Funny Words you hear on a cruise ship and when planning a Disney Cruise!

 

Funny Words you hear on a cruise ship and when planning a Disney Cruise!

 

Port, Starboard, Aft, Bow, Forward, Midship, Lift, Assembly Station, Embarkation, Disembark/Debarkation, Port Arrival Time (PAT), Paid in Full (PIF), Shipboard Folio, Cabin/Stateroom, Stateroom Host(ess), Head Server, Server, Assistant Server, Placeholder, Fish Extender, and Castaway Club Level are just a few of the funny words/terms you will hear on a Disney Cruise.

 

IMPORTANT WORDS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

·         PAID IN FULL/PIF

o   PIF date is the day you must finish paying for your cruise.

·         ONLINE CHECK-IN

o   You will need to fill out forms online before you sail. You can start doing this 30 days prior to your sail/Embarkation date. You will upload your Proof of Citizenship, and a photo of yourself to be used as a security photo. You will also pick your PAT at that time. It is advised to do this as soon as you can. Doing this speeds up boarding!

·         PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENTS

o   You will need to have proof of citizenship to board the ship. The following are what you can use, Birth Certificate, and State Issued ID, or Passport Book/Card. I have posted about this before in more detail.

·         EMBARKATION

o   The boarding of the ship.

·         DISEMBARK/DEBARKATION

o   The leaving the ship

·         PORT ARRIVAL TIME/PAT

o   This is the assigned time you are to arrive at the port on embarkation day.

·         SHIPBOARD FOLIO

o   This is what your shipboard account is called. All purchases on the ship are cashless. Everything is charged to your Shipboard Folio/Account.

LOCATION WORDS TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THE SHIP:

·         BOW

o   The front part of the ship.

·         FORWARD

o   The first 1/3 of the ship behind the Bow of the ship.

·         MIDSHIP

o   The Middle of the ship.

·         AFT

o   The very back of the ship. It is also what the last 1/3 of the ship is called.

·         PORT

o   The left side of the ship if you are facing toward the front of the ship. An easy trick to remember is LEFT has 4 letters and ends with T. PORT also has 4 letters and ends with T.

·         STARBOARD

o             The right side of the ship if you are facing toward the front of the ship. An easy trick to remember is Second STAR to the Right.

Types of Cabins and Oher Cabin Information:

·         CABIN/STATEROOM

o   This is the room you will stay in. Cabin and Stateroom are interchangeable names for guests’ rooms.

·         INSIDE CABIN

o   Cabins on the inside of the ship that have no windows. (on the Dream and Fantasy these cabins have a virtual porthole.

·         VIRTUAL PORTHOLE

o   A Virtual Porthole is a video screen that looks like a regular ship porthole. It shows live streamed footage of the view you would have if a porthole if it could be placed there.

·         OCEANVIEW CABIN

o   An Oceanview Cabin has two small or one large porthole to look out of. On the large ships you can actually sit in the porthole!

·         PORTHOLE

o   A Porthole is a round window with thick glass. You cannot open a porthole.

·         OCEANVIEW WITH VERANDA

o   In an Oceanview with Veranda stateroom you will have doors instead of a porthole. You will be able to go and sit outside on your own private Veranda.

·         VERANDA

o   A Veranda is the balcony of a Stateroom.

·         KEY TO THE WORLD CARD

o   This is a Card Key that is used on the ship to open your cabin door and charge things to our account. It is also required for exiting/boarding the ship in ports.

·         TOWELGOMI

o   A TowelGomi is a towel folded to look like an animal or sea creature.

·         SPLIT BATH

o   Many of the staterooms on the Disney cruise ships have a Split Bath. Simply put, you have one small room with a toilet and sink and another small room with a bathtub/shower and sink. This is so several people can get dressed at one time in privacy.

IMPORTANT PLACES TO KNOW:

·         LIFT

o   A lift is the elevators of the ship. There are 3 sets of elevators on the ship, one set in each areas of the ship, Forward, Midship and Aft.

·         ASSEMBLY STATION

o   Where you will go in case of an emergency evacuation of the ship. Your Assembly Station Letter will be on your Key to the World Card.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE:

·         CAPTAIN

o   The Captain is in charge of the ship.

·         CRUISE DIRECTOR

o   The Cruise Director is responsible for the entertainment of the guests. They control what happens when.

·         HOST(ESS)

o   Your stateroom Host or Hostess is responsible for keeping your stateroom clean and making sure you have all the supplies you need. They will come into your stateroom in the midmorning to make your bed, take out the trash, clean the bathroom, replenish your towels, and shower supplies. They will come again in the evening to turndown your bed, leave a TowleGomi in your stateroom, place chocolates on your bed and leave any notices you need to see.

·         HEAD SERVER

o   The Head Server is in charge of the restaurant you are in each night.

·         Server

o   This is the main Server at dinner who will take your order.

·         ASSISTANT SERVER

o   The Assistant Server will take your drink order and help the Server bring your meal. He will be there to assist as needed through the meal.

A Couple of extra words:

·         PLACEHOLDER

o   A Placeholder is a wonderful way to save money on your next Disney Cruise. You can only do this while on a cruise! If you believe you will be going on a Disney Cruise in the next 24 months, you can make a $250 deposit without picking a date! Just sail within 24 months and Disney will give you a 10% Discount on your next cruise!! You can book your next cruise, picking the sail date and you will also save 10%.

·         FISH EXTENDER

o   Next to each cabin door is a Message Fish. This is so crew members and fellow guests can leave messages for you. Someone back in 2005 thought it would be fun to hang pockets for the Fish so guests could exchange little gifts!!!

·         CASTAWAY CLUB

o   Once you have sailed on your first Disney Cruise you are a member of the Castaway Club! There are 3 levels in the club, and each has benefits. Cruises 2-5 you are a Silver Castaway Club Member. You will find a gift in your cabin on each cruise. Cruises 6-10 you are a Gold Castaway Club Member. You will get a little bigger gift in your cabin on each cruise. From your 11^th cruise on you are a Platinum Castaway Club Member. You will get an even larger gift in your cabin each time you cruise. The gifts are usually a bag/backpack for all 3 levels. Gold will get the addition of luggage tags. Platinum will get the luggage tags and maybe luggage straps. Also, the Castaway Club members can book cruises and things like Port Adventures and Shipboard Activities earlier than those who have not cruised before. Platinum Members also get a free meal at Palo’s Restaurant, one of the Adult Dining experiences you do pay extra for. You can find the description of benefits on the Disney Cruise website under the Castaway Club section. Only Castaways can see it! I will share it at a later date in a separate post.

 

These are just a few of the funny words/terms you will hear on a Disney Cruise. I will share more later!

 

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