Cruise Ship Dictionary

Aboard Abreast Aft Amidships Ashore At Anchor Astern Balcony Beam Bearing Berth Bingo Board Boat Bow Bridge Brig Bulkhead Bunkering Butler Cabin On the ship. Opposite of ashore. Weims, be careful how high you jump! 1. Alongside another ship. Not a chicken, turkey or duck, unfortunately; those will be in our dining room. Near, toward, or in the rear of a ship. "Tailside" In or toward the middle of the ship. Just think "Belly Rubs!" On shore. Opposite of aboard. Now you can jump as high as you wish :) The position of the ship after it has dropped anchor. Attention Weims, contrary to your beliefs, not ALL things must be immediately sought after when they are dropped. This is one of those things. Behind a ship, or toward the rear of a ship. "Rear Scritches" A private seating area on the outside of the ship accessed from your cabin. Also known as a Veranda. "We will have some major Ear-Do's on this deck. Width of a ship at the widest part. We won't mention any names. Direction or position of the ship with respect to its destination. 1. The particular parking space in which the ship docks at the pier. 2. your cabin beds. Casino in disguise. The "chips" are NOT edible. To come onto a ship. It is not to "Chew" What you'll be in if the ship sinks. Front of the ship. )"As when we dock in England?" Navigational, command, and control center of the ship, where the Captain works. Place where unruly Humans and their Weimy's are held prior to their being thrown off the ship at the next port of call. (Just kidding) Wall or partition separating cabins and compartments. To take on fuel. Sometimes an announcement may be made such as "Smoking will not be allowed for the next 6 hours as we are bunkering". Person who services a suite. May have an assistant. Passenger room on a ship.

Captain Weim-Chog Chimney CHOGS Course

Master or commander of a ship. Miss Molly Weim & Esme Van der Merwe & Deanne Heaton Weimaraniners who fully reline on their own chair, with legs extending to the chair next to them. Ship's smokestack. Note: some are fake and just for appearances. You never know, do not attempt to find out. Short for Chair HOGS. 1. Path the ship will take to get to its destination. 2. When dining, one part of a meal. For the Weimaraners there are several "courses". High look-out point on the ship where crew can observe obstacles in the ship's path (ie. "Iceberg!"). Attention Weimaraner's: There are NO birds up in the Crow's Nest. 1. Casino employee running card games in the ship's casino. 2. Someone frequently encountered in Jamaican ports, dispensing "herbal" supplements. Exiting the ship, usually at the end of your cruise. Exiting the ship, usually at the end of your cruise. The No Bark Zone Area of the Ark. A Deck Officer. The Officers who man the bridge. Not to be confused with "Duckie". The time at which your ship leaves a port. Exiting the ship, usually at the end of your cruise. When the Weims are free to exercise their barking, of various tonal qualities. Floor of the ship, especially the open areas. The chairs available on deck for passengers to lounge in. Usually saved before you get there. (See "Chair Hogs" and "CHOGS" listed above). Act of parking a ship at the pier. Not your tail :) (Short for documents) Your cruise and ticket information which always seems to arrive latter than you want it, but before you actually need it. We will use the "Paw Print" method, so we do not have to worry. 1. Depth of water a ship draws (how far down into the water the ship's hull reaches), especially when loaded. 2. Beer dispensed from a tap. 1. Depth of water a ship draws, especially when loaded. 2. Beer dispensed from a tap.

