客船(きゃくせん)

きゃくせん
noun
passenger ship; cruise ship
transportationtravel
1. passenger ship; cruise ship; ocean liner
A ship designed primarily for carrying passengers, including ferries and cruise ships.
大型(おおがた)客船(きゃくせん)が港(みなと)に入(はい)ってきた。
A large passenger ship entered the harbor.
客船(きゃくせん)で地中海(ちちゅうかい)を巡(めぐ)るツアーに参加(さんか)した。
I joined a tour cruising the Mediterranean on a passenger ship.
この客船(きゃくせん)には二千人(にせんにん)の乗客(じょうきゃく)が乗(の)れるそうだ。
I hear this cruise ship can carry two thousand passengers.

Usage

Distinguished from 貨物船(かもつせん) (cargo ship). 客船(きゃくせん) covers everything from ferries to luxury cruise liners.

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Related Words

Related: 乗船(じょうせん) (boarding a ship)
Related: 船(ふね) (boat, ship (general))
Compare: フェリー (ferry)
Compare: 貨物船(かもつせん) (cargo ship)
Compare: 汽船(きせん) (steamship)
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