Lem Posted April 22, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 22, 2004 When you talk left and right of a ship..do you mean looking at the ship from the front or standing on deck looking forward?? I'm not ship smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLROSE Posted April 22, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Facing forward with the ship looking left (port) or right (starboard)! Hope this helps! Rosie E-mail me <a href="mailto:JNLROSE@AOL.COM">here</a href> CELEBRITY MERCURY HERE I COME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 22, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lem: When you talk left and right of a ship..do you mean looking at the ship from the front or standing on deck looking forward?? I'm not ship smart.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hi Lem If you are standing in the middle of the ship looking toward the pointy end (bow) with the square end behind you (stern) the left side is port and the right side is starboard. The area between midship (where you are standing) and the bow is called the forward area and the area behind midship and the stern is called the aft area. Char click <a href="mailto:gaultchar@aol.com">here</a href> to send me an e-mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem Posted April 22, 2004 Author #4 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Thanks. Great explanation. It helps alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLROSE Posted April 22, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 22, 2004 You're welcome! Rosie E-mail me <a href="mailto:JNLROSE@AOL.COM">here</a href> CELEBRITY MERCURY HERE I COME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted April 22, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 22, 2004 hi Rosie Another easy way to remember...the smokers are permitted on the Port Side, not bringing it up for any other reason except for directions folks LOL In the lounges, at the pool, etc...they have designated areas...and it is Port or Left. Next up...HORIZON Sept 18th to Bermuda! See My Century and Mercury Pictures at: http://community.webshots.com/user/lovescruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecowen Posted April 22, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 22, 2004 The words "port" and "left" both have 4 letters. . .that's how I remember which is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem Posted April 22, 2004 Author #8 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I knew port was left, I just didn't know if it was left (looking at ship from the front) or left (standing on ship facing front). Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45014 Posted April 23, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I asked my DH the same question yesterday. We ahve sailed many times and I felt really stupid asking the question on the board. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45014 Posted April 23, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 23, 2004 upI asked my DH the same question yesterday. We ahve sailed many times and I felt really stid asking the question on the board. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TPKeller Posted April 24, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 24, 2004 A little trivia This is a repeat from several months ago, but in honor of the DVD release of Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World, I'll add that in the old sailing days, they used larboard instead of "port" for the left side of the ship. They use "larboard" in M&C, so unless you are a sailing expert (or you read these message boards) you wouldn't know what they were talking about! They think the origin is from either 13th century English or Norse words meaning "loading side". And now we return to your regularly scheduled program... Theron click to e-mail me Explorer of the Seas 9/27/03 Western Celebrity Century 9/28/02 Eastern (Thanks to Lili) Cruise Tip Calculator - Calculate the amount and type of bills you need to stuff your tipping envelopes: http://members.aol.com/CruiseTip/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailyn Posted April 25, 2004 #12 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Here is a great site to read about nautical terminology and how it originated. Sailyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewkid Posted April 26, 2004 #13 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Lem As we all know there is no such thing as a stupid question. However there is such a thing as a stupid answer. Hope this helps!! Millie Med. Cruise <center> <a href="http://www.escati.com/counter98/free_time_codes.htm"> </center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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