Crow's Nest

Dealer Debark Debarkation Deckie Departure Disembark Deck Deck Chair Dock Docs

Draft Draught

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Usually includes any of the following: Nassau, Freeport, Hispaniola, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Dominican Republic, Tortola, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Mechanical device for conveying passengers from one deck to another. Generally located on any deck EXCEPT for the one you are on. It is suggested that one acquaint oneself with the stairs, which are said to help combat Ocean Air Shrinkage if employed on a regular basis. Also called a Weim Lift. To board a ship, especially at the start of your cruise. "WoofAhoy" To board a ship, especially at the start of your cruise. A side-trip, on land or sea, at your ports of call. We will be making several of these along our journey! A measure of water depth equal to six feet. The unique ability of Weimarainers everywhere to figure out the most scientifically challenged hiding areas. 1. The forward mast or front of the ship. 2. DUCK! Be sure to duck quickly if you hear this shouted on the recreational deck. (You'll thank me later). Not to be confused with "DUCK", quack quack. Toward the front of the ship. Think "Ear Scritches" Concoctions one normally does not drink, consisting of frothy colored liquids mixed with distilled spirits, normally served in a tall hurricanelike glass with garnishes such as cherries, umbrellas and other fancy stuff! Best consumed while on deck (in a chair confiscated from some CHOGS). Ship's smokestack. Kitchen. Palatable and unpalatable edibles are prepared in mass quantities here. It will have several deadbolts :) Ramp running from the pier into the side of a ship by which passengers board. This will be where we all become "ThunderPaws!" 1. Opening in the side of a ship through which it is boarded or provisioned. 2. What you hear when the buffet first opens. All Weimaraners and their owners will have a guarantee Suite Cabin, with windows for your sailing enjoyment. The total enclosed revenue-earning space of a ship. 100 cubic feet equals one gross ton. 1. The opening from which the ship's anchor chain extends. 2. A hole in

Elevator

Embark Embarkation Excursion

Fathom

Fore Forward

Frou-Frou Drinks

Funnel Galley Gangplank Gangway Guarantee Cabin Gross Tonnage Hawseholes

the front of the ship through which a cable passes. It is not big enough for a Weim snout to sniff through. Heading Hold Hull Inside Cabin Interior Cabin Keel The direction in which the ship is traveling, usually in terms of a compass (N-S-E-W or 0-360 degrees). (Tail up, Tail sideways....) 1. Place where the uncooked palatable and unpalatable edibles are stored. 2. What you should do with an "18" in BlackJack. The ships outer shell. Excludes anything built above the main deck. A cabin inside the ship with no view of the water. We will not have any of these on our Ark :) A cabin inside the ship with no view of the water. We will not have any of these, either :) Primary structural member of the ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom from the front to the back. Programming provided for Weim's, generally consisting of games, agility, and various supervised activities, pools and big screen TV's with dog related movies as suggested by our guests. One nautical mile per hour. (One knot is about 15% faster than one mile per hour). Not to be confused with ripping, shredding or tearing the rope that has the knot on the end, please, the Ark needs those :) The left side of the ship, also known as "port". May also be found in "Madison's Blue Bar" :) The side of the ship opposite from the side from which the wind is blowing. Think "Left Ear" The distance from the extreme front of the ship to the extreme rear of the ship. For our elder Guests. 1. The degree of tilt of the ship to one side or the other. 2. What your Darling Wife has for you when you get home. Please do not have all the Weims on one side of the Ark :) 1. Person who shows diners to their tables and supervises the waiters in a dining room. Last fill-up before bedtime. A person the Weims will be giving many, many kisses to :) In or toward the middle of the ship. Where the latest in cruise fashions and sudden disembarkations are

