Jargons Flashcards
Leave the ship immediately
Abandon Ship
Back section of the ship
Aft
Resting of the ground or bottom
Aground
Heavy object used to keep a vessel from drifting
Anchor
Center area of a cruise ship
Atrium
last time passenger must aboard before the gangway goes up
All Aboard
on land; opposite of aboard
Ashore
Front of the ship
Bow
the Ship’s navigational control center
Bridge
Person-in-command of the ship
Captain
group booking for reservations
Charter
Hotels is to floor, Ships is to
Deck
map of the ship for directions
Deck Plan
leave the ship after cruise is finished
Disembarkation
area where ships sails to deploy the gangway
Dock
area where ships do maintenance
Dry Dock
to board the ship
Embarkation
front section of the ship
Foward
smokestack of the ship
Funnel
ship’s kitchen
Galley
ramp or staircase to embark or disembark passengers
Gangway
tipping for customers
Gratuities
when the ship, while afloat, touches the sea bed
Grounding
where the steering wheel is located
Helm
outside of the ship
Hull
unit of speed
Knot
ship’s bottom center
Keel
outdoor pools
Lido
fallen from the ship into the water
Man Overboard
hold the ship in place while tied in the dock
Moor
middle of the ship
Midship
common disease in the cruise
Norovirus
left side of the ship
Port Side
destinations where you will stop
Ports of Call
open deck around the vessel
Promenade
mandatory safety drill
Muster Drill
assigned emergency meeting location
Muster Station
moving from one destination to another
Reposition
period where ship sail away from shore
Sailaway
turn back time in an hour
Set-back
advance time in an hour
Set-forward
another word for cabin
Stateroom
right side of the ship
Starboard Ship
closest to the casual dining
Stern/Aft
shore excursion
Shorex
to one ship to another
Tender
ship across atlantic ocean
Transatlantic
area closest to the entertainment area.
Upperdeck
