pleasure cruise
Vacation at sea
A pleasure cruise is a voyage taken for enjoyment rather than transportation—typically on a large ship offering entertainment, dining, and leisure activities.
The term emphasizes recreation over reaching a destination: They booked a pleasure cruise through the Caribbean.
Figuratively, something described as not a pleasure cruise involves difficulty or hardship.
State of being unwound
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- buffetSelf-service meal display
cocktails · deckchairs · sunbathing · lido · cabana · lounge · gourmet dining · spa
Inner protective covering
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- ocean linerLarge scheduled passenger vessel
- deckShip's flat surface
- bowRespectful forward inclination
stern · hull · porthole · gangway · berth · cabin · bridge · funnel
Scheduled ship stopover
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- destinationIntended arrival point
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- excursionBrief recreational trip
Caribbean · Mediterranean · Alaska · fjords · Greek islands · Bahamas · tropical · resort
relaxation
State of being unwound
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- pamperingLavish attentive care
buffet · cocktails · deckchairs · sunbathing · lido · cabana · lounge · gourmet dining · spa · casino
liner
Inner protective covering
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- ocean linerLarge scheduled passenger vessel
- deckShip's flat surface
bow · stern · hull · porthole · gangway · berth · cabin · bridge · funnel · mast
port of call
Scheduled ship stopover
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- destinationIntended arrival point
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
excursion · Caribbean · Mediterranean · Alaska · fjords · Greek islands · Bahamas · tropical · resort · disembarkation
- voyagesvoyage, sea voyage, passage, crossing, transatlantic crossing
- Victorian tourismseaside resort, spa town, Bath, Brighton, Blackpool
pleasure cruisecommercial shipping
Transporting goods for business
troop transport · commuter ferry · fishing expedition · business trip · business travel
pleasure cruisedeath march
Coerced exhausting journey
slave ship · prison ship · ordeal · forced march · prison transport
pleasure cruisedeportation
Legal expulsion from country
prison ship · slave ship · kidnapping · impressment · human trafficking
pleasure, cruise, pleasures, pleasurable, pleasurably, displeasure, pleasant, pleasantly, unpleasant