re-embarkation

Boarding a vessel again

Re-embarkation is the act of boarding a ship, aircraft, or vehicle again after having disembarked.

The term appears most often in cruise travel, where passengers leave the ship for shore excursions and must return: Re-embarkation begins at 4 PM.

It also has military applications for troops returning to transport vessels.

return

homecoming

Returning to one's origin

repatriationFormal return to homeland
comebackRecovery after decline
reentryComing back in

arrival · reunion · revisit · retracing · backtracking · restoration · recovery · reintegration · resettlement · reappearance

resumption

continuation

Act of proceeding further

resumingBeginning again after pause
recommencingStarting anew after pause
restartingInitiating anew after stopping

renewal · reinstatement · carrying-on · proceeding · persistence · follow-through · re-engagement · reactivation · recommitment · rededication

voyage

sailing

Wind-propelled water travel

cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel

navigation · ocean · maritime · nautical · ship · liner · ferry · crossing · transatlantic · circumnavigation

boarding

gangway

Narrow corridor for access

rampSloped connecting surface
pierWaterfront landing structure
dockMooring structure at water's edge

quay · jetty · terminal · passport · ticket · luggage · check-in · manifest · steward · deck

Opposites

boarding vs. leaving a vessel

re-embarkationdisembarkation

Leaving a vehicle formally

debarkation · disembarking · debarking · alighting · deboarding

Family

re-embark, embarkation, embark, embarks, embarked, embarking, disembark, disembarkation, disembarked

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