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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The Carnival Conquest had docked, passengers had gotten off the cruise ship and an argument apparently between two women set it off.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The passengers were on a Dutch cruise ship, the MV Hondius, traveling in the South Atlantic that became the setting of a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility.
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Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Photos shared on social media obtained by CruiseHive show that the cruise ship involved was the Royal Caribbean vessel Ovation of the Seas, which has a maximum capacity of just under 5,000 guests.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The passengers were on a Dutch cruise ship, the MV Hondius, traveling in the South Atlantic that became the setting of a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility.
—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Photos shared on social media obtained by CruiseHive show that the cruise ship involved was the Royal Caribbean vessel Ovation of the Seas, which has a maximum capacity of just under 5,000 guests.
—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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 26 Jun. 2026.
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