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Cruise Ship Dictionary - What else should we add?

CaribbeanBound

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Nanci

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This is fabulous !!! I have been on over 30 cruises and can't think of anything else to add, except for the sudden change in attitude of pax on the last morning when they have to disembark.

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siregalahad

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How about....

 

Shore Excursions: When passengers who have already paid $2000+ each have to shell out even more money in order to be herded like cattle past scenic vistas.

 

Singers: Refugees from the karaoke bar sentenced to cruise ships in order to keep the rest of society safe.

 

 

GALAHAD:D

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dublin

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"Buhogs" - these are people who pile their plates so high at the buffet that they spill over unto the floor. AND they never finish what they have taken.

 

Guess they are afraid they will not get another meal on board.

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TPKeller Excellent Advice! Rare

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I don't really understand the definition of "bearing".

 

I would probably say something like: "The direction of some specified place or point, relative to your current position, usually in terms of a compass (NSEW or 0-360 degrees)."

 

Perhaps you should also add "heading" which would be "the direction in which the ship is travelling, usually in terms of a compass (NSEW or 0-360 degrees)."

 

Just my thoughts.

 

:)

 

Theron

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Screwbit

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Great post. Add for "Maitre d' ": Seldom seen Dining Room official, usually surfacing on next to last night of cruise, whose apparent duties are soliciting tips and removing lobster tail meat from its shell.

"Dealer" : Casino employee running card games in the ship's casino. Also, someone frequently encountered in Jamaican ports, dispensing "herbal" supplements.

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CaribbeanBound

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Great responses. Most were rapidly harvested from today's posts and added to the Cruise Ship Dictionary

A quick reference to cruise ship terminology.

 

http://www.lavasurfer.com/info/cruiseterms.html

 

Still looking for more responses to the question:

Do YOU have any favorite cruise terms?

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cruisin'cats

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i went through the site and found lots of spelling mistakes and also one that i had to respond to the write regarding: POSH has nothing to do with Americans traveling to England but was invented by BRITISH who traveled to and from INDIA according to all of my sources. otherwise, i found the site interesting and somewhat clever. there should be an entry about ship board fashions too. You know the clothing that one buys for a cruise but can never wear back home--the prints that scream VACATION WEAR ONLY, the matching his and her outfits, and the junk that everyone rushes to buy at the first road side vendor (woven fronds made into a hat? come on where do you wear that one a second time?) and so on.

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StephenJohnson

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Lido has always puzzled me - I know it's the buffet restaurant, usually located on an upper deck at the stern of the ship - but I would like to know the origin/history of the word.

 

If memory serves me correctly, the Lido term derives from the usage by Italian lines for the Lido deck where the pool was (named for the beach area in Venice) - their ships taking a more southerly route to the Americas were able to have large open sundecks - I'm not sure if they had cafes there or not.

 

Fwiw.

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brillohead "Live from...." Rare

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How about adding to :

 

Deck Chair -- The chairs available on deck for passengers to lounge in. Usually saved before you get there. (reference Chair Hogs and CHOGS listed above)

 

Draft -- Depth of water a ship draws (how far down into the water the ship's hull reaches), especially when loaded. (also, beer dispensed from a tap and served in a glass, rather than in a bottle or can)

 

Purser -- Official on a ship responsible for papers and accounts and also for the welfare of passengers. (also, the poor sap left holding his wife's handbag outside a dressing room in a clothing store or at any shop requiring the wife's undivided, two-handed attention.)

 

Steward -- Person who services a cabin. May have an assistant. Even though you may not have seen this person the entire duration of your cruise, he/she will mysteriously arrive on the last day, big smile on face and palm outstretched in order to accept the tip envelope that he/she left oh-so-conspicuously in your stateroom the previous evening.

 

Suite -- A larger cabin.(with a proportionately larger fare charged.)

 

Waiter -- Person who services a table. (Or, person who puts plates on the table) Will have an assistant. (Or, person who takes plates off the table. Each has a corresponding tip envelope for dinner on the last night of the cruise.)

 

Wake -- Track or waves left behind a ship as it moves through the water. (also, what you possibly won't do in a timely manner if you have an inside cabin [no daylight indicator whatsoever] if you forget to bring an alarm clock.)

 

Kids Club -- programming provided for children, generally consisting of games, arts-and-crafts, and various activities, the quality of which can make or break a parent's enjoyment of the vacation.

 

Shipboard Credit (SBC) or Onboard Credit (OBC) -- monies credited to your onboard charge account, generally as an incentive for booking a cruise or as a plea for forgiveness for an offense committed by the cruise line.

 

 

Ocean Air Shrinkage -- atmospheric condition resulting in the loss of one or two size ranges in all your clothing between the start and end of the cruise. The longer the cruise, the more OAS will occur. To counteract this, plan on bringing elastic-waisted clothing, or preferably clothing that is 1-2 sizes larger than what you normally wear at home.

 

 

Elevator -- also called a Lift -- mechanical device for conveying passengers from one deck to another. Generally located on any deck EXCEPT for the one you are on. It is suggested that one acquaint oneself with the stairs, which are said to help combat Ocean Air Shrinkage if employed on a regular basis.

 

 

Shipboard Charge Account -- a ridiculously large numeric figure, expressed in dollars and cents, that will be delivered to you at the end of the trip as a souvenir detailing, item by item, day by day, exactly how much fun you had on this vacation.

 

 

If I think of any others, I'll add 'em!;)

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