maiden voyage
Ship's first trip
A maiden voyage is the first journey of a ship, aircraft, or other vessel after its construction or commissioning.
The term extends to any inaugural trip or attempt: The restaurant's maiden voyage was a disaster—the kitchen caught fire.
The phrase emphasizes newness and the untested nature of the endeavor.
Ceremony naming a child
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
- launchSet into motion
- premiereFirst public performance
- unveilingAct of first revealing
inauguration · sea trials · shakedown cruise · ribbon-cutting · dedication · naming ceremony · bottle breaking · launch day
Not yet examined
- untriedNot yet tested
- virginOne sexually inexperienced
- pristinePure and untouched
- inauguralFirst in office
brand-new · first-time · unproven · fresh · unseasoned · breaking in · shakedown · proving
Seagoing transport vessel
- ocean linerLarge scheduled passenger vessel
- cruise shipPleasure voyage vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
Titanic · Queen Mary · transatlantic · sailing · seafaring · maritime · captain · crew
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- uncharted watersUnexplored or unfamiliar territory
odyssey · quest · trailblazing · historic · momentous · daring · courageous · venture
christening
Ceremony naming a child
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
- launchSet into motion
- premiereFirst public performance
unveiling · inauguration · sea trials · shakedown cruise · ribbon-cutting · dedication · naming ceremony · bottle breaking · launch day · sendoff
untested
Not yet examined
inaugural · brand-new · first-time · unproven · fresh · unseasoned · breaking in · shakedown · proving · trial run
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
- ocean linerLarge scheduled passenger vessel
- cruise shipPleasure voyage vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
steamship · Titanic · Queen Mary · transatlantic · sailing · seafaring · maritime · captain · crew · passengers
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
uncharted waters · odyssey · quest · trailblazing · historic · momentous · daring · courageous · venture · embarkation
- launcheslaunch, launched, rocket launch, blast off, satellite launch
- ship launcheschristening, bottle breaking, naming ceremony, commissioning
- voyage narrativesship log, captain's log, travel diary, shipwreck story, scientific expedition
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- TitanicTitanic, RMS Titanic, iceberg, sinking, lifeboats
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
maid, voyage, maiden, voyages, maids, maidenhood, maidens, handmaiden, handmaidens