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Beginner Spanish · Cruise travel

On a Cruise in Spanish

Cruise Spanish becomes more useful when you can board the ship, find your cabin, talk about what the ship has, ask about the next port, and plan an excursion.

Your next small win: ask when you can board, find your cabin, describe ship features with tener, talk about ports of call, and plan a simple shore excursion.

Start with the ship

Core Cruise Vocabulary

These words cover the most useful places and things during a cruise trip.

crucero
Cruise / cruise ship
camarote
Cabin
puerto
Port
cubierta
Deck
equipaje
Luggage
excursión
Excursion

Name four cruise words

Say “cruise, cabin, port, and deck” in Spanish.

More cruise vocabulary
océano
Ocean
piscina
Pool
restaurante
Restaurant
isla
Island
puerto de escala
Port of call

Begin the trip

Boarding and Finding Your Cabin

Use embarcar for boarding and desembarcar for getting off the ship.

embarcar
To board
desembarcar
To disembark / get off
¿A qué hora podemos embarcar?
What time can we board?
¿Dónde está nuestro camarote?
Where is our cabin?

Finding the cabin

A
Disculpe, ¿sabe cómo llegar al camarote ochocientos veinticinco?
Excuse me, do you know how to get to cabin 825?
B
Sí. Está en la cubierta ocho, al final de este pasillo.
Yes. It's on deck eight, at the end of this hallway.

Find your cabin

Ask where your cabin is, then say that it is on deck eight.

Describe the ship

Using Tener for Ship and Cabin Features

Use tener to say what your cabin or the ship has.

Nuestro camarote tiene balcón.
Our cabin has a balcony.
El barco tiene varias piscinas.
The ship has several pools.
El barco tiene varios restaurantes.
The ship has several restaurants.
Nuestro camarote tiene una ventana.
Our cabin has a window.

Simple pattern: use tiene with one thing, such as el camarote or el barco. Use tienen when the subject is plural.

Voy a la piscina.
I'm going to the pool.
Vamos al restaurante.
We're going to the restaurant.
Vamos a subir a la cubierta.
We're going up to the deck.

Describe the cruise ship

Say that your cabin has a balcony and the ship has several restaurants.

Explore the next stop

Ports of Call and Excursions

Use hacer escala en when the ship stops at a destination during the cruise.

ir de crucero
To go on a cruise
hacer un crucero
To take a cruise
hacer escala en
To stop at / make a port call at
hacer una excursión
To go on an excursion
visitar una isla
To visit an island
Vamos a ir de crucero este verano.
We're going on a cruise this summer.
El crucero hace escala en tres islas.
The cruise stops at three islands.
Mañana hacemos escala en el próximo puerto.
Tomorrow we stop at the next port.

Useful questions

¿A qué hora llegamos al próximo puerto?
What time do we arrive at the next port?
¿Dónde podemos reservar una excursión?
Where can we book an excursion?
¿Qué quieres hacer en el próximo puerto?
What do you want to do at the next port?

Planning a port visit

A
¿Qué quieres hacer en el próximo puerto?
What do you want to do at the next port?
B
Me gustaría hacer una excursión y después recorrer la ciudad.
I'd like to go on an excursion and then explore the city.

Plan the next stop

Say that tomorrow the ship stops at the next port, then ask where you can book an excursion.

Your turn · 8 quick questions

Practice: On a Cruise

Choose the answer that best fits each situation. Focus on boarding, cabins, decks, ship features, ports of call, and excursions.