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Hey I'm going on a cruise soon for vacation!
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Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are a part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way, i.e., ports of call. Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising, particularly on cruises that return passengers to their originating port (also known as a "closed-loop cruise"), with the ports of call usually in a specified region of a continent. There are even "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages" where the ship makes 2–3 night round trips without any ports of call. By contrast, dedicated transport oriented ocean liners do "line voyages" and typically transport passengers from one point to another, rather than on round trips.
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
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Hey Hey It's Saturday
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, officially Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and informally known as Disney Parks, is one of The Walt Disney Company's four major business segments and a subsidiary. The company is responsible for the conception, building, and managing of its theme parks and vacation resorts, as well as a variety of family-oriented leisure enterprises. It was founded in 1971, following the opening of Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida. Originally, the company was known as Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation Division and later as Walt Disney Attractions. The chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is Bob Chapek, formerly president of Disney Consumer Products.
Hey Jude
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National Lampoon's Vacation (film series)
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Summer vacation
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1_Apprentice
Oh wow that's cool! what cruise line?
0_Wizard
Princess Cruises. It's a "nowhere voyage" so we're just going out for a 3 night round trip.
There are even "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages" where the ship makes 2–3 night round trips without any ports of call.
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Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are a part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way, i.e., ports of call. Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising, particularly on cruises that return passengers to their originating port (also known as a "closed-loop cruise"), with the ports of call usually in a specified region of a continent. There are even "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages" where the ship makes 2–3 night round trips without any ports of call. By contrast, dedicated transport oriented ocean liners do "line voyages" and typically transport passengers from one point to another, rather than on round trips.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises is a cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. The company is incorporated in Bermuda and its headquarters are in Santa Clarita, California. It was previously a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, and is part of Holland America Group, which controls the three Carnival brands based on the West Coast of the United States. The line has 17 ships which cruise worldwide and are marketed to both American and international passengers. The company was made famous by "The Love Boat" TV series, in which its ship, "Pacific Princess" was featured. In May 2013, "Royal Princess" became the flagship of Princess Cruises; she was followed by two sister ships, "Regal Princess" in May 2014 and "Majestic Princess" in the spring of 2017, with three more ships of the class under construction.
P&amp;O Princess Cruises
P&O Princess Cruises plc (stock symbol in London and NYSE: POC) was a shipping company that existed between 2000 and 2003, operating the P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia, A'Rosa Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Ocean Village branded cruise lines. The company was formed from the de-merged passenger services of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) and operated until 2003 when it was re-listed as Carnival plc following a merger with Carnival Corporation. Its registered office was in the City of Westminster, London. P&O Princess Cruises originated from the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), founded in England in 1837.
P&amp;O Cruises
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Sea Princess
MS "Sea Princess (formerly Adonia, formerly Sea Princess") is a operated by the Princess Cruises line. She has three sister ships: "Sun Princess" in the Princess Cruises fleet and "Oceana" (formerly "Ocean Princess") and "Pacific Explorer" (Formerly "Dawn Princess") in the P&O Cruises fleet. The vessel was delivered to Princess Cruises from the shipbuilders of Fincantieri, Italy and began operation in 1998, under the name "Sea Princess". "Sea Princess" was transferred to P&O Cruises in late 2002/early 2003. P&O renamed her "Adonia" on 21 May 2003, at a launching ceremony with sister ship "Oceana".
RMS Andes (1939)
RMS "Andes" was a steam turbine Royal Mail Ship, ocean liner, cruise ship, and the flagship of the Royal Mail Lines fleet. She was the second Royal Mail ship to be named after the South American Andes mountain range. The first RMS "Andes" was an A-class liner . In 1929 that RMS "Andes" was converted into a cruise ship and renamed "Atlantis". The second "Andes" was built in Belfast in 1937–39 and completed at the outbreak of the Second World War. The Admiralty almost immediately requisitioned her as a troop ship and had her converted to carry about 4,000 troops. In troop service she broke three speed records for long-distance voyages.
Sapphire Princess
Sapphire Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises that entered service in 2004 as the twin sister ship of "Diamond Princess". She is one of the world's largest cruise ships, with a capacity of 2,670 passengers and is the sixth Gem Class ship built by Princess Cruises. "Sapphire Princess" was christened on June 10, 2004 in Seattle—the first cruise ship ever to be christened in that port. Currently, "Sapphire Princess" is sailing Asian cruises from Shanghai year-round until the arrival of the "Majestic Princess" in 2017. After the arrival, it will resume sailing from China in the summer months, then from November through February, sailing roundtrip Asia cruises out of Singapore.
1_Apprentice
Does that mean that you don't stop anywhere?
0_Wizard
Yes, it's a closed-loop cruise, so it'll take us right back to the originating port.
Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising, particularly on cruises that return passengers to their originating port (also known as a "closed-loop cruise"), with the ports of call usually in a specified region of a continent.
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Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are a part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way, i.e., ports of call. Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising, particularly on cruises that return passengers to their originating port (also known as a "closed-loop cruise"), with the ports of call usually in a specified region of a continent. There are even "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages" where the ship makes 2–3 night round trips without any ports of call. By contrast, dedicated transport oriented ocean liners do "line voyages" and typically transport passengers from one point to another, rather than on round trips.
Yes (band)
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Control theory
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Transportation in South Florida
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A World At War
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S.B.V. Excelsior
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Business routes of Interstate 94 in Michigan
There are currently eight business routes of Interstate 94 (I-94) in the US state of Michigan. These business routes connect I-94 to the downtown business districts of neighboring cities. These eight routes are all business loops which bear the Business Loop I-94 (BL I-94) designation. These loops are former routings of I-94's two predecessors in Michigan: US Highway 12 (US 12) or US 25. The westernmost BL I-94 runs through the twin cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph along the former routing of US 12 and US 31/US 33 that now includes a section of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour in the state. The loops in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Marshall, Albion, and Jackson were also formerly segments of US 12 which were later designated as separate version of Business US Highway 12 (Bus.
1_Apprentice
That's interesting. How did you decide on that type of cruise?
0_Wizard
I've never been on a cruise before and I was worried about getting sea-sick, so I decided a short trip would be best to try it out.
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List of recurring The Simpsons characters
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Jiya Jale
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RMS Andes (1939)
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David Campese
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List of Friday the 13th characters
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List of Shameless characters
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Nandini (TV series)
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1_Apprentice
That makes sense. What kind of amenities does the boat have?