Geography
History
Cruise Lingo
Incredible Cruise Facts
Ports of Call
200

The largest country in the Caribbean (not including the United States) by size

Mexico

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In 1986, Royal Caribbean International bought Labadee, Haiti, making it the first to do this

Own a private island

200

The kitchen on a cruise ship

The Galley

200

The world's most popular cruise destination

Caribbean/Bahamas

200

Mexico

Cozumel

400

This mountain range, second highest in the Caribbean, is famous for it's coffee

The Blue Mountains

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This historical event in 1958 caused a huge drop in transatlantic crossings and the development of the Caribbean and Australian cruise industries

The first passenger flight from London to New York

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The side of a ship or island that is out of the wind

The Leeward side

400

The average age of cruise passengers

50 and older

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U.S. Virgin Islands

St. Thomas

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This island range is one of the few in the Caribbean with a desert-like microclimate

What are Curacao, Aruba, and Bonaire

600

This historical ship was the filming location of the 1970's TV show "Love Boat", which helped popularize the concept of cruising among the masses

What is the Pacific Princess

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The rooms on a ship, also called rooms and cabins

Staterooms

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A common superstition that passengers believe is unlucky

To bring flowers aboard

600

Alaska

Juneau

800

The Mediterrannean's smallest country by size

Vatican City

800

This historically notorious leader commissioned the construction of numerous cruise ships which were offered as holiday packages to workers to unite a nation

Adolf Hitler

800

The unit of speed at which a cruise ship travels

Knot or nautical mile

800

It is considered good luck to spill this drink on deck

Wine

800

British West Indies

Grand Caymen

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The easternmost country of Europe

Portugal

1000

This famous ship was the first to pioneer new onboard luxuries, like the pool and a la carte dining, which are staples in the industry today

RMS Titanic

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The station at which mandatory emergency drills take place at the beginning of every cruise, you are assigned one based on your stateroom location

Muster Station

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A cruise ship anchor weighs this much

15 tons

1000

Jamaica

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