Cruise ship Facts for Kids

Cruise ship

Cruise ship in Paradise Bay, Antarctica

Men cleaning the cruise ship Celebrity Mercury

A cruise ship (or cruise liner or ocean liner) is a large ship with sleeping cabins and other facilities that takes people on holiday and vacation trips. Hundreds of thousands of people take cruises each year.

Today's cruise ships are like floating hotels. They have a complete "hospitality staff" (to serve food and help passengers in other ways) as well as the usual ship's crew. The largest cruise ships have casinos, shops, many restaurants, theaters for both live entertainment and movies, several pools, day care, a gym, and a running track. The most expensive cruises often have more crew and staff than passengers. This means that the people who control the cruise can give many personal services.

Today, hundreds of cruise ships sail all over the world. Some carry over 3,000 passengers. These are some of the largest ships ever built. For some places, such as Antarctica, because it lacks other methods of regular transport, cruise ships are one of the few ways for tourists to visit.

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Voyager of the Seas at Port of Kobe in March 2013
Queen Elizabeth in Hamburg
Cruiseferry MS Galaxy at the port of Mariehamn, Åland, in February 2016
Cruise ships MSC Poesia, Vision of the Seas, and Mein Schiff 2 at Tallinn Passenger Port.
RMS Strathaird, a P&O cruise ship of the early-20th century. The company began offering luxury cruise services in 1844.
Prinzessin Victoria Luise was the first purpose-built cruise ship
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 was reinvented as a luxury ocean liner following the advent of the jet airliner.
Sovereign of the Seas (formerly Sovereign) was the first of Royal Caribbean International's Sovereign-class cruise ships.
Oasis of the Seas was the lead ship of Royal Caribbean International's Oasis-class of cruise ships.
Oasis of the Seas with a 6-deck high outdoor area
Celebrity Solstice was the lead ship of Celebrity's Solstice-class of cruise ships.
Silver Spirit in Kuşadası, Turkey
Disney Magic departing Port Canaveral, Florida.
AIDAdiva in İzmir
Island Princess in Cabo San Lucas
Serenade of the Seas was one of Royal Caribbean's Radiance-class of cruise ships.
4 cruise ships docked at port of Nassau, the Bahamas.
Cruise ships in Ushuaia, Argentina
Nearly 9,000 passengers from three Carnival ships visiting St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; from front to back: Carnival Liberty, Carnival Triumph and the Carnival Glory
Diesel smoke from cruise ships over Juneau, Alaska
H2OZone aboard Freedom of the Seas
Promenade on the Allure of the Seas
Golf course on Brilliance of the Seas
Molecular Bar aboard the Celebrity Equinox before Christmas
Formal brunch aboard the Celebrity Equinox
Surf simulator on Oasis of the Seas
A junior suite on Radiance of the Seas
A luxury suite aboard the Celebrity Equinox

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