Accommodation   See room.

Add on:A supplementary charge added to the cruise fare, usually applied to correlated air fare and/or post cruise land tours.

Aft Near:  Toward or in the rear (stern) of the ship

Air/Sea:  A package consisting of the tow forms of travel e. g., air to and from the port of embarkation as well as the cruise itself.

Alleyway :  A passageway or corridor

Baggage allowances:  The amount of baggage, carried by the cruise line free of charge.

Basis two:    The cabin rate per person applicable to a cabin capable of accommodating at least tow persons. Also referred to as “double occupancy.”

Berth:      Dock, pier, quay. Also bed in passengers’ rooms

Bow:         Front portion of ship.

Bridge:  Command control center of ship.

Cabin:    See room.

Category:     A price gradient of similar cabins from the most expensive to the least ` expensive, or vice versa.

Class:      Extinct on most cruises. On some trans-ocean voyages denotes an overall level of ambience and cost, such as “first class,” “tourist class,” or 
                       “Transatlantic class.” Cruises are generally termed on-class service. Class

Companionway:    Inside stairway.

Cruise fare:        The actual cost of the cruise excluding all extras such as taxes, port charges, airfare, gratuities and the like.

Debarkation:        Exiting from the ship.

Deck chair:                Open deck chaise lounger generally complimentary.

Deck plan:          An overhead diagram illustrating cabin and public room locations in relation to each other.

Deposit :       Partial payment of the cruise fare plus any necessary or agreed-upon Extras, such as taxes, air add on, preparatory issuance of correlated travel  documents.

Embarkation                                                   Entering or boarding the ship

Final payment                                                Payment of the full cruise fare plus any necessary or agreed-upon extras, such as taxes, air add on preparatory to issuance of         correlated travel document

First sitting                                                      The earlier of two meal times in the ship’s dining room.

Fly/cruise                                                         See Air/ Sea
 

Forward                                                           Toward the front of the shop

Galley                                                                The kitchen

Gratuities                                                          The passenger’s expression of thanks (tips) to the ship’s service personnel for the services received.

GRT                                                                   Gross registered tonnage, i.e., a measurement of 100 cubic feet of enclosed revenue-earning space within the ship.

Guarantee                                                         The cruise line’s promise that the passenger will sail on a stated voyage in a specified price category or type of cabin, at an agreed   rate no higher than would ordinarily apply for that voyage.

Guarantee                                                        Share fare Acceptance by some lines of a single booking at the cost-saving double occupancy rate, with the understanding that the customer is willing to share use of the cabin with a stranger of the same sex.

Inside Cabin                                                     A cabin having no windows or portholes to offer a view of the sea or of the river.

Latitude                                                              Angular distance measured in degrees north or south of Equator.

Longitude                                                          Angular distance measured in degrees east or west of prime meridian of Greenwich, England.

Lower Bed                                                          A single bed placed at the conventional height from the floor.

 Midship                                                              In or toward the middle of the ship; the longitudinal center portion of the ship.

Nautical mile                                                     6,080.2 feet

Offer                                                                     The cruise line’s commitment for accommodations then available that may be suitable to the passenger’s needs or wishes.

Open sitting                                                        Free access to unoccupied tables in the ship’s dining room, as opposed to specific table assignments.

Option                                                                  The cruise line’s offering of a specific cabin (or guarantee}

Outside                                                                A cabin having window(s) or portholes(s) offering a view of the sea or of the river.

Passage contract                                              Detailed terms of responsibility and accountability found in the cruise ticket.

Pets                                                                     Any ordinary domesticated animal. Including birds. None are carried aboard cruise voyages.

Port                                                                      The left side of the ship when facing forward.

Port charges                                                       An assessment that also includes port taxes.

Portholes                                                            Circular window in the side of the ship’s hull or superstructure.

Port taxes                                                            A charge levied by local government authority to be paid by the passenger. In some air-sea packages port taxes are included in the final price.

Quad rate                                                            An economical per person rate available to individuals for quadruple occupancy on a guarantee share basis.

Review dates                                                      A periodic evaluation of the progress of the sale and promotion of a group combined with attendant cabin us.

Room                                                                    The passenger’s room, stateroom, or personal accommodation.

Sailing time                                                          The actual hour at which the ship is scheduled to clear the dock to sail.

Second sitting                                                      The later of two meal times in the ship’s dining room.

Share basis                                                          See Guarantee share fare.

Shore excursions                                                 Off-ship tours at ports of call which an extra charge usually is applied.

Single occupancy                                                 Sole occupancy of a cabin that is designed to accommodate two or more passengers in which instance a premium  is ordinarily charged.

Space ratio                                                             Measurement of cubic space per passenger.

Starboard                                                               The right side of the ship facing forward.

Stateroom                                                               See room

Stopover                                                                   Leaving the ship at a port of call and rejoining it at a subsequent port of call or upon the ship’s return to the earlier port of call.

Tender                                                                       A smaller vessel, sometimes the ships lifeboat, used to move passengers to and from the ship and shore when the ship is at anchor.

TBA                                                                           To be assigned.

Transfers                                                                  Conveyances between the ship and other modes such as airports, hotels,                              
                                                                                    Or departure points for shore excursions.

Triple rate                                                                 An economical per person rate available to individuals for triple occupancy on a guarantee share-fare basis.