Which side is port and starboard?

[phabric]

Is port side the even number cabins and starboard the old number cabins?

 

[PacnGoNow]

3 minutes ago, phabric said:

Is port side the even number cabins and starboard the old number cabins?

 

Yes.  What did you decide?  May be old but they are odd. 🤔

 

 

Edited July 29, 2022 by PacnGoNow

[93yearsyoung]

5 minutes ago, phabric said:

Is port side the even number cabins and starboard the old number cabins?

 

As you face the bow of the ship, Port side is your left, Starboard side is your right.

[Gatorzzzz]

Look at the deck plans. 

[PRINCESS Sweet Pea]

Yes, as you face forward on the ship it is Port (left) / Starboard (right)

Like adding a PS to a text or letter

[Bob and Linda]

The left side of the ship is the port side and right side is starboard. On the ships we have been on port is even and starboard is odd.

[4x4bob]

This reminds of an old joke.

A crew man while walking past the Capt's cabin look in the port hole into the cabin.

He saw the Capt kneeling down in front of his safe.

He was reading a piece of paper.

Port is Left.    Starboard is Right.

 

Well it is a slow day.

Bob

 

[EDDY0827]

Port and left both have 4 letters. For those ships that still use the red and blue carpet, port side has blue carpet. Again, 4 letters in blue. Elevators for the most part, face forward.

[AZjohn]

29 minutes ago, EDDY0827 said:

Port and left both have 4 letters. 

That is exactly how someone first helped me remember 🙂

[Thrak]

It could be worse. Port used to be call Larboard. You had Starboard and Larboard. Easy to see why they changed things.

[Renmar]

And here you can find the whole story.

https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/the-origin-of-port-and-starboard/

 

Theo

[Billish]

1 hour ago, Thrak said:

It could be worse. Port used to be call Larboard. You had Starboard and Larboard. Easy to see why they changed things.

Might have been better if they  had kept that terminology. 

At keast then you wouldn't have some cruisers who believe port means the side of the ship closest to the dock. 

[Thrak]

1 hour ago, Renmar said:

And here you can find the whole story.

https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/the-origin-of-port-and-starboard/

 

Theo

 

Theo! You've become a rare presence here on CC. Only a month now before your big trip. We will miss you on our December Panama Canal cruise but we certainly can't blame you for doing your other trip instead. It sounds fantastic. It was great to visit with you after our May cruise. Take care of each other and have a wonderful time.

Edited July 29, 2022 by Thrak

[Thrak]

11 minutes ago, Billish said:

Might have been better if they  had kept that terminology. 

At keast then you wouldn't have some cruisers who believe port means the side of the ship closest to the dock. 

 

But that is exactly what it used to mean! Read the info posted by Renmar. I knew this but didn't get into it here on CC. He helpfully posted a link that explains the origins. Port was Larboard which was the side of the ship that was loaded as the Steering Oar was on the Starboard side and the ships didn't dock with that side to the pier.

[2 cruises a year]

And for all of you "Winos" out there:

Even Port is Red.

Even numbers and red running  lights on the port side.

[caribill]

3 hours ago, 4x4bob said:

This reminds of an old joke.

A crew man while walking past the Capt's cabin look in the port hole into the cabin.

He saw the Capt kneeling down in front of his safe.

He was reading a piece of paper.

Port is Left.    Starboard is Right.

 

Well it is a slow day.

Bob

 

 

Same story about an accountant that retired.

 

His slip of paper read "Debits on the left, credits on the right."

[caribill]

4 hours ago, EDDY0827 said:

Port and left both have 4 letters. For those ships that still use the red and blue carpet, port side has blue carpet. Again, 4 letters in blue. Elevators for the most part, face forward.

 

Also four letters" even

 

So even numbered cabins are on the left (port) on Princess ships.

[caribill]

4 hours ago, 93yearsyoung said:

 

As you face the bow of the ship, Port side is your left, Starboard side is your right.

 

There was a plane that crashed in England several years ago. The starboard engine caught fire. A cabin attendant called the cockpit and instead of saying starboard, said the left engine was on fire. The cabin attendant was facing the rear of the plane so the starboard engine was on her left.

 

The captain assumed left meant port and shut down the port engine which was the one that was not on fire. Down went the plane.

[Ptroxx]

I always remember it as port is left 4 letter.   
starboard is right and more than 4 letter Lolol.   

[Renmar]

1 hour ago, Thrak said:

 

Theo! You've become a rare presence here on CC. Only a month now before your big trip. We will miss you on our December Panama Canal cruise but we certainly can't blame you for doing your other trip instead. It sounds fantastic. It was great to visit with you after our May cruise. Take care of each other and have a wonderful time.

Thanks Michael, we'll chat soon.

 

Theo

[Billish]

43 minutes ago, caribill said:

 

There was a plane that crashed in England several years ago. The starboard engine caught fire. A cabin attendant called the cockpit and instead of saying starboard, said the left engine was on fire. The cabin attendant was facing the rear of the plane so the starboard engine was on her left.

 

The captain assumed left meant port and shut down the port engine which was the one that was not on fire. Down went the plane.

Well, the wrong engine was  shut down, but absolutely nothing to do with the cabin crew.

  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegworth_air_disaster

[Alcairns]

The way I learned was “The ship left port.”

[Roberto256]

 

8 hours ago, Gatorzzzz said:

Look at the deck plans. 

 

Good answer!

 

One of the few that actually answer the question asked.

 

 

[mtnesterz]

9 hours ago, Roberto256 said:

One of the few that actually answer the question asked.

Possibly posters just read the title, sort of like those that read just the headlines in the newspaper.

[SFSailaway]

There's half a bottle of port left.🍾