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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The cruise ship Imagination, then at the forefront of Heat owner Micky Arison’s Carnival line, quietly was retired in 2020, sent to Aliaga Ship Recycling plant in Turkey, dismantled and sold for scrap.
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Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Interactive screens will adapt educational content to each visitor, making the aquarium equally accessible to a first-grader on a field trip and an international traveler stepping off a cruise ship.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The family and their close friends flew to New York City as planned to board a cruise ship to the Caribbean.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Norwegian cruise ship man overboard A passenger told CBS News Boston that a ship-wide man overboard announcement was issued, and lifeboats were launched.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Interactive screens will adapt educational content to each visitor, making the aquarium equally accessible to a first-grader on a field trip and an international traveler stepping off a cruise ship.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The family and their close friends flew to New York City as planned to board a cruise ship to the Caribbean.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Norwegian cruise ship man overboard A passenger told CBS News Boston that a ship-wide man overboard announcement was issued, and lifeboats were launched.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Cruise ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20ship. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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