- a journey by ship or boat, visiting different places, especially as a holiday
- I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise.
- a luxury cruise ship
Homophones crews | cruisecrews cruise/kruːz//kruːz/WordfinderCollocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/vacationssee also booze cruise- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysb2, Transport by waterb2- They met on a cruise.
- a cruise along the coast
- a pleasure cruise around the bay
- Modern cruise liners have every conceivable luxury on board.
- Now they could afford the world cruise they had promised themselves.
- She worked on a cruise ship as a croupier.
- They are going on a Mediterranean cruise.
- This year's cruise will visit the Norwegian fjords.
- We will be taking a cruise down the Nile.
- You can take a leisurely cruise on the lake.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- luxury
- pleasure
- leisurely
- …
- go on
- take
- boat
- liner
- ship
- …
- on a/the cruise
- cruise along
- cruise around
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux.
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