Ship Speak

[L2J]

Aboard: On board, or on the ship.

 

about: To turn the ship around {Get ready to come about !}

 

Abreast: Alongside something, usually another ship or a dock

 

Add On: A charge in addition to your cruise fare. Usually airfare or land tours

 

Aft: Toward the rear of the ship.

 

Air/Sea: A package that includes your airfare, cruise price and transfers between the airport and ship.

 

 

Alleyway: A narrow hallway aboard the ship.

 

All hands: Everyone working aboard the ship.

 

 

Amidships: The middle section of the ship. Halfway between the bow and the stern.

 

Ashore: On shore, opposite of aboard

 

 

Astern: Toward the aft or behind the ship

 

 

Beam: The width of the ship at its widest point; usually right across amidships

 

Bearing: The compass direction a ship is sailing, expressed in degrees.

 

 

Berth: Your bed aboard, or the place the ship is docked in port

 

 

Bow: The front part of the vessel.

 

 

Bridge: The location from which the Captain or Master controls the ship, where navigation and steering occur.

 

 

Bulkhead: An interior wall of the ship.

 

 

Buoy: A marker or float used to identify navigational landmarks or channels.

 

 

Cabin: Your room on the ship, sometimes called a stateroom

 

Cabin Steward: The person who will clean your cabin and make your berth. Basically he/she is your shipboard butler.

 

Cast Off: To release the ship from her mooring in preparation for sailing. To let go all lines.

 

Category: The price level of a cabin based on location, size, and amenities.

 

Channel: The deepest part of a river or harbor.

 

Companionway: An interior stairway.

 

Course: The ships route from one port to the next.

 

Davits: The steel structures to which the lifeboats are attached.

 

Debark: To go ashore

 

Deck: The floor on which you are standing , or each floor of the ship.

 

Disembark: To go ashore

 

Dock: A place to moor the ship. A ships berth.

 

Draft: The depth of water needed to sail without the ship touching the ocean floor. Measured from the water line to the lowest part of the ship underwater, usually the keel.

 

Embark: To come aboard

 

Fantail: An overhanging stern.

 

Fathom: A measure of water depth. One fathom equals six feet.

 

First Seating: The earlier of two meal times served in the ships main dining room. Also referred to as Main Seating.

 

Fore, forward: Toward the bow of the ship.

 

Funnel: The ship's smokestack. Cruise lines normally paint or attach their logo to the funnel for ease in identification from a distance.

 

Galley: The kitchen

 

Gangway: The ramp or stairway between ship and shore when she is docked.

 

Hand: A crew member.

 

Head: The bathroom

 

Helm: The ship's steering equipment, or position on the bridge in charge of steering.{At the Helm}

 

Hold: The ship's cargo area.

 

Hull: The outside shell of the ship from the main deck down to the keel.

 

Inside cabin: A stateroom that does not have a porthole, window or balcony.

 

Keel: The lowest point on a ship's hull. The main structural member extending the entire length of the ship to which all the cross members are attached. The backbone of the ship.

 

Knot: Nautical equivelant to miles per hour. A knot is one nautical mile per hour. The measurmnet of a ship's speed is refered to in knots.

 

Latitude: The distance North or South of the equator expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds.

 

League: A unit of measurement equal to 3.45 nautical miles. {Jules Verne wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 69,000 nautical miles under the sea}

 

Leeward: The side of an island or ship sheltered from the wind

 

Lines: The ropes used to tie up the ship while at dock.

 

Longitude: The distance East or West of the Prime Meridian expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds.

 

Master: The person in charge of the ship, the Captain.

 

Moor: To hold a ship in place at a berth with lines.

 

Muster: An assembly of or to assemble the passengers and crew.

 

Muster Station: A meeting place, usually refers to the area you would go to get into the lifeboats in case of emergency.

 

Nautical mile: A unit of measurment equal to 6,080.2 feet or 1.151 land miles

 

Open Seating: A meal in which tables or seats are not assigned.

 

Outside Cabin: A stateroom with a porthole, window or balcony overlooking the ocean. Also refered to as an Ocean View cabin.

 

Passageway: A hallway

 

Passenger Space ratio: The number of gross registered tons divided by the total passenger capacity

 

Passenger to crew ratio: The total number of passengers divided by the total number of hands

 

Pitch: The forward and backward rise and fall of the ship in rough water. {Teetertottering}.

 

Port: The left side of the ship when facing forward.

 

Port of Call: A port at which your ship anchors or moors and you are allowed to disembark for varying lengths of time.

 

Purser: Theofficer aboard equivalent to a financial or administrative manager.

 

Quad: A cabin that will accomodate four passengers.

 

Roll: The side-to-side movement of a ship in rough water.

 

Screw: The ship's propeller

 

Second Seating: The later of two meal times served in the ships main dining room. Also referred to as Late Seating.

 

Sister Ships: Usually ships built on the same design, but sometimes refers to ships owned and operated by the same cruise line

 

Stabilizer: A retractable fin extending out from either side of the ship below the waterline to reduce roll.

 

Starboard: The right side of the ship when facing forward.

 

Stateroom: Your cabin

 

Stern: The back end of the ship.

 

Tender: A small ship used to transport passengers from the cruise ship to the shore when the harbor is not deep enough for the ship to pull abreast of a dock. Sometimes a ship will use her own lifeboats as tenders.

 

Triple: A cabin that will accomodate three passengers.

 

Underway: Sailing, not at dock or anchor.

 

Upgrade: A change in your cabin assignment to a higher category and theoretically a better cabin.

 

Upper Berth: A bed similar to a bunk bed often folded or recessed into the wall.

 

Veranda: A cabin with a private balcony.

 

Wake: The track left in the water at the stern created while underway. Windward: The side of the ship against which the wind is blowing.

[pungo3]

Well, thank you liv. Enjoyed.

[L2J]

Well, thank you liv. Enjoyed.

 

You're welcome Pungo.

 

There's been an abundance of left/right sides, front/back of the ship, floors, rooms, hallways and kitchens lately.

[tef43]

There's been an abundance of left/right sides, front/back of the ship, floors, rooms, hallways and kitchens lately.

Not to mention *boats* :rolleyes: .

[jckvpa0]

Thanks for the info!

[Guest Time2gocruzn]

Sorry, Liv. My 4 yo still can't pronounce SHIP correctly (if ya know what I mean) so I told him to say boat. Don't need him running all over spouting that off, lol.;) :D

[L2J]

Tef you're right about the "boat". Not sure how I forgot that one LOL.

 

DJ....you need to work on the "Ps"....it's not a "chit" is a "ship" :p Better yet you could book the VV Cruise and let him hang out with me for a couple days...I'll school him proper like :D

[pungo3]

djklove, for you, we'll make an exception. My last name is Shipp and I've heard how some 4 year olds pronounce it. (I told them to call me by my first name);)