CRUISE GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The width of a ship at its widest point. Ships in excess of 110 feet are too wide to transit the Panama Canal.

(a)  

There are two definitions: the dock or pier where you embark or debark from the ship; the bed in which you sleep onboard the ship

(a)  

An interior, often sky-lit, multi-deck, open area of a ship. Typically, atriums are centrally located near elevators, shops, restaurants, cafés, and guest services.

(a)  

The traditional greeting onboard ships. The term originated as a Viking battle cry!

(a)  

Near, toward, or at the rear (stern) of the ship.

(a)  

The ship's compass direction, such as a "northwest bearing."

(a)  

the cruise line's promise that the passenger will sail on a stated voyage in a specified price category or type of cabin, at an agreed rate no higher than would ordinarily apply for that voyage. Due to space and yield management requirements, a cruise line may "upgrade" guarantee passengers to a higher level of service. Passengers who choose a guarantee arrangement, however, are unable to choose a particular cabin.

(a)  

The front part of a ship. Its opposite is the stern.

(a)  

The navigation and command center of the vessel.

(a)  

Basically, a wall. A (a)   is an upright partition dividing the ship into compartments or cabins.