Vocabulary
Here are a few of the commonly used terms to get you ready to set sail courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line.
Aft - the back or near the back of the ship
Atrium - the central court (or center area) of a cruise ship, usually rising through more than one story of the ship’s interior
Berth - a built-in bed or bunk, as in a ship’s cabin or stateroom
Bow - the very front of the ship
Bridge - the navigational control center
Captain - the person in command of a ship
Deck Plan - an overhead diagram of the cabins and the public rooms
Disembark - to unload (passengers or goods) from a ship
Dock - where your ship ‘parks’ when in port
Forward - the front or near the front of the ship
Gangway - allows you access on and off the ship
Knot - a nautical mile
Leeward - the side of the ship that is out of or away from the wind
Midship - the middle of the ship
Muster Station - a specific location on ship to gather, based on stateroom
assignment
Pier - a structure built out over the water and supported by pillars or piles:
used as a landing place.
Port - the left-hand side of a ship as one faces forward. Remember “Port”
has four letter just like “Left”.
Port of Call - regular stopover(s) on a cruise itinerary.
Purser - a ship’s officer in charge of accounts, freight, tickets, etc., esp. on
a passenger vessel. Important to you - a Purser takes responsibility for all
money, transactions.
Ship - You always cruise on a “ship,” never a “boat”
Starboard - the right side of the ship while facing forward (bow).
Stateroom - your cabin or berth
Stateroom Steward - a person whose work is to maintain the guests’
staterooms while onboard
Stern - the very back of the ship
Tender - a boat for carrying passengers to or from a ship close to shore.
Atrium - the central court (or center area) of a cruise ship, usually rising through more than one story of the ship’s interior
Berth - a built-in bed or bunk, as in a ship’s cabin or stateroom
Bow - the very front of the ship
Bridge - the navigational control center
Captain - the person in command of a ship
Deck Plan - an overhead diagram of the cabins and the public rooms
Disembark - to unload (passengers or goods) from a ship
Dock - where your ship ‘parks’ when in port
Forward - the front or near the front of the ship
Gangway - allows you access on and off the ship
Knot - a nautical mile
Leeward - the side of the ship that is out of or away from the wind
Midship - the middle of the ship
Muster Station - a specific location on ship to gather, based on stateroom
assignment
Pier - a structure built out over the water and supported by pillars or piles:
used as a landing place.
Port - the left-hand side of a ship as one faces forward. Remember “Port”
has four letter just like “Left”.
Port of Call - regular stopover(s) on a cruise itinerary.
Purser - a ship’s officer in charge of accounts, freight, tickets, etc., esp. on
a passenger vessel. Important to you - a Purser takes responsibility for all
money, transactions.
Ship - You always cruise on a “ship,” never a “boat”
Starboard - the right side of the ship while facing forward (bow).
Stateroom - your cabin or berth
Stateroom Steward - a person whose work is to maintain the guests’
staterooms while onboard
Stern - the very back of the ship
Tender - a boat for carrying passengers to or from a ship close to shore.
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