rtroeh Posted December 1, 2006 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Why do people say they are sailing when they are going on a cruise ship? Other than the smaller vessels such as Windjammers, most cruise ships do not have sails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 1, 2006 #2 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I think the same reason why some people say they are having a coke when they might be having something else. Some lines call it a saiilng, others a cruise and others a voyage. Same for a cabin on a ship. Some lines call it a cabin, others a stateroom and still others call it a suite even though its size might be closer to a cabin/stateroom. Many will say sailing and it's not to imply that there are sails. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasetf Posted December 1, 2006 #3 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Why do people say they are sailing when they are going on a cruise ship? Other than the smaller vessels such as Windjammers, most cruise ships do not have sails! It would seem to me to be a carryover from when all ships had sails. Kind of like why we say we "ride" in a car because people would "ride" a horse before there were cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted December 1, 2006 #4 Share Posted December 1, 2006 People that travel on sailboats say that they are cruising. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLC@SD Posted December 1, 2006 #5 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Why do people say they are sailing when they are going on a cruise ship? Other than the smaller vessels such as Windjammers, most cruise ships do not have sails! .......because it is the English language......where we also say that we Drive on Parkways and then we Park on Driveways......:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamomo Posted December 1, 2006 #6 Share Posted December 1, 2006 According to my handy dandy little Oxford dictionary, to "sail" is " to travel on water by use of sails OR engine power". Therefore, if one is traveling on a sailboat or on a cruise ship, one is sailing. The term "sailing" does not just apply to vessels with sails, at least not in modern usage. Who cares what it's called, as long as we get to travel on cruise ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jckvpa0 Posted December 2, 2006 #7 Share Posted December 2, 2006 People that travel on sailboats say that they are cruising. Go figure. Don't you have a sailboat, if so you should know that expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted December 2, 2006 #8 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Don't you have a sailboat, if so you should know that expression. I do named "Traveler". 32ft 1964 Pearson Vangard. She is a fine old boat that I single-handed around the world. And I was definetly "cruis'en". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmk446 Posted December 3, 2006 #9 Share Posted December 3, 2006 It comes from the singing cowboy, Roy Rogers~ Happy sails to you~ :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvery Seas Cruiser Posted December 3, 2006 #10 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Sailing on a modern cruise ship is about the same type of usage as "shipping" freight even if it is "shipped" by eighteen wheeler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptData Posted December 3, 2006 #11 Share Posted December 3, 2006 You call it Toma(o)to, I call it tomatoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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