Cruise Facts

No matter how many times you cruise, boarding a new-to-you ship for the first time can be confusing. Cabin hallways can look the same, dead ends can force you to retrace your steps to get to dinner, and if we had a penny for every time we found ourselves at the back of the vessel when we thought we were headed to the front, we could buy a ship of our own.

Life at sea is, undoubtedly, different from life on land, lending itself to its own set of rules, protocols, customs and even language. If you truly want to feel like a cruise insider, you'll need to learn the appropriate lingo. What better area to start than the area that is responsible for keeping your stomach happy throughout your vacation?