CaribbeanBound Posted August 10, 2004 #1 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Cruise Ship Dictionary A quick reference to cruise ship terminology. http://www.lavasurfer.com/info/cruiseterms.html I posted this to the web last week. Let me know what other entries you would add --- both serious and tongue-in-cheek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted August 11, 2004 Author #2 Share Posted August 11, 2004 What, no takers? I thought we could get a fun thread going here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiniB Posted August 11, 2004 #3 Share Posted August 11, 2004 TMI.... I am dizzy with all that garbage,,, uh,, info.. :D too many "frou frou drinks" last weeks cruise.... :) And now I have to take a MOTION pill and I'm ON LAND,,, THANX...:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanci Posted August 11, 2004 #4 Share Posted August 11, 2004 This is fabulous !!! I have been on over 30 cruises and can't think of anything else to add, except for the sudden change in attitude of pax on the last morning when they have to disembark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plvogel Posted August 11, 2004 #5 Share Posted August 11, 2004 How about: Stampede: what happens when the dining room doors open Trough: also known as "buffet" Steerage: any cabin where you would get wet if the window was open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted August 11, 2004 Author #6 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I like them. Consider them added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siregalahad Posted August 16, 2004 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2004 How about.... Shore Excursions: When passengers who have already paid $2000+ each have to shell out even more money in order to be herded like cattle past scenic vistas. Singers: Refugees from the karaoke bar sentenced to cruise ships in order to keep the rest of society safe. GALAHAD:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted August 17, 2004 Author #8 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin Posted August 17, 2004 #9 Share Posted August 17, 2004 "Buhogs" - these are people who pile their plates so high at the buffet that they spill over unto the floor. AND they never finish what they have taken. Guess they are afraid they will not get another meal on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted September 28, 2004 Author #10 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Now updated. Cruise Ship Dictionary A quick reference to cruise ship terminology. http://www.lavasurfer.com/info/cruiseterms.html Still looking for more responses to the question: Do YOU have any favorite cruise terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E~Reflections Posted September 28, 2004 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Good on you mate!!! Keep the list going.....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TPKeller Posted September 28, 2004 #12 Share Posted September 28, 2004 I don't really understand the definition of "bearing". I would probably say something like: "The direction of some specified place or point, relative to your current position, usually in terms of a compass (NSEW or 0-360 degrees)." Perhaps you should also add "heading" which would be "the direction in which the ship is travelling, usually in terms of a compass (NSEW or 0-360 degrees)." Just my thoughts. :) Theron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TPKeller Posted September 28, 2004 #13 Share Posted September 28, 2004 ...and if you want to be classic... larboard: the left side of the ship, also known as "port". :D Theron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller99 Posted September 28, 2004 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Don't forget the all important "Muster". Where the latest in cruise fashions and sudden disembarkations are discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJohnson Posted September 28, 2004 #15 Share Posted September 28, 2004 The POSH acronym is a canard. Check Snopes or the usual suspects for details in case you care. It is interesting that you have a later, Americanized version - the canonical one related to Indiamen. Not surprising for an Urban legend ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwbit Posted September 28, 2004 #16 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Great post. Add for "Maitre d' ": Seldom seen Dining Room official, usually surfacing on next to last night of cruise, whose apparent duties are soliciting tips and removing lobster tail meat from its shell. "Dealer" : Casino employee running card games in the ship's casino. Also, someone frequently encountered in Jamaican ports, dispensing "herbal" supplements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted September 29, 2004 Author #17 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Great responses. Most were rapidly harvested from today's posts and added to the Cruise Ship Dictionary A quick reference to cruise ship terminology. http://www.lavasurfer.com/info/cruiseterms.html Still looking for more responses to the question: Do YOU have any favorite cruise terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotmysealegs Posted September 29, 2004 #18 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Lido has always puzzled me - I know it's the buffet restaurant, usually located on an upper deck at the stern of the ship - but I would like