cruise ship
noun
variants
or less commonly cruise liner
: a large ship that stops at different ports and carries passengers who are traveling for pleasure
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That doesn't happen on a cruise ship at all.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Florida cheerleader found dead on Carnival cruise ship Last month, 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida high school senior, was found dead inside her family’s cabin aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Carnival’s Horizon cruise ship has made headlines in recent months as the location of Anna Kepner’s death, which was officially ruled a homicide on Nov 24.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Keep reading for my review of Celebrity Xcel, Celebrity’s newest cruise ship.
—Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Florida cheerleader found dead on Carnival cruise ship Last month, 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida high school senior, was found dead inside her family’s cabin aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Carnival’s Horizon cruise ship has made headlines in recent months as the location of Anna Kepner’s death, which was officially ruled a homicide on Nov 24.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Keep reading for my review of Celebrity Xcel, Celebrity’s newest cruise ship.
—Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cruise ship
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“Cruise ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20ship. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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