Cruise Lingo for First Timers

[Jenny8675309]

Each cruise line typically builds several ships of the same or very similar design for efficiency sake over a period of several years.

 

Cruise lines usually give a name to each different design or 'class.' On some lines the name of the class will come from the name of the first ship in that class. RCL does this: the first Radiance class ship was Radiance of the Seas, although there are 3 other (later) ships out there with relatively the same overall design and size. The internal decoration of the ship, the names of the lounges, restaurants, the kinds of specialty restaurants, furnishings, etc...may all be somewhat different but the major structure and layout will be roughly equal.

 

Each line has its own way of naming a 'class.'

 

Some cruisers develop a preference for a certain class of ship for one reason or another, and then seek out future cruises on that class of ship.

 

The classes (at least on RCL) can be substantially different.

 

Thanks for the info!!!

[GlendaleCruiser]

Is this where the expression, 'Cabin Fever' came from...ships/ nautical?

 

 

LOL. No, the term of cabin fever came about from people being snowed in during the winter and confined to cabin in the woods.

 

With a big ship to roam around how could anyone get cabin fever?

 

:)

[Wingtips56]

Now as to the term posh.......?

 

Port Out, Starboard Home

 

Back in the day, one wanted to be on the shady side of the ship on one's sailing in a hot climate, such as one's Passage to India ... pronounced Injuh, or course. Therefore one paid an extra tuppence, or several.

 

At least that's one explanation.