maiden voyages
Ships' first trips
Maiden voyages is the plural of maiden voyage—a ship's first journey after construction or commissioning.
The term extends to any vehicle's inaugural trip or, figuratively, to first attempts at anything: The restaurant's maiden voyage was a disaster.
The phrase emphasizes newness and the excitement or uncertainty of beginning.
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- inauguralFirst in office
- debutFirst public appearance
- premiereFirst public performance
- oceanicOf the sea
seafaring · shipboard · expedition · beginnings · embarkation · setting sail · Titanic · journey · ship launch · christening · shipbuilding · ocean liners · staterooms · starts · navigation · ships · nautical · introduction
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- sea voyagescrossing, passage, cruise, circumnavigation, sea travel
- ship schedulesdepartures, arrivals, port calls