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<\/picture>Nautical Terms Cruisers Need to Know<\/p><\/div>\n
So for the novices out there,\u00a0we’ve compiled a list\u00a0to help you get navigate the ship like a pro:<\/p>\n
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- Aft<\/strong>:\u00a0the inside (onboard) rearmost part of the vessel<\/li>\n
- Beam:<\/strong>\u00a0 the width of a vessel at the widest point<\/li>\n
- Balcony or Veranda stateroom<\/strong>: an outside cabin with a door that opens onto a small private deck\n
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<\/picture><\/a>Nautical Terms Cruisers Need to Know: Balcony (or Veranda) stateroom<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Bow or Prow:<\/strong>\u00a0 the outside front of a ship<\/li>\n
- Bridge:<\/strong>\u00a0 the command control center and navigation center of a ship<\/li>\n
- Buffet:<\/strong>\u00a0the type of dining service that is usually found in the main casual dining venue on the Lido deck<\/li>\n
- Cabin Steward<\/strong>: the person who cleans your cabin and turns down the room at night. A steward can assist with minor tasks such as bringing you ice and taking your laundry to be cleaned<\/li>\n
- Crew<\/strong>: ship personnel or staff<\/li>\n
- Cruise Director<\/strong>: the emcee of the cruise who heads up the entertainment staff and might handle passenger requests and complaints<\/li>\n
- Deck<\/strong>: floor or level on the ship<\/li>\n
- Disembark:<\/strong>\u00a0 to leave a cruise ship, especially at the end of the voyage<\/li>\n
- Draft:<\/strong>\u00a0 the depth of a ship\u2019s keel below the waterline\n
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<\/picture><\/a>The front of the ship is called the bow<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Embark:<\/strong>\u00a0 to board a cruise ship, especially for the first time at the beginning of the cruise<\/li>\n
- Formal night:<\/strong>\u00a0the night everyone going to the main dining room is encouraged to dress up.\u00a0 Ladies sometimes wear evening gowns and men could be wearing tuxedos. But, over the years, it\u2019s become somewhat toned down.\u00a0 A man in dark suit or even nice slacks, sports coat and tie would also fit right in.\u00a0 Women can be comfortable in a nice dress outfit.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t want to dress up you can always go to the \u201cLido Deck\u201d and enjoy the \u201cBuffet\u201d or some other casual dining venue on the ship.<\/li>\n
- Forward<\/strong>: the inside front of the ship<\/li>\n
- Friends of Bill W.<\/strong>: friends of Bill W. is the code name for Alcoholics Anonymous meetings onboard<\/li>\n
- Gangway<\/strong>: \u00a0the covered entrance\/exit (just like an airplane jet way) between land and ship<\/li>\n
- Knot:<\/strong>\u00a0 1 nautical mile per hour, unit of speed<\/li>\n
- Inside stateroom<\/strong>: an interior cabin\u00a0that has no windows.<\/li>\n
- Lee side:<\/strong>\u00a0 the side of a ship sheltered from the wind<\/li>\n
- Lido Deck:<\/strong>\u00a0the generic term used by many cruise lines for the deck with the swimming pools and the main casual dining venue.<\/li>\n
- Midship:<\/strong>\u00a0 in the middle portion of the ship, along the line of the keel<\/li>\n
- Muster drill\/Muster Station<\/strong>: sometimes called a lifeboat drill, \u00a0an exercise conducted by the crew\u00a0of a ship prior to embarking on a voyage. The purpose of a muster drill is to prepare passengers for safe evacuation in the event of an emergency while on board the ship and to familiarize crew and passengers with escape routes. Muster station\u00a0is the location passengers must go to during a drill or in an actual emergency.\n
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<\/picture><\/a>Nautical Terms Cruisers Need to Know: Muster Drill – done at the start of each cruise<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Nautical mile:<\/strong>\u00a0 one minute or latitude or 6,076 feet; about 1\/8 longer than a land mile<\/li>\n
- Ocean view stateroom<\/strong>: an outside cabin with a window or porthole<\/li>\n
- Port:<\/strong>\u00a0 the left side of the ship<\/li>\n
- Starboard:<\/strong>\u00a0 the right side of the ship<\/li>\n
- Stern:<\/strong>\u00a0 the (outside) rear part of a ship<\/li>\n
- Suite<\/strong>: a\u00a0class of stateroom that usually has an extra sitting area and a balcony\n
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<\/picture><\/a>Suites are the largest and most luxurious staterooms available on a cruise ship<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Tender:\u00a0 <\/strong>a\u00a0smaller vessel used to transport passengers from ship to the shore when anchored<\/li>\n
- Weigh anchor:<\/strong>\u00a0 to bring up a ship\u2019s anchor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Now when you get on that cruise ship for the first time, you’ll sound like a seasoned cruiser!<\/p>\n
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Cruising for the first time can be very\u00a0exciting…and confusing all at the same time. Once you’re\u00a0on that large hotel at sea, you realize there’s an entirely new vocabulary you need to learn to get around the vessel. Talks of port or starboard sides, tenders and much more can make your head spin quickly if you … Nautical Terms Cruisers Need to Know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,36,9,1],"tags":[681,605,16,126,74,103,680,682,683],"class_list":["post-50779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-did-you-know","category-general","category-tips-2","category-uncategorized","tag-aft","tag-balcony","tag-cruise","tag-cruiseexperts-com","tag-facebook","tag-innercircle","tag-nautical","tag-stern","tag-veranda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Beam:<\/strong>\u00a0 the width of a vessel at the widest point<\/li>\n
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