boat" they have to buy everyone in their party a drink. "Tender" is a verb, adjective and noun. One "tenders" into a "tender" port on a "tender" (aka the little boat that takes you from your ship to the shore when there isn't a dock big enough for the ship to come all the way in) "land legs" is the feeling of vertigo you get after you've been on the ship for a few days and dry land starts to feel like it's moving. This sensation will hit you every so often for a few days after your cruise "mal de mer" the froo froo french way to say sea sick "the lido" is the froo froo Ventian way to say buffet "head" means toilet, but don't ever call it that. Also, depending on where the staff is from if you ask them "where is the bathroom?" they may send you back to your cabin, try washroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canne12 Posted March 1, 2005 #22 Share Posted March 1, 2005 The Friends of Bill W. meetings/ get togethers are AA meetings held on board the ships (I remember wondering who Bill W was and why he had so many get togethers!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrandle Posted March 1, 2005 #23 Share Posted March 1, 2005 The Friends of Bill W. meetings/ get togethers are AA meetings held on board the ships (I remember wondering who Bill W was and why he had so many get togethers!!!) And the Friends of Dorothy get together are for gays. So if you walk into a "friends" meeting and aren't sure which, it could make for some interesting posts here. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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