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luxury cruise ship; luxury passenger liner
A large, richly appointed passenger ship that carries tourists on multi-day cruises, typically equipped with restaurants, theaters, swimming pools, and premium cabins. The term is used especially in travel advertising and news coverage of tourism.
豪華客船が入港する。
A luxury cruise ship is entering port.
豪華客船での世界一周旅行を夢見ている。
I dream of an around-the-world trip on a luxury cruise ship.
横浜港に寄港した豪華客船からは、大勢の外国人観光客が下船して街へと繰り出した。
Large numbers of foreign tourists disembarked from the luxury cruise ship that had called at the Port of Yokohama and headed out into town.
Compound of 豪華 ('luxurious; splendid') and 客船 ('passenger ship'). Literally 'luxurious passenger ship'.
USAGE:
- A near-fixed phrase: 豪華な客船 is grammatical but far less idiomatic than the compound 豪華客船.
- Favored in travel brochures, news headlines, and TV programs about cruises and port visits. Often paired with specific ship names: 豪華客船「飛鳥II」など.
- Refers specifically to cruise-oriented vessels; it is not used for utilitarian ferries or freight-carrying passenger ships.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 豪華客船に乗る: to board a luxury cruise ship
- 豪華客船の旅: a cruise-ship voyage
- 豪華客船が入港する: the cruise ship enters port
- 豪華客船が寄港する: the cruise ship calls at port
- 豪華客船の旅に憧れる: to long for a luxury cruise
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 客船: passenger ship — the plain term, covering any vessel that carries passengers.
- クルーズ船: cruise ship — loanword-based synonym; overlaps heavily with 豪華客船 but does not imply luxury.
- 貨客船: cargo-passenger ship — carries both cargo and passengers.
- 旅客船: passenger liner — a formal synonym of 客船; used on routes rather than cruises.