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 stepbrother of a Florida teenager who died aboard a Carnival cruise ship appeared in federal court in Miami on Friday, as investigators continue probing the circumstances surrounding her death.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Finally, last month a cruise ship got trapped in ice in Antarctica, and a US Coast Guard ice-breaker had to come to free it from its frosty prison.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Here’s an in-depth look at Riverside Ravel, the river cruise ship that wowed me.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of the windows are rectangular, but many others are ovals, resembling cruise ship portals.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Finally, last month a cruise ship got trapped in ice in Antarctica, and a US Coast Guard ice-breaker had to come to free it from its frosty prison.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Here’s an in-depth look at Riverside Ravel, the river cruise ship that wowed me.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of the windows are rectangular, but many others are ovals, resembling cruise ship portals.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 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 12 Feb. 2026.
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