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 Disney Adventure, which sets sail in March 2026, will be the company’s first cruise ship with a home port in Asia.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
The Navy shared multiple photos of the rescue, writing that the vessel had sailed from Embat Pier, and had been carrying passengers from the cruise ship Mein Schiff 1, operated by TUI Cruises.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Celebrity Cruises’ new vessel isn’t the only new cruise ship coming to Port Everglades.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
What To Know Officials said on Saturday that the FBI’s Miami office was investigating the death on board the Carnival cruise ship.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
The Navy shared multiple photos of the rescue, writing that the vessel had sailed from Embat Pier, and had been carrying passengers from the cruise ship Mein Schiff 1, operated by TUI Cruises.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Celebrity Cruises’ new vessel isn’t the only new cruise ship coming to Port Everglades.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
What To Know Officials said on Saturday that the FBI’s Miami office was investigating the death on board the Carnival cruise ship.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Cruise ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20ship. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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