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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Setting sail The Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas cruise ship sets sail from PortMiami on March 12, 2026 in Miami, Florida. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 In April 2026, HTC signed a tidelands lease in April 2026 to develop Áak'w Landing, a new $200 million cruise ship dock and waterfront cultural center in downtown Juneau, planned for its first full season in 2028. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Video filmed by passengers and posted on social media captured the cruise ship’s announcement that day. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 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 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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