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ADJOINING CABINS
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Staterooms
that are located next to one another.
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AFT /
STERN
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The
back of the ship.
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ASTERN
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Beyond
the ships stern.
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BEAM
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Width
of ship.
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BERTH
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The
bed, or beds within the passengers' cabin.
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BOW
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The
front of the ship.
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BULKHEAD
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Upright
partition (wall) dividing the ship into cabins, or compartments
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CABIN
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Room
(stateroom) accomodations on a ship.
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CAPTAIN |
Commander of a ship |
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CATEGORY
|
Price
gradient of similar cabins from the most expensive to the least
expensive, or vice versa
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CONNECTING STATEROOMS
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Staterooms
with a door that allows passengers to pass freely from one stateroom
to another.
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DEBARKATION |
Exiting
/ getting off the ship.
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DISEMBARKATION
|
Exiting
/ getting off the ship.
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DECK
PLAN
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Overhead
diagram illustrating cabin and public room locations in relation to
each other.
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DOCK
|
Pier.
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EMBARK
|
Entering
/ boarding the ship.
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EMBARKATION
|
Entering
/ boarding the ship.
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EXCURSION
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A
side-trip at your ports of call
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FIRST
SITTING
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Earlier
of two meal times, usually around 6 15pm.
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FLEET |
A
number of ships under the same ownership |
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FORWARD
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Toward
the bow (front) of the ship
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FREE
PORT
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A
port free of customs duty and most customs regulation.
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GANGWAY
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The
ramp by which passengers embark and disembark.
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GRATUITIES
|
Passengers
personal expression of thanks to the ships service personnel for
services rendered (TIPS!)
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GUARANTEE
|
the
cruise line is guaranteeing the "Rate" your reservation is
confirmed at. At the time you book, you have NO cabin assignment.
When the cabin is assigned, you must receive at least the cabin
category you reserved, or better, at no additional cost.
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INSIDE
CABIN
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A
cabin with no window, or porthole.
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IITINERARY
|
A
ship's schedule of port stops and days at sea.
Most itineraries vary from 3 to 12 days.
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LOWER
BERTH
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Bed
of a stateroom located on the floor.
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MANIFEST
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A
list, or invoice of a ship's passengers & crew.
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MIDSHIPS
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In,
or towards the middle of the ship.
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OUTSIDE
/ OCEANVIEW
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A
stateroom having a porthole, or window, offering the passenger a
view of the ocean.
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PORT
SIDE
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Facing
forward, the left side of the ship.
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PORT
CHARGE
|
Additional
charges by passengers to help defer the docking fees charged by the
host city/country.
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PORTHOLE
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A
round window.
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PORT-OF-CALL
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A
place on the cruise itinerary where the ship stops for visitation
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QUAD
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A
stateroom that can accomodate 4 passengers
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REGISTRY
|
Country where the
ship is registered
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SECOND
SITTING
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Later
of 2 meal times, usually around 8 00pm
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SHORE
EXCURSION
|
Sightseeing
tours, or activities offered while at a port-of-call
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SINGLE
OCCUPANCY
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A
stateroom occupied by one passenger
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STARBOARD
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Facing
forward, the right side of the ship.
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STATEROOM
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Accommodations
aboard ship
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TENDER
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A
small vessel used to transport passengers between the ship and shore
when the ship is at anchor.
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TRANSFERS
|
Transportation
between the airport and the pier.
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UPPER
BED
|
The
top (bunk) bed in a cabin configured with an upper & lower.
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