to know the origin/history of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin'cats Posted September 29, 2004 #19 Share Posted September 29, 2004 i went through the site and found lots of spelling mistakes and also one that i had to respond to the write regarding: POSH has nothing to do with Americans traveling to England but was invented by BRITISH who traveled to and from INDIA according to all of my sources. otherwise, i found the site interesting and somewhat clever. there should be an entry about ship board fashions too. You know the clothing that one buys for a cruise but can never wear back home--the prints that scream VACATION WEAR ONLY, the matching his and her outfits, and the junk that everyone rushes to buy at the first road side vendor (woven fronds made into a hat? come on where do you wear that one a second time?) and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted September 29, 2004 Author #20 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Spelling errors have been corrected. Thank you for the notice. Checking for a source on POSH. Will update if this proves incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elycelynne Posted September 30, 2004 #21 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Stewart: Somehow always ends up being the name of the guy who cleans your cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklawr Posted September 30, 2004 #22 Share Posted September 30, 2004 How about adding docs and e-docs? :) Cruise ticket information and e-mail cruise ticket information. Every cruiser wants them in one form or the other.:D Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJohnson Posted September 30, 2004 #23 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Lido has always puzzled me - I know it's the buffet restaurant, usually located on an upper deck at the stern of the ship - but I would like to know the origin/history of the word. If memory serves me correctly, the Lido term derives from the usage by Italian lines for the Lido deck where the pool was (named for the beach area in Venice) - their ships taking a more southerly route to the Americas were able to have large open sundecks - I'm not sure if they had cafes there or not. Fwiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 2, 2004 #24 Share Posted October 2, 2004 How about adding to : Deck Chair -- The chairs available on deck for passengers to lounge in. Usually saved before you get there. (reference Chair Hogs and CHOGS listed above) Draft -- Depth of water a ship draws (how far down into the water the ship's hull reaches), especially when loaded. (also, beer dispensed from a tap and served in a glass, rather than in a bottle or can) Purser -- Official on a ship responsible for papers and accounts and also for the welfare of passengers. (also, the poor sap left holding his wife's handbag outside a dressing room in a clothing store or at any shop requiring the wife's undivided, two-handed attention.) Steward -- Person who services a cabin. May have an assistant. Even though you may not have seen this person the entire duration of your cruise, he/she will mysteriously arrive on the last day, big smile on face and palm outstretched in order to accept the tip envelope that he/she left oh-so-conspicuously in your stateroom the previous evening. Suite -- A larger cabin.(with a proportionately larger fare charged.) Waiter -- Person who services a table. (Or, person who puts plates on the table) Will have an assistant. (Or, person who takes plates off the table. Each has a corresponding tip envelope for dinner on the last night of the cruise.) Wake -- Track or waves left behind a ship as it moves through the water. (also, what you possibly won't do in a timely manner if you have an inside cabin [no daylight indicator whatsoever] if you forget to bring an alarm clock.) Kids Club -- programming provided for children, generally consisting of games, arts-and-crafts, and various activities, the quality of which can make or break a parent's enjoyment of the vacation. Shipboard Credit (SBC) or Onboard Credit (OBC) -- monies credited to your onboard charge account, generally as an incentive for booking a cruise or as a plea for forgiveness for an offense committed by the cruise line. Ocean Air Shrinkage -- atmospheric condition resulting in the loss of one or two size ranges in all your clothing between the start and end of the cruise. The longer the cruise, the more OAS will occur. To counteract this, plan on bringing elastic-waisted clothing, or preferably clothing that is 1-2 sizes larger than what you normally wear at home. Elevator -- also called a Lift -- mechanical device for conveying passengers from one deck to another. Generally located on any deck EXCEPT for the one you are on. It is suggested that one acquaint oneself with the stairs, which are said to help combat Ocean Air Shrinkage if employed on a regular basis. Shipboard Charge Account -- a ridiculously large numeric figure, expressed in dollars and cents, that will be delivered to you at the end of the trip as a souvenir detailing, item by item, day by day, exactly how much fun you had on this vacation. If I think of any others, I'll add 'em!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted October 2, 2004 Author #25 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Great additions. I'll get them added soon. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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