cruise ship
a passenger ship built or used for pleasure cruises, usually taking passengers on an extended cruise with occasional calls in various places of interest.
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“That one case went through our community here, almost like a cruise ship,” Garry says.
Can Louisiana’s COVID surge trace back to one Mardi Gras reveler? | Philip Kiefer | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceCanada has banned cruise ships for another year, dealing the industry another blow after the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered most sailings for the past year.
The cruise industry has received yet another blow, this time from Canada | Karen Ho | February 8, 2021 | QuartzConsider the image of the Diamond Princess cruise ship berthed in Yokohama, Japan.
A COVID-19 time capsule captures pandemic moments for future researchers | Sujata Gupta | December 2, 2020 | Science NewsI remember seeing the news about a virus in China and on cruise ships thinking, “Wow, that’s terrible,” and never once thinking it could come to Michigan.
I’m a Michigander who’s always voted Republican. But the President has failed us | jakemeth | November 1, 2020 | FortuneAs the virus hopscotched across the globe, cruise ships became early symbols of the pandemic.
Inside the Fall of the CDC | by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg | October 15, 2020 | ProPublica
Nerd Cruise By Adam Rogers, Wired What 800 Nerds on a cruise ship Taught Me About Life, the Universe, and Snorkeling.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014 | William Boot | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe told the court he called the retired captain to see exactly where he lived so he knew when to sound the cruise ship horn.
The Costa Concordia’s Randy Reckless Captain Takes the Stand | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMore than 150 passengers on a California cruise ship came down with norovirus, continuing a trend that happens every year.
A Doctor Explains Why Cruise Ships Should Be Banned | Kent Sepkowitz | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne hopes we will never have to repeat such a careless cruise ship disaster to find out.
And then you would get flown on a private jet up to Alaska and go on his cruise ship for the party.
Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans | Andrew Romano | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother meeting was held in late August to discuss the problem with members of the cruise ship industry.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska | United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal CommissionThe cruise ship industry companies have not as yet been placed under a permit system.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska | United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal CommissionThe tourists enjoyed the sights, but they ate aboard their ship, which was evidently somewhat like a Caribbean cruise ship.
A World by the Tale | Gordon Randall GarrettYou say the 'Lachesis' and they say 'Oh, yes, the cruise ship.'
A Question of Courage | Jesse Franklin Bone
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