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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On the high seas, aboard the Persistent Lady or the Inevitable Conclusion or the Deferential Bottom or whatever the hell this Virgin cruise ship is called, the women are all getting over their fights and starting to get along. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 Every attendee experienced the same speakers, surprises and activations from Richard Branson’s champagne toast on a cruise ship to surprise appearances by creators like Casey Neistat and Steven Bartlett. Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Jey González-Díaz jumped off the cruise ship while it was docked at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico, allegedly to avoid paying a debt of more than $16,000 to the cruise line, per the filing. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025 Gerard Powers consoles his 10-year-old stepson who is lying on the couch on board a cruise ship. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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