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 started changing in April 2025, when AmaWaterways launched AmaMagdalena, the first luxury cruise ship to navigate the Magdalena. Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 Also, Hantavirus was detected on a cruise ship that docked in the Atlantic off Cape Verde in May. ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 The letter writer boarded the cruise ship and fatally shot Hicklin in the head. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Summing It Up Technology may have given us the ability to work from a beach, on a cruise ship or while mountain climbing—virtually (pun intended) anywhere on Earth. Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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