Weims Club

Knot

Larboard Leeward Length Lift List

Matre d' Midnight Buffet Midships Muster

discussed. Nautical Mile Occupancy Ocean Air Shrinkage (OAS) Ocean View Cabin Outside Cabin Patter Penthouse Suite Pilot Pitch Port Porterage Porthole Port of Call 6,080.2 feet. Slightly more than 1.15 land miles. The number of paying passengers a ship can carry. Does not include the 2 upper decks, which are reserved for our entertainment and enjoyment. Atmospheric condition at sea which causes all your clothing to lose one or two sizes between the start and end of the cruise. The longer the cruise, the more OAS will occur. Consider bringing elastic-waisted clothing to counteract OAS. At the very least, you have a porthole with a partial view of the water. At best, you have large windows and/or a veranda. Usually a cabin with a porthole, window, or veranda. All Weims will have these on our Ark. Daily program of the ship's news and events. The largest passenger cabin. Sometimes referred to as an Owner's Suite. Local from shore who is responsible for bringing the ship into and out of your Port of Call. The rise and fall of the front of the ship while at sea. (Also, what you get at Art Auctions and Port Shopping Talks). 1. The left side the ship. Easy to remember because PORT and LEFT each have 4 letters. 2. short for "port of call". Porters or workers who take your luggage from the pier to your cabin. A small window. A destination that your ship stops at on your voyage. Port Outbound, Starboard Home. When traveling to America from the England (or between England and India) the wealthy would want the Port side going, and the Starboard side coming back to ensure sun in the cabin for warmth (or the cooler side with the better view, as the case may be). Note that despite exhaustive research, the TRUE origin of POSH is unknown. However, All Weims are Royalty, and will be treated as such. A balcony that is attached to your cabin. Does not mean it is covered or secured from the gaze of others. A ship's "shopping mall". Our Ark will have a unique feature where the owners will be able to bring their homemade goods and sell them on the Ark. Proceeds will then go to the makers animal charity of choice.

POSH

Private Balcony

Promenade

Prow Purser Registry Roll Scuttle

The front of the ship. Note: Not :"Prowl" 1. Official on a ship responsible for papers and accounts and also for the welfare of passengers. All members will have a Weim-Charge given to them. Country in which the ship is registered. The side-to-side sway of a ship while at sea. What happens to a ship when irons and candles are brought onboard and the ship catches on fire. Also when one Weim snags another's toy, bone or has something much more interesting looking..... Which dinner service you have --- Early (which is the Main seating) or Late. What you are cruising on or in. The "Weim Bark Ark" A ridiculously large numeric figure, expressed in dollars and cents, that will be delivered to you at the end of the trip as a souvenir detailing, item by item, day by day, exactly how much fun you had on your cruise. Not to worry, use your Weim-Charge :) Monies credited to your onboard charge account, generally as an incentive for booking a cruise or as compensation for a missed port or unsatisfactory situation. Also known as Onboard Credit (OBC). Usually includes any of the following: Aruba, St. Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Curacao, and Barbados. Can also include some Eastern Caribbean ports. Hydraulic activated underwater fins to minimize ship's roll. 1. Ship's smokestack. 2. How many ships they can get into the same port of call at one time. Resulting action which occurs when the doors to the dining room or showroom open when too many Weims try to get through all at the same time. The right-hand side of the ship. STARBOARD and RIGHT HAND each have nine letters. Fancy name for a cabin. Cabins below the water line. We will have none of these on the Ark :) The absolute front point of the ship. Think "Snout" The absolute rear point of the ship. Think "Tail"

Seating Ship Shipboard Charge Account

Shipboard Credit (SBC) Southern Caribbean Stabilizer Stack

Stampede

Starboard Stateroom Steerage Stem Stern

Steward Stewart Suite Superstructure Tender Poop Deck Trough Upper Berth Veranda Waiter Wake

Person who services a cabin. May have an assistant. Has a way of mysteriously keeping your room cleaned without ever being seen. Somehow this always ends up being the name of the guy who cleans your cabin. A larger cabin, and we will all have a Suite. The parts of the ship that are above the main deck. his is NOT what you left in the neighbors yard before you left! The smaller ship, boat, or lifeboat used to transfer passengers from the ship to the shore and back again when the ship is anchored offshore. Weims, this is not what you think it is :) Buffet. Oh Boy!!!!!!!!!! A recessed bunk bed that fits into the wall and can be lowered for use. A private or semi-private balcony for the exclusive use by passengers occupying a cabin. Person who services a table. Will have an assistant. 1. Track or waves left behind a ship as it moves through the water. 2. What you possibly won't do in a timely manner if you have an inside cabin and you forget to bring an alarm clock. 1. Point on the outside of a ship to which the water rises. 2. A line marked on the outside of a ship that corresponds with the water's surface when the ship is afloat under specified conditions. To raise the anchor. Usually includes any of the following: Nassau, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, and continental Latin American countries of Mexico, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama. We have several Ports of call :) The side of the ship that the wind is blowing into.

Waterline Weigh Anchor Western Caribbean Windward