The anatomy of a cruise ship (report)

Anatomy of Cruise Ship

1. THE ANATOMY OF A CRUISE SHIP

2. STYLES OF SHIPS

3. THE CLASSIC OCEAN LINER Primarily used for transatlantic crossings or world voyages. Mostly built before 1970

4. They’re sleek, streamlined and built to knife their way through open oceans. Most are rather small by today’s cruise standards, but several vintage liners are as big as some of the larger contemporary ships.

5. THE CONTEMPORARY CRUISE SHIP Tapered, knife-like hulls gave way to broader, boxier, still attractive vessels . B uilt to accommodate uniformly sized staterooms and the numerous activity venues that the modern cruise vacation experience requires.

6. It is generally called these giant-sized ships, megaships . They can accommodated 2,000 passengers or more and have 12 or more decks.

7. SMALL SHIPS Most of which accommodate fewer than 200 passengers. The cruise lines that rely on small ships cruising often stress education, soft adventure, and/or luxury experiences.

8. MASTED SAILING SHIPS These vessels are technologically sophisticated, with computers controlling sails. The crew and even passengers volunteers rig the sails.

9. The ships have motors, just in case the wind dies down. People who sail on such ships want an experience rooted in other times, when billowing cloth and the romance of the sea were what sailing was all about.

10. RIVEBOATS It is also called paddle wheeler. Often modeled after the great steamboats of the 19 th century. These vessels permit passengers to experience America’s great rivers.

11. Modern-style riverboats, too, are popular vehicles for experiencing such legendary rivers as the Rhine, the Danube, and the Nile,

12. BARGES Passenger barges are usually luxurious, affording a pampered and leisurely discovery of the countryside.

13. FERRIES Usually we don’t think of a ferry trip as a cruise. In Europe (especially in Northern Europe), many ferries provide an overnight or even multiday, cruise like experience, with private staterooms, glitzy entertainment, and bountiful dining.

14. MULTIPURPOSE SHIPS Some vessels, like those that sail the fjord-lines west coast of Norway, serve many functions. They carry cargo, transport passengers between close-by villages and they also serve as cruise ships for leisure travelers too.

15. MISCELLANEOUS Many unusual form of water transportation provide cruise like vacations. It’s possible for a leisure traveler to book passage on freighter, The itineraries are unpredictable and the entertainment are nonexistent.

16. COMPARING OLDER WITH NEWER SHIPS OLDER OR CLASSIC SHIPS NEWER, MODERN SHIPS Much use of wood, brass, and other natural materials. Synthetic materials more common Modest-sized public areas Large public areas Can travel up to 30 knots Travel at 20-25 Nostalgic appearance Modern appearance Hulls have deep drafts; some ports are therefore inaccessible and/or require tendering. Hulls have shallow drafts; ports more accessible. Small windows or portholes Larger windows More obstructed stateroom views Fewer obstructed stateroom views

17. OLDER OR CLASSIC SHIPS NEWER, MODERN SHIPS “Pedestrian” flow through ship sometimes awkward Easy “pedestrian” flow through ship Stateroom verandahs more rare Stateroom verandahs more likely Smaller swimming pools Larger swimming pools “Promenade” decks common “Promenade” decks less common Many different-sized staterooms ; staterooms are relatively large More standardized stateroom size; some staterooms mar be small.

18. SIZING SHIPS

19. HOW DOES THE INDUSTRY MEASURE ITS SHIPS? By the number of staterooms By how many passengers the ship accommodates By gross registered tonnage or GRT

20. GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE (GRT) GRT is determined by a formula that gauges the volume of the public spaces on ship. It measure only measures only enclosed space available to passengers.

21. SIZE OF SHIPS GRT PAX Very small Under10,000 GRT Under 200 pax Small 10,000-20,000 GRT 200-500 pax Medium 20,000-50,000 GRT 500-1,200 pax Large 50,000-70,000 GRT 1,200-2,000 pax Megaship 70,000 GRT or more 2,000 pax or more

22. ADANTAGES OF LARGER SHIPS Offer many more facilities, activities, choices and options. Are often more dramatic-looking Are able to serve a wider spectrum of guest types Easily accommodate groups Are generally quite stable in the water Offer a more intimate atmosphere Can sail into smaller places Permit easier embarkation and debarkation Make it simple for passengers to get to know the ship and others onboard.

23. Space Ratio The space ratio number conveys the “space” or “elbow room” each person will have . The space ratio of a vessel is determined by dividing the GRT by passengers capacity. For example: If a vessel has a 30,000 GRT and carry 1,000 passengers, its space ratio is 30. Space Ratio= GRT pax = 30,000 1,000 = 30

24. SHIP FACILITIES

25. THE RECEPTION AREA

26. THE DINING ROOM

27. ALTERNATE DINING AREAS

28. THE SHOWROOM

29. THE POOL AREA

30. THE HEALTH CLUB

31. THE CHILDREN’S AREA

32. THE GIFT SHOP

33. THE MEDICAL FACILITY

34. THE MOVIE THEATER

35. THE PHOTO GALLERY

36. THE INTERNET CENTER

37. THE CASINO

38. CRUISE STATEROOMS

39. A stateroom, also called a cabin, is to a ship what a guest room is to a hotel.

40. OUTSIDE STATEROOM

41. INSIDE STATEROOM

42. SUITES

43. READING A DECK PLAN Deck plans are important. In brochures, color coding makes a deck plan easy to read. Usually, the higher the deck in on the ship, the higher the category and price. Deck plans often note certain special stateroom circumstances, Deck plans are also posted aboard ship.

44. MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS A ship’s “registry” usually has nothing to do with where the line is headquartered. On some ships smoking is permitted almost everywhere onboard. Where do ships go when they “retire”? Each year the Center for Disease Control (CDC) co conduct about two unannounced inspections of any cruise vessel that carries 13 or more passengers and that call on US ports.